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"Woody Sez: The Life & Music of Woody Guthrie" The folk singer's life is told through his music, scenes from his life and excerpts from his writings.

Exhale, kosher Washington, and loosen your belts. As if the holiday social season - jammed into a brief period post-Thanksgiving - wasn't food-oriented enough, there are yet more calories on the horizon.

Video: D.C. police released this video in their search for two people sought in connection with a burglary at a Salvation Army facility in Southeast Washington.

D.C.'s Newest Mayor: You probably didn't see this coming, but Toronto Mayor Rob Ford will regularly join local radio show The Sports Junkies on 106.7 The Fan.

This July 11, 2012 file photo shows Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington.

The American Society of Landscape Architects seeks a landscape architecture firm to serve as lead consultant for the design and implementation of an inter-connected series of vegetated systems and proven technologies to manage stormwater runoff and beautify the public right-of-way in Chinatown, Washington, DC.

The widening rift between Washington and Jerusalem threatens to create fissures within the Jewish community here.

SYDNEY Joe Biden is in Asia this week on a trip designed to improve relations with China, an emerging superpower and rival of the United States, but also to reassure U.S. allies such as Japan and South Korea of America's staying power in the face of China's rise.

Lafayette Square Park H Street NW between 15th and 17th Streets NW Metro: McPherson Square Stop on the Orange and Blue lines Join us as Elected Officials and Community Leaders stand in solidarity with the Jewish community and the Gross family on the fourth anniversary of Alan's unjust incarceration in Cuba and call on the Obama Administration to ... (more)

The White House warned Congress that passing new sanctions on Iran -- even with a delayed launch date -- would give Tehran an excuse to undermine an interim nuclear deal.

A day after announcing plans to run for re-election , a testy Mayor Vince Gray repeatedly refused to answer any questions about his scandal-plagued 2010 campaign at a press briefing this morning, or even to point to specific policy accomplishments of his administration.

"Their job is to dream," Goodstein says of old friends who question his work. "Mine is to be pragmatic about what can be accomplished."

President of Americans for Tax Reform Grover Norquist, right, speaks with editor Brian Kelly and others during a lunch at the U.S. News & World Report offices Monday in Georgetown.

A D.C. police officer was arrested Monday night on federal charges of production of child pornography, according to the department's chief spokeswoman.

If you're a publicist trying to pitch something about Lyme disease on Capitol Hill, might be wise to spell Capitol Hill correctly in the subject line of your email.

The District of Columbia is set Tuesday to become the latest local government to move to raise the minimum wage.

In 2013, things in Washington DC got ugly with the government shutdown , debt ceiling battles, and overall partisan brinkmanship.

Out of the string of "Black Friday," "Small Business Saturday," and "Cyber Monday," holiday shopping promotions.

I want to thank President Obama. Although I've spent most of my life and career in and around politics, I've never been an activist.

As I glide through downtown Washington, D.C., in Tesla's Model S sedan, heads turn, even though the famously luxe electric vehicle doesn't make a sound.