WASHINGTON – Amtrak riders can expect to see more comfortable coaches in the coming months, with more supportive seats, LED lights, carpet that is easier to keep clean and nicer restrooms.
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Gallery: Washington demonstration supporting the DREAM Act
WASHINGTON – Sen. Kamala Harris, D-California, paused to raise her fist in solidarity with the hundreds gathered to support immigrants’ rights in the Hart Senate Office Building on Thursday. (Photo by Helen Parshall / Capital News Service) WASHINGTON – Demonstrators…
Raskin calls for tougher federal law on campus religious discrimination
WASHINGTON – Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Kensington, proposed Tuesday that religious discrimination on college campuses should be prohibited under the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964. That law already bars religious discrimination in hiring, but the congressman said the law’s…
Cummings wants Trump to deal for lower Medicare drug prices
WASHINGTON – After repeated efforts to partner with the Trump administration to make good on campaign promises to lower Medicare drug prices, Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings on Wednesday signaled impatience with the White House by unveiling legislation that would give…
Maryland congressman joins national fight against opioid epidemic
Rep. John Delaney, D-Potomac, announced Tuesday that he is co-sponsoring legislation to make it easier for the Drug Enforcement Administration to combat the opioid epidemic.
March for black women part of racial justice protest
Saturday’s March for Racial Justice here on the National Mall will include a march for black women to highlight specific issues that impact black women and to underscore their role in making social change.
Maryland lawmakers move to block Fort Detrick biolab shutdown
Lawmakers are fighting to preserve a long-standing research laboratory in Frederick, Maryland, after President Trump’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2018 eliminated the facility’s funding.
Local monuments commemorate historic Hispanic figures
Use this interactive map to find 6 Washington, D.C. monuments celebrating Hispanic heritage.
Maryland lawmaker presses for a Harriet Tubman $20 bill
The fight to put Harriet Tubman on the face of the $20 bill in three years has been revived with the introduction of bipartisan legislation in the House.
Washington bookshop is part of independent bookstores’ comeback
(Editor’s Note: Saturday, April 29, is Independent Bookstore Day.) WASHINGTON – When Capitol Hill resident Laurie Gillman learned her neighborhood independent bookstore was closing several years ago, she was devastated. “It had been here for a really long time, but…
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