It's still not entirely clear what caused I-5 bridge over the Skagit River in Washington to collapse Thursday night. What is clear is that, if the state had needed to repair it, getting federal money to do so would be an uphill climb.
Late Thursday, a bridge over the Skagit River north of Seattle collapsed, taking at least two cars (and the people inside them) with it. They both survived, but it's the infrastructure conversation all over again. Get ready to talk about "functionally obsolete."
Buddhism, apparently, is blowing up in the Beltway. Or rather, meditation is.
So everyone in D.C. is likely still in bed, or throwing back two Tylenol and heading out for brunch right now. Our main concern is what happened at the White House Correspondents' Dinner after parties, where the drinks flowed and some of the most and least powerful people in the world rubbed shoulders (among other things) late into the night.
The Snowquester — a.k.a. "Saturn" — is finally upon us. While the storm has already begun hitting portions of Virginia, it hasn't really dumped much on Washington. (Yet.) The effect is a bit disconcerting for those expecting a dramatic weather event.
One school district in Washington is looking to put a copyright on everything created by their employees or students, which means they would own new lesson plans, an app created in a computer science class, or even just your everyday homework.
It was cold in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, but that didn't stop thousands of people from participating in a gun control march on the Capital.
Michelle Obama's new bangs will not make an entire city fashionable, but there remains hope, amidst the inaugural-ball scramble, that other people can. Hope!
Despite the Justice Department getting ready to enforce and the Senate ready for a hearing, it's a little funny that legalization really could spread the way dorm room stoners always imagined: states will figure out they can make lots of money taxing weed.
Public universities and colleges in the two suddenly pro-pot states, despite this month's successful ballot measures, intend to keep enforcing anti-pot policies on their campuses — for now.
While you were watching to see whether Romney or Obama won Ohio, both Colorado and Washington legalized marijuana for recreational use on Tuesday.
At a fundraiser this weekend, John Koster, the Republican candidate for Washington's first congressional district, was asked by what appears to be a tracker whether he would ever support abortion. Warning: This is not the weirdest thing a Republican has said about rape this year, or even this month.
If you are confused by a bunch of political reporters are making a big deal about deceased former President Theodore Roosevelt 'winning' something today, know you are not alone. Just know Teddy's win today is a bigger deal than you think.
Here's a new twist on the panopticon: Authorities in southern Maryland are installing cameras to monitor the cameras monitoring auto traffic.
A Washington man was arrested on Tuesday for threatening President Obama in emails sent to the F.B.I. When Secret Service agents went to his house to arrest him, he charged at them with a shotgun in hand.
Some believe you should not date someone you work with. Charles Schumer is not one of those people. Instead, Schumer is a notorious matchmaker with a record of proven success in Washington. 12 'Schumer marriages' have come out of his office.
With its egghead wonks and buttoned-down lobbyists, Washington, D.C. has practically nothing in common with the retro-cool youth retirement community known as Portland, Oregon: Until now.
After Groupon said it did not put a Washington, D.C. waffle-maker out of business, the waffle-maker has done a line-by-line take down of that very suggestion, putting the two in a he-said, she-said standoff.
If ever there was evidence of a higher education bubble, it's the promulgation of college courses and scholarly research devoted to the study of Stephen Colbert.
CBS DC is inexplicably shocked that Attorney General Eric Holder bored a good portion of the 700 kids who saw him speak at the Boys and Girls Club in Washington Tuesday, lulling the kids to sleep.
Washington people are very excited by reporter Marc Ambinder's claim that there is a whole lot of secret sex going on in the city.
A new report came out today bestowing Washington, D.C. with the distinction as the number one city for the "well-being" of women. As women who live in this city, we debate that point.
For stand-up comedians, pulling off a successful stint at the White House Correspondents' Dinner is an uphill battle.
It's weird that the emerging consensus on HBO's Veep is that it's unenjoyable because it's not realistic, and it's not realistic because it's too cynical, given that the meme for the last two or 20 years has been that Washington is broken.
All these reporters were haters about Newt Gingrich's vision for a moon colony, and now they're tweeting about the space shuttle like nerdy NASA-cap wearing third graders.
The first step to recovery is acceptance and finally, official Washington is ready to come to grips with reality: It's addicted to the BlackBerry.
Who was that adorable child sitting next to usually-called-"boyish"-but-elderly-by-comparison Sen. Marco Rubio on Fox News Monday?
A group of skiers were swept down a pass in the Cascade Mountains on Sunday, killing three and leaving others buried in the snow before being rescued.
Washington's Gov. Chris Gregoire signed a gay marriage bill into law at a ceremony Monday, meaning same-sex couples will likely be able to get married there beginning June 7.
With California's Prop 8 being struck down in court and Washington state's House of Representatives voting to legalize gay marriage yesterday, it's been a pretty good week on the same-sex equality front.
The state Senate in Washington passed a bill on Wednesday night that puts the Evergreen State on a course to becoming the seventh state in the country to legalize gay marriage.
Governor Chris Gregoire issued a commanding statement Wednesday about his plans to introduce a bill to legalize gay marriage in the state next week.
Few politicians, their aides, think-tankers, and journalists can resist the lucrative side-job
Rezwan Ferdaus thought he was plotting with al Qaeda, but it was really the FBI
Damage from the August quake will keep the the Washington Monument closed
Fishbowl DC's Betsy Rothstein thinks Ana Marie Cox's career is lacking
Announces Ohio redistricting has spared his seat
A firm representing one of the most loathed professions is trying to rehabilitate its image
The only way to confirm them is if they actually happen
People want to believe we could get our very own leaning tower, but it seems unlikely
The younger husband of Viola Drath may have given himself away to police early on
The widening gap between the parties' economic visions offers little encouragement
The Hill's annual list of the most comely political creatures in D.C.
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