D.C.

Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 7:44 PM UTC

Hillary Clinton to return to work next week

The Secretary of State will return to Washington after being treated for a blood clot in her head

Josh Lederman, Associated Press Topics: Hillary Rodham Clinton, State DEpartment, Secretary of State, From the Wires, Washington, D.C.

Monday, Dec 17, 2012 3:54 PM UTC

Plans sprout for a One Million Child March over guns

"Who could say no to one million kids?'" ask organizers hoping to plan a mass gun control rally

Natasha Lennard Topics: Guns, Washington, D.C., Gun Control, Newtown school shooting, One million child march

Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012 11:23 PM UTC

Politico flunks economics

A new piece examining how to spark the economy reveals how stale conventional wisdom in D.C. really is

Jared Bernstein, On the Economy Topics: On the Economy, Jared Bernstein, Politico, Washington, D.C.

Monday, Nov 26, 2012 9:57 PM UTC

Could pot stop breast cancer?

Medical marijuana is legal in 18 states, but it's clear we've only discovered a fraction of its medicinal potential

Allan Badiner, Alternet 12 Topics: D.C., Washington, Oregon, marijuana, Colorado, AlterNet, Barack Obama, THC

Monday, Nov 26, 2012 5:15 PM UTC

Why Washington needs Joe Biden

Forget the goofy uncle image. Biden's the only senior official willing to dissent from the foreign policy consensus

Alex Seitz-Wald Topics: Washington, U.S. foreign policy, Foreign policy, National security, U.S. Military, Osama Bin Laden, Joe Biden, D.C.

Monday, Nov 5, 2012 7:28 PM UTC

The political evolution of Leslie Knope

The city councilwoman takes on big business and super-size sodas. But will she ever be able to take on D.C.?

Matthew Giles Topics: leslie knope, Adam Scott, D.C., Washington, Amy Poehler, Politics, Parks and Recreation, TV, Television

Thursday, Nov 1, 2012 5:47 PM UTC

Memo to Republican men: Please shut up about rape

Congressional hopeful John Koster's just the latest to humiliate himself. Why can't they quit while they're behind? VIDEO

Zerlina, Feministing 17 Topics: John Koster, D.C., Washington, Feministing, Rape, Congress, Republican Party

Monday, Oct 22, 2012 9:06 PM UTC

Banned from voting booths: Ex-convicts

Despite government reforms, several states continue to disenfranchise former prisoners -- many of them men of color

Katti Gray, The Crime Report Topics: 2012 Elections, D.C., Washington, Prison, Virginia Voting Rights Campaign, African Americans, The Crime Report, Florida

Sunday, Oct 21, 2012 1:23 PM UTC

Must-see morning clip

"SNL" takes on the presidential debate with a question from Tom Hanks VIDEO

Natasha Lennard Topics: Presidential Debates, D.C., Washington, Must see morning clip, Disney, Election 2012

Friday, Oct 5, 2012 4:28 PM UTC

First in war, first in peace, first in the National League

Washington, D.C., has always had a tortured relationship with baseball -- until now

Ryan Bloom, The American Prospect Topics: Major League Baseball, Capitol Hill, Washington Nationals, D.C., Washington, The American Prospect, Politics, Baseball

Sunday, Sep 23, 2012 4:26 PM UTC

Baby panda born at National Zoo dies

The cause of death was not immediately known

Associated Press Topics: Animal Kingdom, Animals, Washington, D.C., zoo

Wednesday, Sep 19, 2012 6:18 PM UTC

Internet giants form D.C. lobby

Google, Facebook, eBay and more join forces to protect their interests in Washington

Natasha Lennard Topics: D.C., Washington, Internet, Lobbying, Lobbyists, eBay, Facebook, Amazon.com, Google