Supporters say a bill being considered by the City Council in the nation’s capital would protect prostitutes. Critics say it would be a boon to sex traffickers.
An 1836 house in New Orleans, a condo in a converted Gothic Revival church in Washington and a clapboard farmhouse on six acres in the Hudson Valley.
An 1836 house in New Orleans; a condo in a converted Gothic Revival church in Washington; and a clapboard farmhouse on six acres in upstate New York.
At the White House, the parents of Harry Dunn were told that the woman they want to hold accountable for his death in a car crash was in an adjoining room.
While fighting corruption in Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch found herself at odds with forces loyal to President Trump — and then out of a job.
In the past year, at least five states and numerous cities and towns have joined a long list of places to formally recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
A sparkling show at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., reintroduces the Florentine sculptor who set the bar for virtuosity.
The Supreme Court will consider that question next week.
Political campaigns spend a small fortune on food, drink, staff and other fees when they raise money in the nation’s capital. These are the top 11 spots.
The Capital One Arena, home to the N.B.A.’s Wizards and N.H.L.’s Capitals, will be the first major team sports facility in the United States to have a betting parlor.
Unseasonably hot, humid weather dominated across the South, the Ohio Valley and the Middle Atlantic states on Tuesday, breaking records and closing some schools.
The decline in killings and property crimes in 2018 continues a decades-long trend, according to F.B.I. data.
Our journalists in Washington responded to readers’ questions about the Ukraine dispute and the impeachment process.
He shared a Pulitzer for detailing how George McGovern’s initial running mate in 1972 had undergone electroshock therapy for depression.
A coalition of climate protesters tried to shut down the streets of Washington.
A coalition of climate protesters tried to shut down the streets of Washington.
A coalition of climate protesters tried to shut down the streets of Washington.
With Democrats in control, the House gave the long-suffering movement for statehood a hearing for the first time in more than 20 years.