Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) told reporters Tuesday that the reason the D.C. House Voting Rights Act has not been brought to the floor for a vote is because local D.C. political leaders have yet to come to a consensus on a controversial handgun amendment that remains...

Photo by ElliotVaughnRichter Good morning, Washington. Well, it looks like Scott Brown has won the special election in Massachusetts , knocking the Democrats’ majority in the Senate down to 59 seats. Exactly what this means for health care reform and President Obama’s larger legislative...

Photo by christaki The Washington Post reports that President Barack Obama will make a rare appearance at a church somewhere in the District this morning, though the White House isn’t saying where. This will be only his second appearance at a local house of prayer since the inauguration. Like...

Photo by fromcaliw/love Michael Calderone reports that the Washington Post has instituted a new set of guidelines for conferences and live events following the whole ’salon’ flap from last year. The Sexist’s “A Groping Victim’s Guide to D.C.” : bookmark it. WTOP covers...

Photo by cmoaknd Looking back on my end-of-the-year reviews of the D.C. voting rights movement from 2006 and 2007 , there was a trend in my thinking on the issue and the progress it was making — I always assumed the coming year would be the one. That held for 2009. With a Democratic president...

Then President-elect Barack Obama eats with D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty at Ben’s Chili Bowl on Jan. 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) It was a year ago today that District residents awoke — likely groggy from the celebrations the night before — to a new president-elect. Barack Obama...

Two years have passed since we last saw Portuguese vocalist Mariza , who delivered a memorable performance at the Music Center at Strathmore . The Queen of Fado , as Mariza is known, will be performing this Sunday evening at the Lisner Auditorium . She is the world’s most prominent exponent of...

Two Prince William County teens who were found dead in a Triangle, Va. home on Monday died as the result of a suicide pact, the Post is reporting . Police say they may never know what prompted to Desiree Patrick, 17, and Quirinius Williams, 18, to kill themselves together, but theseWashington DC from...

Photo by e.phelps A group of local architects have developed “an audacious proposal” that “essentially calls for bringing Paris, mansard, Seine and all, to the Capital of the United States.” [ Greater Greater Washington ] The View 14 development at 14th and Florida NW will finally...

Photo by stacyviera In news that has no doubt absorbed several productive hours of your day, known jackass Kanye West was declared ( declurred ) a jackass by the POTUS. President Obama, who knows from jackasses , deployed the full authority of the White House to the aid of suddenly consequential twang...