Mar 9th, 2010 · Demonstrators flocked to a meeting of insurance executives in Washington, D.C., to press the case for health overhaul. Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean challenged Congress to put legislation to a decisive vote.
Mar 5th, 2010 · Lonnie Bunch, director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, has been traveling the country — and the globe — and gathering new acquisitions for the museum, which is slated to open in Washington, DC in 2015. New pieces include Michael Jackson's fedora and a pair of middle passage shackles.
Mar 2nd, 2010 · The Supreme Court overturned Washington, DC's handgun ban in 2008. The narrow ruling left similar bans on handgun ownership elsewhere in the country intact. Tuesday, the Court hears arguments in a case that could extend the right to own a handgun beyond federal jurisdictions.
Feb 23rd, 2010 · About a hundred Toyota dealers and 40 Toyota plant workers are in Washington, D.C., this week to show support for the automaker. They are meeting with lawmakers to get across their message: that Toyota is a good company that takes care of its customers.
Feb 21st, 2010 · Every year, eighth-graders from the Friends School in Baltimore learn about Islam by making a pilgrimage to the Islamic Center in Washington, D.C., with a stop at the Saudi Embassy.
Feb 21st, 2010 · Gov. Joe Manchin (D- WVa.) discusses the environmental and health care reform efforts in his state, while Gov. Gary Herbert (R-Utah), says he thinks states should take the lead in health care issues. "States have the ability to be nimble," Herbert says. "Having 50 different approaches will probably give us a chance to find success." The two lawmakers are in Washington, D.C., for the National Governors Association meeting.
Feb 20th, 2010 · The Conservative Political Action Conference wrapped up in Washington, D.C., this week. While the conservative movement may have not yet found a clear leader, the overwhelming consensus seems to be that Republicans need to rediscover their conservative ideals. Host Guy Raz talks to Erick Erickson from the conservative blog Redstate.com.
Feb 19th, 2010 · Talk to most jazz folk in or from the Washington, D.C. region, and they'll sing the praises of Paul Carr, tenor saxophonist and jazz educator. He's also now reviving the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival, a D.C. area tradition with more than a few unique aspects to it.