by Susan Crabtree — Published May 9, 2013
Top White House aides met with members of Congress Thursday to discuss the growing number of sexual assaults in the military, as well as a legislative solution aimed at cracking down on the attacks.
by Rich Campbell — Published May 9, 2013
Washington's professional football team will be known as the Redskins regardless of whether that name maintains legal trademark protection, team owner Daniel Snyder told USA Today this week.
by Seth McLaughlin — Published May 9, 2013
Handicapping the field of potential 2016 GOP presidential candidates, the political wonks at the University of Virginia's Center for Politics predicted Thursday that Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli will consider a bid if he wins the Old Dominion's gubernatorial race this fall.
by Amanda Comak — Published May 9, 2013
Jayson Werth spent the morning getting an MRI done on his right hamstring and seeing an internist, according to manager Davey Johnson. And the good news for the Nationals was that the early returns on the MRI were clean.
by Stephen Whyno — Published May 9, 2013
Forward still has no timetable to return to game action.
by Stephen Dinan — Published May 9, 2013
Sen. Lindsey Graham sparked gasps at Thursday's immigration hearing when he said the problem with the country's southern border is that people are trying to illegally immigrate from Latin America because they live in "hellholes."
by Stephen Whyno — Published May 9, 2013
Rookie skates on fourth line at Capitals practice Thursday.
by Tom Howell Jr. — Published May 9, 2013
The Obama administration announced Thursday a plan to help uninsured Americans find coverage under the new health care law by offering $150 million to community health centers.
by Stephen Whyno — Published May 9, 2013
The Hershey Bears are out of the Calder Cup Playoffs and the Washington Capitals have a hole in their lineup at forward after an injury to Martin Erat, so the team recalled right wings Tom Wilson and Joey Crabb from its AHL affiliate.
by Stephen Whyno — Published May 9, 2013
Alex Ovechkin is a finalist for the Ted Lindsay Award, given to the NHL's most outstanding player as voted by the members of the NHLPA.
by Jennifer Harper — Published May 9, 2013
"I hope the President will come to Texas ready to take a few notes and learn from one of the most successful states in the nation when it comes to job creation and economic growth," says Sen. John Cornyn.
by Tom Howell Jr. — Published May 9, 2013
Top Republican leaders on Capitol Hill told President Obama on Thursday they will not nominate anyone to serve on a body tasked with finding savings in the Medicare program — a board that was derided by critics as a "death panel" during the debate over health care reform in 2010.
by Seth McLaughlin — Published May 9, 2013
Sen. Tom Coburn said Thursday that the State Department has "real trouble" because of "glaring omission" in the information that it turned over to lawmakers in relation to the attacks in Benghazi that led to the death of a U.S. ambassador and three others at a consulate in Libya.
by Seth McLaughlin — Published May 9, 2013
Six weeks out from the special election, Democrat Rep. Ed Markey holds a 6-point edge over former Navy Seal Gabriel Gomez in the Massachusetts Senate race.
by Amanda Comak — Published May 9, 2013
Washington Nationals right fielder Jayson Werth will go for an MRI on his ailing right hamstring on Thursday, manager Davey Johnson said, but the issue may be connected to a stomach virus that has seemed unrelated to this point.
by Amanda Comak — Published May 9, 2013
Leading the Nationals to a 3-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers, who possess arguably the best lineup in all of baseball, Jordan Zimmermann reaffirmed his emergence as the team's ace on Wednesday night.
by Stephen Whyno — Published May 8, 2013
Capitals left wing hurt when chasing down Derek Stepan on breakaway. He left Game 4 and did not return.
by Amanda Comak — Published May 8, 2013
The Washington Nationals have been getting nothing but good reports on hard-throwing right-hander Christian Garcia, who has been in Viera, Fla., rehabbing a partially torn tendon in his right wrist.
by Stephen Whyno — Published May 8, 2013
Defenseman unexpectedly not playing vs. Capitals in Game 4.
by Susan Crabtree — Published May 8, 2013
President Obama spoke to Prime Minister Netanyahu Wednesday on regional security issues and Middle East peace, the White House said in a terse read-out of the conversation.
