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Sentenced to Life As a Teen, D.C. Inmate Championed by Kim Kardashian Released After More Than 20 Years in Prison

By Josiah Bates

Kentucky Teens Wearing 'MAGA' Hats Taunt Indigenous Peoples March Participants in Viral Video

By Gina Martinez

More Than 150 Florida Shooting Survivors Attended March For Our Lives. Here's How It Felt for Them

By Melissa Chan

American University Finds Bananas Tied to Nooses on Campus in ‘Crude’ Act of Bigotry

By Melissa Chan
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No, That Women's March Text Is Not a Hoax

But it's not an exact head count either

By Charlotte Alter

Expect a Rainy Day in Washington, D.C. for Donald Trump's Inauguration

An 89% chance of rain is predicted for noon, the moment Trump will be sworn in

By Zamira Rahim

Washington Monument Will Remain Closed Indefinitely for Repairs

Its elevator is getting a modern update

By Maya Rhodan

A Museum Embraces the Triumph and Struggle of Black America

Any history museum is a storytelling machine. But the newest one in Washington, D.C., starts telling its story before you even enter. The very silhouette of the National Museum of African American History and Culture...

By Richard Lacayo

U.S. Capitol Police Arrest 300 Democracy Spring Demonstrators

The group is protesting money in politics

By Tessa Berenson Rogers

Here's Why Washington D.C. Isn't a State

It's in the Constitution

By Tessa Berenson Rogers

Major Snowstorm Forecast to Hit East Coast This Weekend

Washington, D.C. is predicted to be at the center of the storm

By Victor Luckerson

Church Says Proposed City Bike Lane Would Infringe on Its Religious Freedom

It "would place an extreme burden on the exercise of free religion"

By Tessa Berenson Rogers

Watch John Oliver Sing for Voting Rights for Washington, D.C.

So long, Florida!

By Melissa Locker

Washington D.C. Is Sinking Into the Ocean

Not just metaphorically

By Tessa Berenson Rogers

Here's Every City in America Getting a $15 Minimum Wage

As New York is set to raise fast food workers' pay

By Victor Luckerson

U.S. Cities See a Wave of Homicides

Some cite local problems; others blame a "Ferguson effect"

By Josh Sanburn

See the Cherry Blossoms in Washington

The blossoms have reached their peak bloom

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8 Times World Leaders Addressed Congress

Pope Francis addressed Congress on Thursday, calling on elected officials to work together to solve pressing issues and to avoid the polarization that gridlocked the legislative branch. “There is another temptation which we must especially...

By Rachel Janik and TIME Photo

Five Best Ideas of the Day: December 12

1. Eel drones are the future of undersea warfare.By Patrick Tucker in Defense One2. This interactive map points the way to breaking gridlock in Washington and reconnecting Americans to the policy conversation.By the Hewlett Foundation...

By The Aspen Institute

See How Ferguson Protests Rippled Across the U.S.

Cities across the country saw a strong reaction to the grand jury's decision not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown, as protests erupted from Los Angeles to New York to Atlanta, demonstrators congregated en masse and shut down several major highways

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