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WASHINGTON , May 24, 2013 - The sound of thousands of motorcycles on Memorial Day in Washington DC can mean only one thing; it's time for Rolling Thunder.

Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx's Senate hearing was, by all accounts, the one " oasis of calm " on an otherwise stormy Capitol Hill yesterday.

Chicago billionaire business executive Penny Pritzker, President Obama's pick for Commerce Secretary, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2013, before the Senate Commerce Committee hearing on her nomination.

Located near Dupont Circle, minutes from Washington, D.C.'s most famous sites, this all-suite hotel provides many free amenities along with spacious accommodations, complete with many of the comforts of home.

Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., has introduced a federal bill to ban most abortions after 20 weeks' gestation - six weeks into the second trimester.

The Washington, D.C. chapter of organized gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Republicans hosted former Rep.

President Barack Obama says his administration is willing to consider accepting increased oversight of lethal drone strikes outside of war zones like Afghanistan.

Jurors in Jodi Arias' murder trial resume deliberations Thursday after they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether she should be sentenced to life in prison or death for killing her one-time... Jurors in Jodi Arias' trial resumed deliberations Thursday, a day after they reported they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether ... (more)

The Republican leaders of the House of Representatives are pledging to act to fix the nation's immigration system but making clear that they will not simply accept legislation passed by the Senate.

I have to confess that I am the only Washington political junkie who has not watched the series "Scandal," or even the much acclaimed "House of Cards." Maybe that makes me not competent to comment on what is going on in Washington these days IRS, Benghazi, Associated Press reporters tracked.

In the first event of its kind in Takoma Park, area musicians took to an unusual series of stages dotted throughout the city Saturday.

Capital Pride is an annual, week-long celebration of the LGBT community in Washington, DC, and a prime opportunity to demonstrate to the nation just how proud and united our community truly is.

Washington officials launched a broad leak investigation Wednesday that has exposed government waste dating back as far as 1897-a probe that could lead, some say, to the very steps of the White House.

In this May 15, 2013, file photo, Attorney General Eric Holder gestures while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Bozie's trunk is visible on Connecticut Avenue near Nebraska Avenue on Wednesday as her trailer moves toward the Smithsonian's National Zoo.

Robles-Gordon cobbles together sculptures and canvas collages from scraps of paper and fabric she finds in the neighborhood's trash cans and storefront windows.

When the Washington Design Center showrooms got word last July that their Southwest D.C. building had been sold and was becoming a Bible museum, they began scrambling to find a new location.

For years, Apple Inc kept a low profile in Washington as it grew into one of the most valuable companies in the world.

It's kind of hard to "go rogue" when you're only doing what your superiors in Washington , D.C., are telling you to do: From the outset, Internal Revenue Service lawyers based in Washington, D.C., provided important guidance on the handling of tea-party groups' applications for tax-exempt status, according to both IRS sources and the inspector ... (more)

If you haven't heard of Hellbender, that may be because the brewery technically isn't open yet.