By Patrick Madden

The D.C. Court of Appeals has upheld the city's same-sex marriage law. In a 5 to 4 decision, the court says gay marriage opponents do not have the right to put the issue before voters.

The court concludes the proposed initiative, which would let District residents vo...

By Manuel Quinones

The District of Columbia has moved closer to having statues of two of its historic citizens placed in National Statuary Hall at the Capitol alongside others from 50 states. But it didn't go all that smoothly as Democratic Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton's bill drew fire fr...

By JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) A sweeping crackdown on banking and high-finance broke through a Senate Republican blockade Thursday, setting the stage for Congress to send the massive regulation overhaul to President Barack Obama.

The vote to end debate was 60...

Newsflash: it seems the Wild West would like Capitol Hill to butt out.

Elizabeth Wynne Johnson reports...

By Patrick Madden

Advocates for affordable housing in D.C. have established a make-shift tent city to protest the city’s housing policy.

On an empty lot in the northwest D.C. neighborhood of Shaw about a dozen or so make shift tents have been set up. There are also colorful murals and...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Democratic Rep. Frank Kratovil is leading in fundraising in Maryland's 1st District congressional race. The Kratovil campaign says the congressman is reporting about $1.3 million in available campaign funds. Republican Andrew Harris' camp says he has nearly $900,000.

BAL...

By Jonathan Wilson

In Virginia, Fairfax's Board of Supervisors want the state to do a better job of maintaining the county's roads.

Fairfax County Supervisor Jeff McKay says maintaining infrastructure in Fairfax, and Northern Virginia as a whole, is different from other areas of the C...

By Patrick Madden

Advocates for affordable housing in D.C. have established a make-shift tent city to protest the city’s housing policy.

On an empty lot in the northwest D.C. neighborhood of Shaw about a dozen or so make shift tents have been set up. There are also colorful murals and...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Democratic Rep. Frank Kratovil is leading in fundraising in Maryland's 1st District congressional race. The Kratovil campaign says the congressman is reporting about $1.3 million in available campaign funds. Republican Andrew Harris' camp says he has nearly $900,000.

BAL...

By Jonathan Wilson

In Virginia, Fairfax's Board of Supervisors want the state to do a better job of maintaining the county's roads.

Fairfax County Supervisor Jeff McKay says maintaining infrastructure in Fairfax, and Northern Virginia as a whole, is different from other areas of the C...

From the Maryland Reporter website:

EHRLICH ON TV Bob Ehrlich, who hopes to retake the governor's mansion from Martin O'Malley, says he'll begin running TV ads when he's ready, John Wagner blogs for the Post.

KRATOVIL'S MONEY The Post's Ben Pershing writes that state Rep. Frank Kratov...

WASHINGTON (AP) Many residents in the Washington area have had their power restored following a strong storm in the region. Pepco was reporting just 500 outages in Washington and Montgomery and Prince George's counties yesterday afternoon.

WASHINGTON (AP) The National Transportation Safety...

By Rebecca Sheir

A recent report by the Mayors Office of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Affairs suggests D.C.'s LGBT population is more likely to smoke, engage in binge-drinking and experience negative mental health.

But some say the report isn't accurate, since it excludes an...

From the Maryland Reporter website:

EHRLICH ON TV Bob Ehrlich, who hopes to retake the governor's mansion from Martin O'Malley, says he'll begin running TV ads when he's ready, John Wagner blogs for the Post.

KRATOVIL'S MONEY The Post's Ben Pershing writes that state Rep. Frank Kratov...

WASHINGTON (AP) Many residents in the Washington area have had their power restored following a strong storm in the region. Pepco was reporting just 500 outages in Washington and Montgomery and Prince George's counties yesterday afternoon.

WASHINGTON (AP) The National Transportation Safety...

By Rebecca Sheir

A recent report by the Mayors Office of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Affairs suggests D.C.'s LGBT population is more likely to smoke, engage in binge-drinking and experience negative mental health.

But some say the report isn't accurate, since it excludes an...

By Kavitha Cardoza

A Somali-American man from Virginia who was on the U.S. no-fly list, leaving him stuck in the Middle East since May 4th, will be allowed to return to the U.S.

Yahya Wehelie, 26, from Burke, Virginia is expected to return to the U.S. tomorrow. And his mother Shamsa N...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Virginia regulators have until the end of the day to rule on a 12.5 rate increase for Appalachian Power customers. Appalachian Power asked for the increase, saying it had experienced higher costs for providing service to its 500,000 Virginia customers.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP)...

By Kavitha Cardoza

Dr. Elizabeth Daut waits as a red shouldered hawk is taken out of his cage. And this Red Shouldered Hawk isn't shy about letting his feelings be known. She examines him with a pediatric stethoscope.

"It's perfect for our small patients," says Daut.

Daut's gent...

UPDATE 2:40 p.m.: Officials say power has been restored at Reagan National Airport.

UPDATE: Planes are starting to move, and things are starting to get back to normal, according to WAMU reporter Jonathan Wilson.

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) Officials say a power outage is expected to affect fl...

By Elizabeth Wynne Johnson

Fathers who lost sons to gun violence, one at Columbine High School, one on the streets of D.C., are among those calling for Congress to overturn the so-called "gun show loophole." They testified at a Capitol Hill forum alongside a survivor of the Virginia Tech sh...