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Colleges and universities could be more accountable to rape victims under legislation introduced Wednesday by a bipartisan group of senators.

Anna, center, a survivor of sexual assault, with her mother Susan, right, joins Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., left, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 30, 2014, to discuss "Campus Accountability and Safety Act" that is before the Senate.

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton 's legislative associate Jason Spear arrived at work Tuesday as usual.

It is now all the fashionable rage in Washington, D.C., to proclaim solidarity with America's working poor in front of the cameras -- while stabbing them in the back behind closed doors.

The Obama administration is urging federal employees to stay home during the summit of African leaders being held in Washington, D.C. next week and to monitor local news for announcement of a possible "closing of the federal government" -ostensibly over traffic issues.

As Americans grapple with how to prepare for retirement in the face of rising Social Security concerns , Congress had another moment of bickering on Capitol Hill.

The European Union and US are to impose new economic sanctions against Russia following the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which has been blamed on Moscow-backed rebels in Ukraine.

The 2014-2015 season will be the last for the American Century Theater. The Arlington-based theater company announced last week that two decades is enough time to spend producing lesser-known American plays written in the 1900s.

I did not know that, Whynot. Still, the bins should be marked honestly for what they are.

It's that day. That one day a year The Hill publishes its "50 Most Beautiful" list, and you can't help but laugh, just a bit.

Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., speaks to members of the media as House Speaker John Boehner listens after a leadership election at a House Republican Conference meeting on June 19, 2014 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is taking four Kansas City residents out to dinner to chew over the concerns of heartland ... (more)

Transportation officials in Washington say they're closing a stretch of 15th Street for several hours to remove a tree from Meridian Hill Park.

Logan Pearce never saw the Humvee his dad blew up in, and yet he managed to absorb the mental trauma of the blast.

A new Senate proposal to curb the government's bulk collection of Americans' telephone records and increase transparency about the program has White House backing and may get more traction with critics who have dismissed other bills as too weak.

The Obama administration is hosting a major summit the first week of August with leaders of African nations in Washington, D.C. as the Ebola outbreak in Africa is spinning out of control.

Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left, shakes hands with House Veterans' Affairs Chairman Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 28, 2014, during a news conference as they outlined their agreement on a compromise plan to fix the vast health care system responsible for treating ... (more)

WASHINGTON - A bipartisan deal to improve veterans' health care would authorize at least $17 billion to fix the health program scandalized by long patient wait times and falsified records covering up delays, the bill's chief supporters said Monday.

WASHINGTON - A bipartisan deal to improve veterans' health care would authorize at least $17 billion to fix the health program scandalized by long patient wait times and falsified records covering up delays, the bill's chief supporters said Monday.

OCTOBER 13: Former Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin speaks at a rally supported by military veterans, tea party activists and Republicans, regarding the government shutdown on October 13, 2013 in Washington, DC.

North Carolina Mayor Adam O'Neal is walking from North Carolina to Washington DC to fight for Medicaid expansion and rural hospitals.