FDA approves breakthrough daily pill for cholesterol

WTOP News 7/17 7:27A Linh Bui

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new cholesterol‑lowering pill that could help millions of Americans. Merck’s Lipfendra, the brand name for the drug enlicitide, belongs to a class of medications known as PCSK9 inhibitors. Until...

‘First step’: DC Council chair proposes $620M bill for new roof, expansion of Audi Field

WTOP News 7/17 5:19A Jose Umana

A bill proposed earlier this week would make several upgrades to D.C. s soccer stadium, totaling $620 million — including expanding Audi Field s seating capacity and adding a climate-controlling roof. D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson proposed...

Friday Freebies

WTOP News 7/17 3:25A Kristin Diaz

Who doesn’t love free stuff? WTOP is relaunching “Friday Freebies,” bringing you the top freebies you can get in the D.C. region, every week. We’ll run them down every Friday morning on air at 103.5...

Fine Arts Commission tells Commanders their stadium design is ‘almost there’

WTOP News 7/16 9:49P John Domen

The Washington Commanders went before the Fine Arts Commission on Tuesday, having made some changes it hoped the commission would sign off on. Related stories Commanders unveil initial renderings for new stadium in DC DC reveals master plan for...

What do you think about building a Triumphal Arch in DC? NPS wants to hear

WTOP News 7/16 11:10A Jessica Kronzer

The National Park Service has assessed the potential impacts of building a Triumphal Arch and it s asking for your thoughts on the idea. The park service wrote a report on the possible effects of the proposed Triumphal Arch, which would be built...

Former federal workers, lawmakers, mark a year after DOGE purge

WTOP News 7/16 10:44A Mitchell Miller

For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at  Today on the Hill . Members of Congress joined former federal employees outside the U.S. Capitol...

Federal panel clears new design for White House visitor center, considers Lafayette Park fence

WTOP News 7/16 7:41A WTOP Staff

Part of a proposal to improve security at Lafayette Park, across from the White House, is photographed Wednesday, July 15, 2026, before a meeting on July 16 of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts. (AP...

Ice, electrolytes and keeping the door closed: DC’s go-to hot weather hacks

WTOP News 7/16 6:40A Jimmy Alexander

This page contains a video which is being blocked by your ad blocker. In order to view the video you must disable your ad blocker. DC’s go‑to hot weather hacks On Wednesday, with D.C.-area temperatures in the triple digits and a heat index...

DC’s last streetcar bridge will be demolished — it carried trams from Georgetown to Glen Echo

WTOP News 7/16 4:17A Neal Augenstein

The National Park Service announced a Memorandum of Agreement to allow removal of the Foundry Branch Trestle Bridge.(Courtesy National Park Service) The National Park Service announced a Memorandum of...

Council members push back on plan to keep National Guard troops in DC into 2029

WTOP News 7/14 10:45P Mike Murillo

Several members of the D.C. Council criticized plans to extend the National Guard mission in the District through the next Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, 2029, unless President Donald Trump ends it sooner. Related stories DC Council asks governors...

Playground that challenges kids’ creativity opens at DC’s National Building Museum

WTOP News 7/14 5:36A Luke Lukert

This page contains a video which is being blocked by your ad blocker. In order to view the video you must disable your ad blocker. Inside ‘The Playground’ at the National Building Museum With the heat...

For 9th year in row, Arlington ranked as America’s fittest city, while DC repeats as No. 2

WTOP News 7/14 4:15A Neal Augenstein

For the ninth consecutive year, Arlington, Virginia, has been ranked as America s fittest city, according to the 2026 American Fitness Index, released Tuesday by the American College of Sports Medicine. D.C. has held the No. 2 spot since 2023 in...

Trump says Reflecting Pool has been drained and will be ‘put back into service soon’

WTOP News 7/14 3:57A WTOP Staff

(CNN) — President Donald Trump said the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was drained Monday to make repairs and that it “will be refilled and put back into service soon,” again claiming that vandals gashed the pool’s lining. CNN observed that much...

New protest art mocks Trump with a 10-foot ‘Iran War Participation Trophy’

WTOP News 7/14 12:45A Jimmy Alexander

This page contains a video which is being blocked by your ad blocker. In order to view the video you must disable your ad blocker. The latest National Mall protest art is a 10-foot ‘Iran War Participation Trophy’ The anonymous protest art...

Study ranks DC in top 10 safest cities for driving

WTOP News 7/13 11:59P Valerie Bonk

D.C. is one of the safest major cities in the country for drivers, according to a new study. The local area in D.C. is actively working to reduce fatalities on the road, Rachael Brennan, an insurance reporter at U.S. News and World Report, told...