Election Day coverage from WTOP reporters
Track all the news about Election Day 2018 in D.C., Maryland and Virginia.






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#WMATA 's Reagan National Airport and Crystal City stations are closed through Monday night wtop.com/tracking-metro… #DCA #Vatrafficby amaxsmith via twitter 11/9/2018 10:07:12 AM
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Why 17th Street near National Mall will be closed wtop.com/dc-transit/201…by Neal Augenstein via twitter 11/9/2018 10:30:51 AM
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Crane has arrived -- @NatlParkService installing levee across National Mall. 17th St closed, btwn Independence and Constitution. Annual drill makes sure levee can be erected if downtown flood risk is high. wtop.com/dc-transit/201… https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DrjsJd4U8AA302M.jpg
by Neal Augenstein via twitter 11/9/2018 11:31:47 AM -
Levee being installed across 17th, as part of annual drill to make sure it can be assembled quickly if flood danger is high downtown. wtop.com/dc-transit/201… https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DrjtybwW4AANuc1.jpg
by Neal Augenstein via twitter 11/9/2018 11:38:45 AM -
Whitaker locks away his tweets about dismantling the Mueller investigation and stealing WiFi from Taco John’s. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DrkD0-rX4AAKLBu.jpg
by southpaw via twitter retweeted by aletweetsnews 11/9/2018 1:16:45 PM -
Holy shit driving back from Thousand Oaks and #WoolseyFire is erupting and coming down into some neighborhoods here… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…by Brianna Sacks via twitter retweeted by aletweetsnews 11/9/2018 1:26:41 PM
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A year later, has a toll lane extension helped your commute? wtop.com/dc-transit/201… #vatraffic #dctrafficby amaxsmith via twitter 11/9/2018 2:14:59 PM
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Dozens of people lit candles and stood in the dark Thursday night in Fairfax County at the site where U.S. Park Pol… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…by WTOP via twitter retweeted by mbaschWTOP 11/9/2018 2:34:55 PM
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From facial scans to invisible neckwear: Car tech to look for in 2019 | WTOP shar.es/aamyth via @WTOPby John Aaron via twitter 11/9/2018 2:36:18 PM
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Virginia's House of Delegates is still technically in special session, so Speaker Cox gets to call the special election to replace HD24 Del. Cline who is headed to Congress. Election is set to be called for Dec. 18, which is when Cline says he'll resign. Candidate deadline Nov 19by amaxsmith via twitter 11/9/2018 3:16:45 PM
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Expect delays: major highway closure through Baltimore set for next 2 years: wtop.com/dc-transit/201… #MDtraffic #DCTrafficby amaxsmith via twitter 11/9/2018 4:31:57 PM
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A Wind-Whipped Wildfire Ravages Paradise, California - 24 photos from a small town virtually destroyed overnight.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…by in_focus via twitter retweeted by aletweetsnews 11/9/2018 4:43:20 PM
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We’re got ~40 Republican protesters in front of @BrowardSOE today. Janet Klomburg: “We want (Snipes) in handcuffs.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…by Alex Harris via twitter retweeted by aletweetsnews 11/9/2018 6:57:55 PM
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BREAKING: Venus Iraheta has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the murder and abduction of Damaris Reyes Rivas in Fairfax Co courthouse.by Neal Augenstein via twitter 11/9/2018 7:07:40 PM
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Combined with construction at #DCA wtop.com/dc-transit/201…, there are some significant backups around the airport/GW Parkwayby amaxsmith via twitter 11/9/2018 7:22:58 PM
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Company behind faulty Silver Line concrete denies faking records, blames rogue & disgruntled employees: wtop.com/tracking-metro… #WMATA #MWAAby amaxsmith via twitter 11/9/2018 7:33:31 PM
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Alexandria teen sentenced to 40 years in MS-13-related killing of Md. girl, 15 | WTOP wtop.com/fairfax-county… via @WTOPby Neal Augenstein via twitter 11/9/2018 7:57:48 PM
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CALIFORNIA: Fire burning out of control and heading into populated areas of Malibu. All residents in the City of Ma… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…by U.S. Emergency Alert via twitter retweeted by aletweetsnews 11/9/2018 9:02:10 PM
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Rain, closure of metro station and holiday weekend departures leading to long backups on the SB GW Parkway and Rout… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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The scene at @Reagan_Airport sent in from @WTOP listener Mitch Hoskins. What a mess. Leave early if you’re headed to the airport!by Mike Murillo via twitter 11/10/2018 12:36:09 AM
