Humeyra Pamuk is a senior foreign policy correspondent based in Washington DC. She covers the U.S. State Department, regularly traveling with U.S. Secretary of State. During her 20 years with ...

Her reporting took her to El Salvador during the civil war, Eastern Africa and Russia ... National Black Journalists Hall of Fame in Washington, DC. In 2015, she was awarded the prestigious ...

What did the Civil War do to railroading? The changes were rapid, profound, lasting, and formed the real basis of truly ...

According to U.N. estimates, the city is home to about 600,000 people, many of whom fled the capital or other cities during the years of war ... by residents. The Civil Aviation Authority ...

Each year, we publish a special issue featuring the 500 most influential people in Washington ... civil-rights groups. Education: Howard University; Harvard Law; Georgetown Law. First job: Law clerk ...

Congressman Tom Moore reveals a fascinating secret tucked inside the U.S. Capitol — the Lincoln Room. Once a quiet spot where President Abraham Lincoln sat reading by the fireplace during his time in ...

Their immediate goal was to loot the town’s stores — stealing chickens, boots, hats, shoes, tobacco, biscuits, and whatever ...

The number of Washington ... fastest in the suburbs of DC, where many federal workers live. Homes for sale in Alexandria, Virginia, jumped nearly 41% year-over-year during the four weeks ending ...

An outspoken supporter of the rights of African Americans is being remembered for his courage on a new Civil War Trails sign ...

Viral video just posted by a US rep shows a secret tunnel nestled under the floorboards of the US Capitol that, according to ...

A plurality of Americans who responded to the Economist/YouGov survey said the country is more politically unstable now than during the Great Depression or the Civil War, the poll found.

A federal court ruled that the congressional district map drawn by the Alabama legislature ... mandated two majority-black districts under the Civil Rights Act. A three-judge panel on the U.S ...