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From a community divided by xenophobic chants, Griff Witte explains what the president’s rhetoric can do on the ground. Jeff Stein on the aging problem in the U.S. And Andrew Freedman on the record-breaking number of fires in the Amazon.

The region is home to some of the wettest land on earth, soaked in more than 400 inches of rain each year. So how can it burn? And why are wildfires — blazes that spewed so much smoke this week that they turned the Sao Paulo day into night — growing?

The panel is in the middle of a budget battle between Gov. Hogan and the Democratic-controlled legislature.

After pressure from Capitol Hill, the Trump administration backed off a plan that drew criticism from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers.

Clifton Townsend Jr., 60, faces four felony counts in Loudoun County case.

A new poll suggests House Democrats pursuing an impeachment inquiry will have to simultaneously build their case against Trump and for the American people.

Domestic workers in Washington are trying to change a law that experts consider a vestige of slavery.

Drivers in the Washington area spend 102 hours each year in traffic delays.

House Democrats face internal divisions over whether they could have moved faster to secure the president's financial records.

The Arlington theater revives one of Stephen Sondheim’s most daring musicals.

Last week, company shares tumbled 36 percent after the CEO said had been assisting federal authorities for years.

The religious roots of the president’s remarks about “great disloyalty.”

Scientists point to three main reasons – each the result of human activity.

Here are the best snacks for dinner.

As a sprawling national opioid trial looms, they say babies who suffer withdrawal after birth need money earmarked to monitor their health.

Between the TV cameras, autograph hounds and even parents, everyone wants the attention of the kids at the Little League World Series.

The case is part of an escalating fight between Trump and congressional Democrats over the president’s financial records. Here's what you need to know.

Everything you need to get ready for your fantasy draft.

Twelve of the country's largest telephone companies on Thursday pledged to implement new technology that would spot and block robocalls while helping law enforcement officials track down criminals, part of an agreement brokered between the industry and 51…

Twelve of the country's largest telephone companies on Thursday pledged to implement new technology that would spot and block robocalls while helping law enforcement officials track down criminals, part of an agreement brokered between the industry and 51…

He was indicted by a grand jury earlier this month.

A Japanese temple has settled on a new plan for connecting with the masses, one that channels ancient wisdom through the technology of the future.

Kimball had launched Milk Street not long after his departure from ATK.

Sanders, a frequent guest on Fox while in government, is said to be considering a run for governor of Arkansas.

In fictional ‘Borgen’ as in real life, Greenland plays the geopolitical pawn. That was true before President Trump.

After almost two decades of war, the Afghan insurgent group refuses to accept the key motivation of the 2001 U.S. invasion.

Joseph McLoone was charged with counts that include felony theft, for diverting donations and misappropriating parishioners' fees.

Joseph McLoone was charged with counts that include felony theft, for diverting donations and misappropriating parishioners' fees.

The company provides digital profiling tools to the federal government as it carries out President Trump’s increasingly controversial immigration policies.