Photos of the Year, So Far: 186 Days Into a New Washington
JANUARY 26: President Donald Trump shakes hands with Speaker of the House Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., as he arrives on stage while Vice President Mike Pence looks on, at the GOP Congressional retreat in Philadelphia. House and Senate Republicans held their retreat there through Friday in Philadelphia. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Pool) BY BILL CLARK and TOM WILLIAMS2017 is now more than halfway complete. That's right, this weekend was the six-month mark on a year that’s brought a great deal of change t..>> view originalWhat home buyers can get for $800000
The $800,000 house is nearly an extinct species in the D.C.-area housing market. Once the typical price of a home for a move-up buyer, an $800,000 house is about as rare as a three-car garage in Dupont Circle. “The move-up market is hurting right now because there is not a lot there,” said Bonnie Casper, a Long & Foster agent and past president of the Maryland Association of Realtors. “Demand has outstripped supply.” Where have all the $800,000 homes gone? Some of them have become $1 million h..>> view originalBill pending in DC council would slightly diminish tenant rights
D.C. Council member Anita Bonds addresses the crowd at the More For Housing Now rally at the Foundry United Methodist Church in March. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post) By Benny L. Kass By Benny L. Kass July 6 at 7:30 AM TOPA — the Tenants Opportunity to Purchase Act — has been around in the District since 1980. It has probably generated more litigation than any other law enacted by the D.C. Council. It is loved by tenants who call it “capitalism” and hated by landlords who call..>> view originalRep. Scalise is readmitted to MedStar Intensive Care as doctors ...
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) meets with his senior staff before a congressional vote in September 2014. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who was wounded by a gunman in Alexandria last month, was readmitted to MedStar Washington’s Intensive Care Unit on Wednesday, said officials from the hospital and his congressional office. The hospital tweeted a brief statement late Wednesday explaining that the Louisiana Republican was listed in serious..>> view originalWhat Rob Kardashian did to Blac Chyna could be 'revenge porn ...
Model Blac Chyna, left, and her ex-fiancee, Rob Kardashian (AP). Rob Kardashian started his Wednesday morning with a sharp-tongued social media attack directed at Blac Chyna, his model ex-fiancee, the mother of his baby and a regular punching bag for his reality TV star family. In a series of posts on Instagram and Twitter, Kardashian accused Chyna of infidelity and drug use and claimed she was exploiting him financially. He called her a cheater, a fraud and a “crazy person” and posted a vid..>> view originalNationals, Mets postponed in Washington due to rain
The scoreboard indicates that the baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the New York Mets has been postponed due to inclement weather, Wednesday, July 5, 2017, in Washington. (Nick Wass/Associated Press) By Brian McNally | AP By Brian McNally | AP July 5 at 10:45 PM WASHINGTON — Washington Nationals manager Dusty Baker got a hand in his attempt to give his top players at least one day off per week during a grueling stretch of 41 games in 43 days. Baker rested everybody We..>> view originalHobby Lobby fined $3 million for artifacts smuggled from Iraq
The arts-and-crafts retailer Hobby Lobby has agreed to pay a $3 million fine for illegally importing thousands of ancient clay artifacts smuggled into the United States from Iraq, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. In addition to the fine, Hobby Lobby will forfeit thousands of clay bullae, cuneiform tablets and cylinder seals that were falsely labeled and shipped to the company through the United Arab Emirates and Israel, according to a civil complaint and settlement agreement in the U.S. Dist..>> view originalThe Bronx mourns a 'good cop,' a neighbor and mother of three
New York City police officer Miosotis Familia was shot and killed on July 5 when she was sitting in a marked command vehicle in the Bronx, authorities said. The NYPD called the incident an "unprovoked attack." (The Washington Post) Miosotis Familia spent late nights keeping a careful watch over a Bronx neighborhood beset by gang violence, including a triple shooting just months ago. But the dangers of the job did not daunt the 12-year veteran of the New York Police Department, a 48-year-o..>> view originalWashington has become the capital of political dissent
Protesters gather for the Women's March on Washington on Jan. 21. (Amanda Voisard/For the Washington Post) One out of every three Washingtonians has marched in protest against President Trump or his policies at least once since January, making the District of Columbia the capital of national dissent, a new Washington Post poll finds. But a clear racial divide exists among those who have attended the demonstrations since Trump took office, starting with the Women’s March on Washington the..>> view originalIn Poland, Trump reaffirms commitment to NATO, chides Russia
President Trump delivered remarks on July 6 from Krasinski Square in Warsaw. (The Washington Post) WARSAW — President Trump reaffirmed the United States' commitment to a collective-security pact with European allies and criticized Russia for “destabilizing activities” during a speech here Thursday in a public square in Poland's capital. Addressing a friendly crowd, Trump heaped effusive praise on Poland as he made the case for defending Western civilization against challenges posed by “ra..>> view original
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