An after-school program in Trump's backyard struggles to survive DOGE cuts
It would have been hard to see much of a crisis brewing at the Arlington Mill Community Center, given the joyful stream of middle-schoolers bolting inside last month.
But it was there in the way 11-year-old Mason Soto greeted his teacher, Andrew Gelsinger.
'Mr. Andrew!' yelled Mason, running into the classroom. 'You're still here!'
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