{"podcast":{"title":"The Politics Hour with Kojo Nnamdi","slug":"the-politics-hour-with-kojo-nnamdi-1065660","podcast_index_feed_id":1065660,"rss_url":"https://thepoliticshour.feeds.wamu.org/","website_url":"https://wamu.org/show/the-politics-hour/","image_url":"https://f.prxu.org/1512/images/da8c4843-d956-443a-8466-842f0befc8b0/Politics_Hour_3000x3000_podcast_tile.png","author":"WAMU 88.5 (podcasts@wamu.org)","episode_count":10,"summary":"Join Kojo and resident analyst Tom Sherwood on Fridays at noon for our weekly review of the politics, policies and personalities in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. Each week Kojo and Tom help make sense of legislation, hold elected officials accountable and provide in-depth analysis of local issues and elections. The Politics Hour is also a vital forum for Washingtonians to engage directly with their local leaders.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-13T08:17:05.402757+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-politics-hour-with-kojo-nnamdi-1065660"},"episode":{"title":"The Politics Hour: VA Supreme Court strikes down redistricting and Montgomery County's battle over tax hikes","slug":"the-politics-hour-va-supreme-court-strikes-down-redistricting-and-montgomery-county-s-battle-over-tax-hikes","published_at":"2026-05-08T20:57:12+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-politics-hour-with-kojo-nnamdi-1065660/the-politics-hour-va-supreme-court-strikes-down-redistricting-and-montgomery-county-s-battle-over-tax-hikes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-politics-hour-with-kojo-nnamdi-1065660","url":"https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_1512_715b850e-7b09-4862-a018-f6df44d21c69&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fthepoliticshour.feeds.wamu.org","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/1512/715b850e-7b09-4862-a018-f6df44d21c69/The_Politics_Hour_05-08-2026_Seg_A.mp3","summary":"The Virginia Supreme Court blocked the voter-passed redistricting amendment on Friday, sending shockwaves through the Commonwealth and the nation. The ruling dramatically alters Democrats' plans to take back the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, who represents Virginia's 10th Congressional District, joins the show to give us his take on the ruling and what comes next for his party. Maryland's own redistricting push appeared to be dead , but could recent rulings revive it? We ask WAMU's Maryland reporter Jenny Abamu what she's heard. Plus, the race to replace retiring Prince George's County Congressman Steny Hoyer is heating up. Nearly two dozen candidates are vying for the seat, including state legislators , county councilmembers, and former county executives. Jenny breaks down the huge field of candidates for us. A scandal has erupted in the Metropolitan Police Department over alleged crime data manipulation. Interim Police Chief Jeffrey Carroll has informed 13 MPD leaders that they are on administrative leave and are likely to be terminated for their alleged role in altering crime reports to classify them as lower-level offenses. WAMU's Senior D.C. Politics reporter Alex Koma gets behind the mic to break down what happened, the fallout, and its political implications. Montgomery County lawmakers are at odds over a proposed property tax hike to help fund schools. This week, the Montgomery County Council expressed its opposition to County Executive Marc Elrich's plan to raise property taxes by more than 6% . Instead, Council President Natali Fani-González is leading the charge for a progressive income tax as she explained recently on The Politics Hour . County Executive Elrich joins us to explain why he thinks the council's tax pitch is a \"con job.…","meta_description":"The Virginia Supreme Court blocked the voter-passed redistricting amendment on Friday, sending shockwaves through the Commonwealth and the nation. The rul…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3028,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-politics-hour-with-kojo-nnamdi-1065660/episodes/the-politics-hour-va-supreme-court-strikes-down-redistricting-and-montgomery-county-s-battle-over-tax-hikes/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-politics-hour-with-kojo-nnamdi-1065660/the-politics-hour-va-supreme-court-strikes-down-redistricting-and-montgomery-county-s-battle-over-tax-hikes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}