Washington D.C.

In this April 1, 2015, file photo, students and other supporters protest on the University of Washington campus in Seattle, in support of raising the minimum wage for campus workers to $15 an hour. Seattle's $15-an-hour minimum wage law has cost the city jobs, according to a study released Monday, June 26, 2017, that contradicted another new study published the week before.

Economy

Flagstaff considers a do-over on Fight for $15

November 5, 2018 5:00 am

The D.C. hotel opened in September. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Beltway Confidential

Judge’s ruling in emoluments clause suit means Trump can’t hide behind the Resolute Desk. That’s a good thing

Erin Dunne -

November 3, 2018 12:31 am

President Trump pauses while speaking to members of the media before boarding Marine One for West Virginia on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018.

Business

Federal judge denies Trump’s request to pause emoluments lawsuit

Melissa Quinn -

November 2, 2018 9:04 pm

News

Early voting boom: 27 states exceed 2014’s pre-Election Day totals

Pete Kasperowicz -

November 2, 2018 5:33 pm

United States Penitentiary Hazelton is a high-security federal prison located in West Virginia, nicknamed "Misery Mountain" by those incarcerated there.

Crime

‘Misery Mountain’: The jail where ‘Whitey’ Bulger was slain has history of murder and violence

Katelyn Caralle -

October 30, 2018 10:12 pm

U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaks beside Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, July 16, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

Trump has invited Putin to Washington; here’s how that meeting can be a win for the US

Erin Dunne -

October 30, 2018 2:44 pm

Ward Three Councilmember Mary Cheh speaks during the 2015 District of Columbia Inauguration ceremony at the Convention Center in Washington, Friday, Jan. 2, 2015.

Energy and Environment

DC moves toward getting rid of fossil fuels altogether

Josh Siegel -

October 30, 2018 12:00 am

Rev. Kirsten Foy, center, National Action Network regional director, leads a rally of Airbnb hosts at City Hall, Wednesday July 19, 2017, in New York. Airbnb hosts in the city are concerned about reports that the Mayor's Office of Special Enforcement is using information from the hotel industry's spying campaign to unfairly target them.

Op-Eds

DC Council should give residents a break, not big hotel chains

Washington Examiner -

October 29, 2018 4:00 am

This 1989 file photo provided by the Matthew Shepard Foundation shows Matthew Shepard in San Francisco. The ashes of Shepard, whose brutal murder in the 1990s became a rallying cry for the gay rights movement, will be laid to rest in Washington National Cathedral.

Crime

Matthew Shepard, symbol for gay rights, laid to rest at National Cathedral

Associated Press -

October 26, 2018 10:00 pm

Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the U.S. Adel Al-Jubeir speaks during a news conference. Al-Jubeir says his country began airstrikes against the Houthi rebels in Yemen, who drove out the U.S.-backed Yemeni president.

Foreign Policy

Saudi Arabia turns to one-time DC playboy who ‘dated’ CNN anchor to contain Khashoggi fallout

Joel Gehrke -

October 24, 2018 6:43 pm

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