NTSB Makes Urgent Recommendations Following Deadly L’Enfant Plaza Smoke Incident

The National Transportation Safety Board issued urgent recommendations Wednesday for Metro to improve its ventilation procedures in the wake of the deadly smoke incident in the tunnel at L’Enfant Plaza in January.

Maryland Republicans Struggle To Challenge Democrats for Congressional Seats

With less than a month to go before the 2014 midterm elections, Joe Cluster, executive director of the Maryland Republican Party, said the fate of Maryland’s eight congressional seats have already likely been decided.

Federal Ruling May Leave Thousands of Maryland Families Without Dental Insurance

Legal loopholes and hard-to-find information may discourage low-income Marylanders from getting sufficient dental insurance.

Graphic: Maryland Lawmakers Keep, Donate Shutdown Pay

Members of Congress are still being paid during the government shutdown. Some have decided to donate their pay to charities or keep their paychecks.

What Does a Government Shutdown Look Like?

Washington in photographs on the second day of the government shutdown.

Timeline: President Obama’s Most Notable Speeches

President Obama has given many speeches in his career as a politician and tonight’s speech will be one of his biggest to date. Here is a timeline highlighting his past notable speeches.

Children and Members of Congress Work to Break Reading Record

Local schoolchildren joined together with members of Congress Thursday in Washington, D.C., to help break the world reading record.