President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, came to Washington and did what people with young children usually do before moving. They looked at their new house, and then Mrs. Obama checked out the school choices for their daughters. ...more

November 15, 2008

A nine-year ban on city funding for needle-exchange programs in the District of Columbia has been lifted, a move city officials say is key to reducing the soaring rate of AIDS and HIV infections in the nation's capital. ...more

December 28, 2007

The House on Tuesday agreed to name the largest room in the new Capitol Visitor Center in honor of the slaves who helped build the U.S. Capitol. Under the measure, the room would be called Emancipation Hall. ...more

November 14, 2007