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A look at the traffic at DCA as people depend on buses and cars, since train are not running to the airport’s station. (Photo Credit: Mitch Hoskins) https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DrmjA8-UUAEbOsT.jpg
by Mike Murillo via twitter 11/10/2018 12:50:43 AM -
Part of the line of people waiting for Metro buses at Reagan National.(Photo Credit: Mitch Hoskins) @WTOP https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DrmjR5zVYAE8Q1Q.jpg
by Mike Murillo via twitter 11/10/2018 12:51:40 AM -
Rockwool controversy sparks mass resignation of West Virginia development board wtop.com/local/2018/11/…by Neal Augenstein via twitter 11/10/2018 3:07:21 AM
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Twelve members of the Jefferson County Development Authority, which played a major role in luring the Denmark-based… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…by WTOP via twitter retweeted by AugensteinWTOP 11/10/2018 7:17:32 AM
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All I can think of seeing this is that movie, The Road. Gives you a sense that life here just...collapsed, in the blink of an eye. Horrifying.by Alejandro Alvarez via twitter 11/10/2018 7:53:25 AM
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Stop your wildfires, or I’ll cut the money you need to stop wildfires! https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DroKUgvXQAAdhrl.jpg
by Alejandro Alvarez via twitter 11/10/2018 8:21:43 AM -
Stopping forest fires by cutting funding to stop forest fires 🤔by Alejandro Alvarez via twitter 11/10/2018 8:27:14 AM
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Evacuated llamas are tied to an LA County lifeguard stand at Zuma Beach in Malibu. Horses and other animals have be… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…by Chris Brewster via twitter retweeted by aletweetsnews 11/10/2018 9:03:30 AM
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PayPal is cancelling the accounts of the Proud Boys, Gavin McInnes, Atlanta Antifa, Antifa Sacramento, and the Anti… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…by Blake Montgomery via twitter retweeted by aletweetsnews 11/10/2018 9:07:21 AM
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by Alejandro Alvarez via twitter 11/10/2018 10:20:05 AM -
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Rockwool controversy sparks mass resignation of West Virginia development board wtop.com/local/2018/11/…by Neal Augenstein via twitter retweeted by AugensteinWTOP 11/10/2018 1:58:20 PM
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Malibu burning during the #Woolseyfire as many fight to save it 📸 for @latimes @latimes https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DrmFx32WsAA1twW.jpg
by pfal via twitter retweeted by aletweetsnews 11/10/2018 2:39:52 PM -
Jefferson County Commission president Josh Compton tells WTOP: “The election results (in which several local politicians who campaigned in opposition to Rockwool won) further reinforced the fact residents are not happy, regarding the Rockwool plant." wtop.com/local/2018/11/…by Neal Augenstein via twitter 11/10/2018 6:19:52 PM
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Redskins player swaps cleats for ballet shoes in upcoming ‘Nutcracker’ performance | WTOP wtop.com/loudoun-county…by Neal Augenstein via twitter 11/10/2018 8:24:55 PM
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A few more Yellow Line smoke cases settled wtop.com/tracking-metro… #wmataby amaxsmith via twitter 11/10/2018 8:30:02 PM
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"There’s no need to continue the harsh online rhetoric with your fellow neighbors," says Jefferson County (WV) Commission President Josh Compton, after mass resignation of county's development authority, over controversial Rockwool factory. wtop.com/local/2018/11/…by Neal Augenstein via twitter 11/10/2018 8:46:05 PM
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Metro wins ruling on whether it owns its stations, tunnels wtop.com/tracking-metro… #wmataby amaxsmith via twitter 11/10/2018 9:01:38 PM
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If you didn’t know there was a neo-Nazi rally in Little Rock today, local media by-and-large ignored it. ~25 on Heimbach’s side, maybe twice as many protesting. 📸: @FordFischerby Alejandro Alvarez via twitter 11/10/2018 10:46:34 PM
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Two terrible days, as recorded by the front page of the @LATimes https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Drp27T_U4AEqP2k.jpg
by Brian Stelter via twitter retweeted by aletweetsnews 11/10/2018 10:54:26 PM -
Mr. President, with all due respect, you are wrong. The fires in So. Cal are urban interface fires and have NOTHIN… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…by Pasadena Fire Assn. via twitter retweeted by aletweetsnews 11/11/2018 12:51:07 AM