White House Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra has returned to his post after being placed on leave following a corruption scandal in his former office, but the reinstatement comes amid reports of his guilty plea to a theft charge roughly 13 years ago. Published March 18, 2009
SharesPresident Barack Obama's pick for federal chief information officer is on leave from his position following a raid by federal agents of his former offices and the arrest of two men in connection with a D.C. government corruption scandal. Published March 12, 2009
SharesThe $410 billion spending bill signed by President Obama Wednesday includes $59 million to help the District, Maryland and Virginia pay for expenses related to the new president's January inaugural fete. Published March 12, 2009
SharesUPDATED: The decades-long effort to bring Metrorail service to Washington Dulles International Airport reached a major milestone Tuesday when officials finalized a deal for $900 million in federal funding. Published March 10, 2009
SharesVirginia officials and the U.S. Department of Transportation Tuesday will participate in a ceremony sealing the approval of $900 million in federal funding for a long-awaited rail line to Washington Dulles International Airport. Published March 9, 2009
SharesWashington-area lawyers disagree on whether the evidence disclosed by officials so far against Chandra Levy murder suspect Ingmar Guandique presents a significant challenge to prosecutors hoping to close the District's most notorious cold case. Published March 9, 2009
SharesA longtime conservative tagged as part of the Republicans Party's "vast right-wing conspiracy" is plunging into the newly blue pool of Virginia politics. Published March 8, 2009
SharesUPDATED: D.C. officials filed an arrest warrant Tuesday naming suspect Ingmar Guandique and revealing evidence about two possible accomplices involved in the city's most notorious cold case. Published March 4, 2009
SharesD.C. officials Tuesday said an arrest warrant has been issued for a Salvadoran inmate accused of murdering federal intern Chandra Levy nearly eight years ago, following evidence that includes his reported admissions to committing the crime along with two accomplices and the discovery of a photo of Miss Levy in his jail cell. Published March 4, 2009
SharesD.C. officials Tuesday said an arrest warrant has been issued for a Salvadoran inmate accused of murdering federal intern Chandra Levy nearly eight years ago. Published March 4, 2009
SharesFor the next three years, as many as 15 D.C. residents will enjoy a right denied their neighbors - the right to own recently banned semiautomatic weapons. Published March 3, 2009
SharesThe backlash that threatened to pit Virginia Republican activists against the party lawmakers who voted for a statewide smoking ban appears to be muted - for now. Published March 2, 2009
SharesVirginia lawmakers approved the state's $77 billion budget Saturday evening, assuring an on-time adjournment of the legislative session and returning a spending proposal infused with federal dollars to Gov. Tim Kaine. Published March 1, 2009
SharesVirginia lawmakers continued negotiations late Friday on terms of the state's $77 billion budget, stuck on a small number of issues that could delay an on-time adjournment this weekend. Published February 28, 2009
SharesLegislation expanding the use of Virginia's death penalty is wending its way to the desk of Gov. Tim Kaine. Published February 25, 2009
SharesBuoyed by the election of President Obama and additional Democratic gains in Congress, backers of a bill granting the District full representation in the House perceive Senate action this week as the turning point in a decades-long quest. Published February 23, 2009
SharesVirginia lawmakers Thursday approved legislation creating a partial smoking ban in restaurants and bars, scoring a major victory for Gov. Tim Kaine, a Democrat, and moving to restrict tobacco use in the state that was first in the country to harvest the plant. Published February 20, 2009
SharesVirginia lawmakers Thursday approved legislation creating a partial smoking ban in restaurants and bars, voting to restrict tobacco use in the state that was first in the country to harvest the plant. Published February 19, 2009
SharesVirginia Gov. Tim Kaine said Monday that the state will use money from the federal stimulus package to offset a recent increase in the budget shortfall and prevent further cuts to an already trimmed budget. Published February 17, 2009
SharesVirginia Gov. Tim Kaine said Tuesday that Republicans in the House of Delegates have failed to honor a deal brokered on a bill that would end smoking in restaurants and bars, but declined to say whether he would veto the measure if it makes it to his desk in its current form. Published February 10, 2009
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