We left DC because it had become an armed encampment. It’s worse now
March 5, 2021
The city had changed during our 23 years here, so we left in 2004. It’s even worse now
Lafayette Square: The snafu that could finally dump Trump
June 17, 2020
In his short, turbulent presidency, Donald Trump has weathered screw ups that would have sunk most presidents but using troops to clear peaceful protestors, so he could pose for photos with a Bible that wasn’t his in front of a church he doesn’t attend, may have been the one that sticks.
Million Man March: Family reunion?
October 11, 2015
Black men and women joyously returned to the National Mall on Saturday for the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March, calling for changes in
Police shooting protestors descend on DC Saturday
December 13, 2014
Protesters plan to converge on the nation’s capital on Saturday to help bring attention to the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of
Archaic election laws control Washington DC elections
March 10, 2014
In 2010, Vincent Gray received 72,648 votes in the District of Columbia’s Democratic mayoral primary. That was good enough for a nearly 10-percentage point victory
Woman killed near Capitol was delusional, federal cop says
October 4, 2013
The Connecticut woman who was shot to death outside the U.S. Capitol after trying to ram her car through a White House barrier had been
Aaron Alexis, Navy Yard shooter, used stolen ID
September 16, 2013
The Washington Navy Yard shooter — identified as Aaron Alexis, 34, a former Navy aeronautics electrician from Fort Worth, Texas. Alexis apparently entered the yard
For first time, federal budget cuts affect Washington, DC
March 6, 2013
To get a sense of just how much federal government spending influences the Washington metropolitan area, all you have to do is listen to the
Vietnam Vets Memorial creator found dead
January 4, 2011
A military expert who served three Republican presidents and helped get the Vietnam Veterans Memorial built as part of his dedication to those who fought
Thousands expected at Beck rally
August 28, 2010
Broadcaster Glenn Beck is calling on thousands to rally Saturday in the nation’s capital on the anniversary and at the same site of the Rev.