Washington D.C. Travel News

Ah, March. It's the time of year in parts of the U.S. when the weather can trick you into thinking it's spring one day, only to smack you in the face with sleet and snow the next.

If you're ready to "spring" into action and take advantage of temperatures that are-finally!-warming up, consider going to Washington, DC for the National Cherry Blossom Festival , March 20 - April 13. Just across the Potomac River from D.C. is Alexandria, Virginia , George Washington's hometown, poised to welcome visitors and support their ... (more)

President Barack Obama's appearance on "Between Two Ferns" to encourage young people to sign up for Obamacare seems to be working.

Eric Justin Toth, 32, a former private school teacher and camp counselor, was sentenced today to 25 years in prison on child pornography and other charges.

Nancy Najarian is running for the U.S. Congressional seat being vacated by Congressman considered a safe Democratic district.

The Obama administration said Tuesday it's making steady progress on health care sign-ups, but the White House needs something close to a miracle to meet its goal of enrolling 6 million people by the end of this month.

The W Washington DC , the closest hotel to the White House, has announced a new VIP Suites Program in all of its 23 " Fantastic and Marvelous Suites," seven " WOW Suites " and one " Extreme WOW Suite ."

Following above-normal warmth early this week, temperatures will plummet dramatically across the I-95 corridor of the Northeast on Wednesday night.

Jon Stewart knows that Pope Francis has had a big year , but the Pope's latest accomplishment had the "Daily Show" host almost speechless Monday night.

The 40 Intel Science Talent Search finalists visited President Obama at the White House Every year, one high-school scientist leaves Washington, D.C., with enough money and accolades to set that budding scientist on a promising career path.

India's Ambassador to the United States Dr S Jaishankar told Rediff.com 's Aziz Haniffa that it was "a very nice meeting and President Barack Obama was extremely cordial."

File - Two horse-drawn carriages are ridden on Central Park West on January 2, 2014 in New York.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2014 SECRETARY JOHN KERRY 11:45 a.m. Secretary Kerry meets with representatives of Technology CEO Council: Intel CEO Brian Krzanich, Motorola Solutions CEO Greg Brown, Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs, IBM CEO Virginia Rometty, Micron CEO Mark Durcan, Executive Director of Technology CEO Council Bruce ... (more)

You'd think that in the 21st Century, we could do things better than we did in the 1930's.

Keith Stroup, 70-year-old founder of NORML, said he smokes marijuana "generally every evening.

Nepalese ambassador to the USA, Dr. Shankar Prasad Sharma, attended a farewell reception hosted in his honor by the US State Department and Protocol office in Washington DC last week.

President Obama delivers a statement about the situation in Ukraine and military moves by Russia at the White House on Feb. 28, 2014, in Washington, D.C. Ukraine supporters rally In front of the White House in Washington, D.C., March 6, 2014, in support of Ukraine's territorial integrity against foreign aggression.

How do you pass time during fill up at a gas station? Well, a clever German entrepreneur has tried to solve that dilemma by opening a mobile salon.

In this Feb. 6, 2014, file photo, Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray joins the Congressional Black Caucus on the national day of prayer to remember the poor and homeless, at the Capitol in Washington.

The water runs non-stop in Joy Dawson's tiny, one bedroom apartment. The result? Mold.