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U.S. Sen. John Walsh is backtracking on earlier statements suggesting post-traumatic stress disorder from his Iraq War military service played a role in why he plagiarized his masters' thesis in 2007.

Smith brings 29 years of experience with Hyatt to his new role at Grand Hyatt Washington, having started his career in 1985 at Hyatt Regency Crystal City.

"Remember me?" The voice, nasal and deep, is instantly familiar. "I'm trying to come back."

A member of Congress is stepping in to pressure the Transportation Safety Administration after Eyewitness News reporter Justin Gray was questioned about his District of Columbia driver's license at Orlando International Airport nearly two weeks ago.

More families with higher incomes could claim the popular child tax credit under a bill that won approval Friday in the House.

This was among the things Blue Line riders complained about this week as they dealt with less frequent service: The next-train signs on the platforms weren't always telling them when a Blue Line train would reach their platform.

Just south of the National Mall and a short distance from Nationals Park, the Southwest Waterfront, referred to as simply "The Wharf," offers a mini-escape from the heat and congestion of city life.

United States President Barack Obama has commended Jamaican-born Jacqueline Motherselle Payne-Borden for her 28 years of sterling service to the US Air Force Reserve Nurses Corps.

This April 30, 2014 file photo shows Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas speaking on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Sen. John Walsh, right, and his son Michael leave the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, after a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony with Vice President Joe Biden.

Cady's Alley is on a roll lately. The retail development owned by Eastbanc Inc. and Jamestown has lured Italian furniture store Calligaris away from Friendship Heights, according to an announcement from the landlords.

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi , along with Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina, right, and Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez on Capitol Hill .

There are questions this morning about the arrest of a South Carolina pork-and-poultry executive who allegedly tried to enter a congressional office building in Washington with a handgun in his bag.

Earlier this week, Snoop Dogg said that he smoked weed last year in a White House bathroom .

ACORN 8 will host and Drum Major's for Truth will co-host this year's Whistleblower Summit for Civil & Human Rights in Washington, DC.

When NBC News White House reporter Chuck Todd conducts background interviews with government officials these days, he and his source usually aren't the only ones in the room or on the call.

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority said a woman in her twenties was arrested Wednesday afternoon for her disorderly conduct on a Metro bus in front of Southern Ave station.

Failed Delivery : The Washington area currently ranks as the worst region in the nation for late mail service, according to a report from the U.S. Postal Service Inspector General.

A MD woman has been convicted of voluntary manslaughter in a 2010 hit-and-run that killed a woman near Dupont Circle.

Arrests made in DC child sex abuse case Two men have been arrested in connection with a DC child sex abuse case.