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Past House GOP Tactic Proves Useless to Democrats

WASHINGTON -- A year ago, when Republicans were in the minority on Capitol Hill, they drove Democrats crazy by using an obscure parliamentary maneuver to change, delay and even kill Democratic priorities. Now that Republicans are running the House, Democrats have tried to stymie the GOP agenda by relying on the tactic,...

DC Mayor Arrested for Protesting Budget Restrictions

WASHINGTON -- The budget deal lawmakers struck to avoid a government shutdown was greeted by some with relief, but it has one city already reeling: the capital itself. City officials say Washington was used as a pawn last week's budget bargaining, with new restrictions part of the price of a deal. Angry that Congress...

States Hustle to Legalize Online Poker Despite Federal Roadblocks

LAS VEGAS -- First it was medicinal marijuana use. Then immigration reform. And now at least six states, most notably Nevada and California, are on the brink of taking action where they believe the federal government has failed -- legalizing Internet poker. Bills are percolating in legislatures across the country that...

FBI: DC Sting Ended Before Suspect Could Flee US

WASHINGTON (Oct. 28) -- The FBI decided to end its sting and arrest a Northern Virginia man now charged with plotting to blow up D.C. -area subway stations because it was concerned he was about to leave the country to go on pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, according to a court document and law enforcement sources. FBI agents...

Pentagon Shooting Update: 6 Shots Were Fired, Not 2

(Oct. 20) -- At least six shots were fired at the Pentagon on Tuesday by a still-unidentified party, not two as was originally reported. Investigators originally found two windows on the exterior of the building that had been hit by one bullet each. But today, Steven Calvery, director of the Pentagon Force Protection...

Background on Washington, District of Columbia

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States.

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