Senate Minority Leader Thomas K. Norment Jr. consoled himself with a brief history lesson last week as he mourned the passage of a new redistricting plan largely drawn by Democrats, who hold the majority. Published April 29 2011
Republicans are holding a redistricting marathon in Richmond. Published April 28 2011
Officials capture final D.C. youth escapee from S.C.; Source: D.C. to investigate council member Alexander; Details released on Haynesworth episode at W Hotel; GPS sends trucks into tiny Northern Va. neighborhood; U.Va. climate change issue resurfaces; Md. lottery used in laundering of drug money Published April 28 2011
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell reminisced Wednesday about growing up Catholic. Published April 27 2011
Orange wins D.C. Council seat; Source: Teen fatally shot by D.C. police pulled BB gun; Zoo makes changes after stabbing; Sulaimon Brown tough to subpoena; Fairfax won't sue over BRAC; McDonnell supports singles adopting Published April 27 2011
Seven-term former U.S. Rep. Tom Davis has been elected again — this time as vice chairman of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Published April 26 2011
Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell plans to tell Defense Secretary Robert Gates how he feels about the traffic gridlock expected when 6,400 defense workers are relocated to the Mark Center at 395 and Seminary Road. Published April 26 2011
Four candidates are likely vying for the votes of those who won't be casting their ballot for front-runner George Allen in the U.S. Senate GOP primary. Published April 26 2011
Sekou Biddle smiled and asked rival campaign volunteers if they had "any last-minute suggestions" before he strode in the Shepherd Park Elementary School early Tuesday to cast his vote in defense of his at-large seat on the D.C. council. Published April 26 2011
Election Day in D.C.; McAuliffe 'quietly' mounting another run; Baltimore bids farewell to Schaefer; Teen arrested in zoo stabbing; Redskins' Snyder still suing; College Park flush in speed-camera cash; Va. State Police 'crippled' by computer, e-mail problems. Published April 26 2011
Schaefer farewell ceremonies begin in Annapolis; Montgomery Co. to name new schools chief; Va. lawmakers return to future of redistricting maps; Major delays expected for New York Ave. commuters; D.C. holds special city council election; Police investigate overnight homicides in D.C. and P.G. County; Snake caused major Easter outage. Published April 25 2011
The D.C. council has proposed a "jock tax" on professional athletes who live outside the city but play their games in the District. Published April 24 2011
More people in the District, Maryland and Virginia are running out of gas this year than last year — a problem AAA Mid-Atlantic is attributing to the soaring price of fuel in our area. Published April 21 2011
Va. rules faith-based groups not required to allow gays to adopt; Airports authority closes debate on which Dulles Metrorail station to build; Schaefer memorial delays bill signings; More charges related to mass S. Capitol Street shootings; Feds: MoCo must participate in deportation program; Biden blamed for missed MARC train; O'Malley to Asia Published April 21 2011
D.C. considers "jock tax" for non-city residents such as Ovechkin; Details of Schaefer farewell, tearful goodbyes; Final ICC piece in place; Republican Jeff Frederick returns to Va. politics; Cuccinelli sees Supreme Court delay as a good sign Published April 20 2011
Excerpts from real cases recently dismissed from U.S. District Court in the District Published April 19 2011
Iconic Md. politician Schaefer dies at 89; Va. Rep. Wolf opposes pricier Dulles Metro stop; Flood watch until noon; 3 people plunge from Bay Bridge; D.C. youth corrections officer beaten; Va. death toll from storms now at 6; Huguely murder trial set for Feb.; Md. hires firm for Grasmick replacement; D.C. hearings on Brown's campaign finances under way; Congress slashes D.C. arts funding. Published April 19 2011
Monday morning came and went with no word from the U.S. Supreme Court on whether it will grant Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli's request to fast-track Virginia's legal challenge to federal health care reform. Published April 18 2011
Md. disabled get only a cut of booze tax; Lululemon suspect had no violent past; McDonnell gets Metro board seat; Saturday storm impacted Va. nuclear plant; Gray tries to sustain momentum; D.C. bill could create first real Gray-council face-off. Published April 18 2011
The District's mayor was arrested last week for protesting congressional meddling in city affairs. Published April 17 2011
'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America
