Washington D.C. Travel News

South Bend's historic Lincoln carriage will roll out of town next year to spend two months on display at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. The vehicle, which is on permanent display at Studebaker National Museum, is the carriage that President Abraham Lincoln and his wife rode to Ford's Theatre on ... (more)

Some people have more clothes than they know what to do with. But focusing on high quality fashion can actually save money in the future.

The Institute for Healthy Destination Accreditation - a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit designed to help resorts and hotels measure and improve health-related initiatives, amenities, facilities and personnel - has chosen its six founding members, including the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel and Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel at Mauna Kea Resort on the Big ... (more)

An effort by the pro-LGBT group Truth Wins Out to block the opening of a private Bible museum in the Nation's Capital is a misguided assault on constitutional protections that properly protect everyone, including LGBT Americans and their opponents.

President Obama speaks about the about My Brother's Keeper initiative at the Walker Jones Education Campus on July 21, 2014 in Washington, DC.

Summer is quickly approaching and as schools close down for the break many parents are looking for ideas to keep their children entertained.

As America prepares for crucial mid-term elections, Mary Hassan, a recent graduate in Law from Queen's University and a former student at Lumen Christi College in Derry, is one of a class of 30 student participants representing Northern Ireland and Ireland in Washington DC this summer as part of the Washington-Ireland Program .

Located in downtown Detroit, Michigan, the Pewabic Pottery was founded in 1903 during the Arts and Crafts Movement.

Ari Sky's job as this city's chief financial officer is to come up with the numbers that balance the city budget - over $280 million a year.

Alaska's junior senator, Mark Begich, addresses the Alaska Federation of Natives conference in Fairbanks on Oct 25, 2013.

After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb.

Conservative radio and television commentator Glenn Beck speaks to a rally of Tea Party members as they protest against the Internal Revenue Service targeting of the Tea Party and similar groups during a rally called 'Audit the IRS' outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, June 19, 2013.

The evangelical Christian family that owns Hobby Lobby, the chain of craft stores, made history two weeks ago when the Supreme Court overturned the Obama administration's mandate that family-owned companies must provide contraceptive coverage to their employees.

Katie Barney Moose is coming to St John the Divine Episcopal Church in Southwest Harbor August 9 for a "Simply Divine Lecture, Cooking Demonstration and Luncheon."

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE JULY 17, 2014 SECRETARY JOHN KERRY 8:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry meets with members of the U.S. House of Representatives, at the Department of State.

Maureen Dowd, winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary, became a columnist on The New York Times' Op-Ed page in 1995 after having served as a correspondent in the paper's Washington bureau since 1986.

A record number of young people from electric cooperative service areas in 43 states -- including more than 150 students representing Tennessee co-ops -- visited Washington, D.C., in June for the 2014 Washington Youth Tour.

More than 85 advocates seeking to ensure that Congress increase the funding for cancer research and prevention programs participated in One Voice Against Cancer's National Lobby Day in Washington, D.C. Roger Levesque joined the OVAC team on behalf of the LIVESTRONG Foundation whose mission it is to improve the lives of people affected by cancer ... (more)

Comic Aparna Nancherla is bringing her existential goofiness and whimsy to Denver, where she'll headline Sexpot Comedy's latest showcase.

Why this matters: The federal gasoline tax hasn't gone up in 21 years, bankrupting Federal Highway Trust Fund.