Two hundred fifty years ago tomorrow, the American Revolution began in Lexington, Massachusetts, “a bucolic crossroads,” ...

But even though I have a hard time envisioning these historic events occurring in my hometown as it is today, sometimes when ...

The American semiquincentennial begins now, marking the 250th anniversary of this country’s founding. Like the bicentennial ...

A federal judge’s ruling that the Trump administration appears to have willfully violated his order to turn around planes of ...

Colorado is the final stop on Washington’s 10-game road trip, a swing that initially looked promising for the Nationals. Oneil Cruz’s leadoff homer off right-hander Trevor Williams in the ...

Dowd has set career highs in goals with 14 and points with 27, but his value to Washington goes far beyond his stats. In their second-to-last game of the regular season, the Capitals returned to ...

On the ground with U.S. Steel workers lobbying Trump to approve a foreign deal. WEST MIFFLIN, Pennsylvania — The steep climb in the truck up from the Monongahela River to the entrance of the Mon ...

It was an app yet much more — a digital archive of my thoughts. Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. It wasn ...

Context: The layoffs bring the headcount back to 2023 levels. The Washington Post has announced layoffs affecting about 4% of its workforce, or fewer than 100 employees. Reason for layoffs ...

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Keith L. Alexander covers crime, specifically D.C. Superior Court cases, for The Washington Post. Alexander has covered dozens of crime stories, including that of Banita Jacks, a Washington woman ...

Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson is leaving the newspaper, the second such veteran to exit in the wake of owner Jeff Bezos' directive that the Post narrow the topics covered by its ...