President Trump signed an executive order Thursday night aimed at reducing crime and increasing immigration enforcement in the District. Kojo and Tom talked about what it means for D.C. and what might happen next.

Maryland is on the verge of approving its state budget, but it came with contentious debate over tax increases, cuts, and changes to its ambitious education plan, Blueprint for Maryland's Future. Governor Wes Moore joined Kojo and Tom to explain what is - and isn't - in the state budget this year.

And it's been a year since the Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed. We asked Governor Moore what is being done to prevent a tragic accident of this nature from happening again.

There was a sudden shake-up in Prince George's County Council leadership this week, elevating Edward Burroughs to Council Chair and Krystal Oriadha to Council Vice Chair. It's a move expected to have significant political ramifications on the county as it grapples with "difficult" budget debates, a county executive election, and the likely loss of a new FBI headquarters. Council Vice Chair Krystal Oriadha got behind the mic to talk about her priorities and what the future holds for Prince George's County.

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoed a raft of Democratic-supported legislation this week, including a proposal to increase the minimum wage and one creating a retail cannabis market. Virginia State Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell weighed in. Plus, what to expect next week when the General Assembly heads back into session to hammer out a budget.

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Maryland state Sen. Will Smith joined the show to discuss the plan to bring in $1billion in new revenue, and what lawmakers are doing at the state level on immigration, including two bills that made it through "Crossover Day."

And D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson appeared on the show to talk about the District's budget limbo, as the city awaits a fix the House of Representatives is expected to take up when they return from recess Monday.

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The United States House of Representatives passed a federal stopgap spending bill earlier this week that could force D.C. to cut $1.1 billion in spending. It would also give the Trump administration even more power to cut spending and shrink the federal workforce. The legislation is being weighed by the U.S. Senate.

Virginia Senator Tim Kaine joined Kojo and Tom to explain why he planned to vote 'no' on the Republican-backed spending bill, even if it means a government shutdown.

The continuing resolution passed by the House would mean huge cuts to D.C.'s schools, public safety, and social services. It has sent D.C. leaders to Capitol Hill this week in an attempt to convince members of Congress to find another way to fund the government without slashing D.C.'s budget. WAMU's new D.C. politics reporter Alex Koma and D.C. At-Large Councilmember Christina Henderson got behind the mic to explain how we got here, what comes next, and what a billion dollars in cuts would mean for District residents.

Councilmember Henderson described how devastating it would be for the city to be prevented from spending its own budget.

"It would just sit while we are cutting police, fire teachers, summer camp, summer youth employment, trash pickup, recreation centers, libraries, senior wellness centers. It's a lot," she said.

Later on Friday, after the show, a standalone bill was introduced returning control of the budget back to the city.

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