Amtrak is gearing up to accommodate travelers heading to Washington, D.C., for the U.S. presidential inauguration on Monday, Jan. 20. With large crowds anticipated, officials are urging customers to book tickets early to secure seats and avoid travel disruptions.

Blame large-scale weather patterns for this storm track, which National Weather Service meteorologist Zack Taylor calls "not totally unusual."

It calls for an enhanced degree of high-level coordination among D.C. officials, the FBI, Secret Service, Capitol Police and Washington’s National Guard contingent. “The Washington ...

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was honored with the pageantry of a funeral in the nation’s capital. Thursday’s events conclude six days of national funeral rites for the 39th president who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100.

The Boston-based real estate investment ... in Virginia in addition to a handful of D.C. offices, acquired 725 12th, one of the tallest properties in Washington at 199 feet, in December from ...

The Jan. 20 swearing-in caps a two-week stretch of national special security events — occasions of the highest national significance that get a boost in federal funding and are led by the US Secret Service.

Jimmy Carter is being honored Thursday with funeral services in Washington, D.C., and his hometown of Plains, Georgia.