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(WASHINGTON) — President Obama supports legalization of the recreational use of marijuana in the nation's capital as approved by Washington, D.C. voters in a November referendum, the White ...

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden anticipates Colt McCoy will be sufficiently recovered from a neck injury in time to start Sunday against the New York Giants, adding that...

NEW YORK (AP) — "Birdman" squawked loudest in the Golden Globes nominations, flying away with a leading seven nods including best picture in the comedy or musical category.In nominatio...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA and several of its past leaders are stepping up a campaign to discredit a five-year Senate investigation into the CIA's harrowing interrogation practices after 9/1...

(WASHINGTON) — Turns out a taxman’s house is the oldest building still standing on the National Mall.The 178-year-old stone structure — known as the Lockkeeper’s House — ...

John MatthewsWMAL.com WASHINGTON — It looks like Congress will avert a government shutdown after top lawmakers reached a deal Tuesday on a 1.1 trillion dollar spending bill that will k...

GENEVA (AP) — The global airline industry expects its profits to leap to a record high next year, boosted by a continued fall in jet fuel prices as well as strong passenger demand and cost cuts....

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is taking some whole grains off the school lunch line.A massive year-end spending bill released Tuesday doesn't allow schools to opt out of healthier school meal ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - For President Barack Obama, the long-delayed release of a scathing Senate report on harsh CIA interrogations underscores the degree to which the legacy of George W. Bush’s nati...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Time running short, Republicans and Democrats agreed Tuesday on a $1.1 trillion spending bill to avoid a government shutdown and delay a politically-charged struggle over Presi...