Washington, DC

Gay Marriage Could Join Gun Control as Impediment to D.C. Voting Rights

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - April 8, 2009

Look for conservatives to gun for D.C. voting rights push. more >>

Washington, D.C. Has Dog Fever

By Paul Bedard and Katherine Skiba - Washington Whispers - April 8, 2009

Add Sen. Kent Conrad and his wife, Lucy, to the list of new dog owners. more >>

Wax Michelle Obama Makes Her Debut at Madame Tussauds

By Nikki Schwab - Nation & World - April 3, 2009

It took artists 4 months to create the wax first lady. more >>

Eric Holder Was Correct on D.C. Voting Rights and the Office of Legal Counsel

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - April 2, 2009

Ignoring the Office of Legal Counsel was unusual, but not wrong. more >>

Top 10 Places to Eat With D.C. Big Shots

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - April 1, 2009

Here are the top people watching restaurants in Washington, D.C. more >>

World Monuments Will Go Dark for Earth Hour, But Not in Washington, D.C.

By Maura Judkis - Fresh Greens - March 26, 2009

This Saturday, people in more than 80 countries will turn off their lights for an hour to observe Earth Hour. more >>

Washington Under Attack? No, It's Just a TV Show

By Paul Bedard and Nikki Schwab - Washington Whispers - March 23, 2009

A big blast on the Potomac River could have some thinking terrorism. more >>

Study: Urbanites are Greener than Suburbanites

By Maura Judkis - Fresh Greens - March 23, 2009

But some cities, like Washington D.C., have plenty of room for improvement. more >>

Washington, D.C., Mayor Fenty Is Correct: Compromise on Guns to Get the Vote

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - March 20, 2009

Voting rights trump gun control. more >>

Pope's Anticondom Statements Really Bad Timing

By Deborah Kotz - On Women - March 19, 2009

With HIV infecting 3 percent of D.C. residents, the Catholic leader's statements seem irresponsible. more >>

Health Buzz: HIV/AIDS in Washington and Africa, and Other Health News

Health - March 17, 2009

Managing peanut allergy in allergic children; how Photoshop can make women feel bad about their bodies. more >>

Constitutional Precedent for D.C. Voting Rights: Congress Granted Them Before

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - March 16, 2009

The first D.C. residents had representatives in Congress. more >>

Conservatives Starr, Dinh: Founders Would Approve Washington, D.C. Voting Rights

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - March 16, 2009

Two prominent conservatives endorse the D.C. voting rights bill. more >>

D.C. Should Compromise With the NRA on Guns in Order to Secure Voting Rights

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - March 12, 2009

The Washington Post's Marc Fisher makes a smart suggestion today. more >>

The NRA's Cheap Gun Trick on Washington D.C. Voting Rights

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - March 9, 2009

This has nothing to do with constitutional rights. more >>

D.C. Voting Rights Can't Be Traded for Tax Breaks

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - March 5, 2009

No-taxation without representation doesn't solve the problem. more >>

U.S. Public In Favor of D.C. Voting Rights

Opinion - March 5, 2009

A majority of the U.S. public wants voting rights for the nation's capital. more >>

NRA and Guns Are Secondary Issues Compared to Outrage of D.C. Voting Rights

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - March 4, 2009

Don't let secondary issues obscure the outrage of D.C. more >>

Washington, D.C., Deserves Vote in Congress Now

By Robert Schlesinger - Opinion - March 4, 2009

If we're voting, mark one down for the 600,000 disenfranchised Americans. more >>

Congress Could End Vouchers in D.C.

By Eddy Ramírez - On Education - March 4, 2009

A bill could end the nation's only federally funded school choice voucher program. more >>

Congress Treats D.C. Citizens Like Lab Rats on Gun Control, School Vouchers

By John Aloysius Farrell - John A. Farrell - March 2, 2009

An odious legacy from our selfish Founding Fathers. more >>

D.C. Voting Rights Bill Clears Major Hurdle

By Justin Ewers - Nation & World - February 24, 2009

The Senate will vote on a bill that would give Washington a voting representative in the House. more >>

Should Washington, D.C., Have Voting Rights in Congress?

Opinion - February 12, 2009

A Senate committee passes a bill that would give the nation's capital voting rights in Congress. more >>

District Hotels Raked in $95 Million in Inauguration Room Revenue

By Kimberly Castro - Luxe Life - February 10, 2009

Visitors paid an average of $605 per night. more >>

Wanted for Television: Capitol Hill Aides Gone Wild

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - February 9, 2009

A new reality show is casting for young aides "with outrageous personalities." more >>