A Marylander is leading the U.S. Senate fight for D.C. statehood even as the state vies with Washington to be the future home ...

Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac from D.C., will fly drones as a safety measure on Inauguration Day.

Of course, if you want to see a panda this week, you must be a National Zoo member. But anyone can grab their free pass to visit the National Zoo once the pandas make their public debut on Jan. 24.