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Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., ranking Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, holds up a sheet detailing IRS conference spending as he makes opening remarks on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Thursday, June 6, 2013, during the committee's hearing regarding IRS conference spending.

Rep. Ted Poe speaks during a press conference held by the House Immigration Reform Caucus at the U.S. Capitol June 12, 2013 in Washington, DC.

A Chinese government official is facing accusations of supporting a mistress with extravagant spending beyond his modest salary, in the latest sex scandal to hit the ruling Communist Party.

Sky Sitney, longtime director of AFI Docs is pictured at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring.

Cruise right up the Potomac River from the Chesapeake Bay while on a crewed yacht charter along the mid Atlantic coast of the United States and dock right next to many of the "must see" highlights of the nation's capitol, Washington DC.

WASHINGTON , June 18, 2013 - A basement level venue like the U Street Music Hall proved to be the perfect place for the Hush Sound to perform their unique brand of swirling, piano-driven indie rock.

Police intervened in a recent contentious meeting over the fate of Barry Farm, one of D.C.'s not-so-gentrifying neighborhoods.

TTR Sotheby's International Realty has listed for sale a mansion along the Potomac River that was once owned by George Washington, The Washington Post reports.

One man is dead and another is hospitalized following an attempted murder-suicide involving family members early Monday in northwest Washington.

President Obama's job approval ratings, though tepid and declining, appear to be good enough to keep him from becoming a lame duck.

TheDC's Alex Pappas reveals yet another example of this: "Believe it or not, but in the age of tea party disgust with Washington politicians, Congress is actually still quite popular.

Travelers may notice more motorcycle and scooter traffic Monday. It's the annual Ride to Work Day .

Residents of the Eckington neighborhood in Northeast Washington gathered Monday evening on the nearby Metropolitan Branch Trail to figure out how to reduce crime on the path.

Are Americans becoming more libertarian on cultural issues? I see evidence that they are, in poll findings and election results on three unrelated issues -- marijuana legalization, same-sex marriage and gun rights.

Every Tuesday, the Going Out Gurus highlight the week's best DJs, bands, dance nights and parties.

The Northwest Washington woman who police say was sexually assaulted by a Labor Department attorney suffered such extensive injuries that she required surgery to implant a plate in her face, according to a detective's testimony Monday in D.C. Superior Court.

Throughout the play Becky Shaw , characters travel between Boston, Providence, New York, and Richmond.

Two weeks ago I reported on the $250 million real estate boondoggle by the General Services Administration whereby the GSA is moving the Coast Guard out of an existing, below-market lease at the cost to taxpayers of $250 million dollars.

A member of Congress asks the director of national intelligence if the National Security Agency collects data on millions of Americans.

In this May 23, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama talks about national security, at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington.