LGBT rights page disappears from White House web site

Several social issues disappeared from the WhiteHouse.gov site Friday, including a page dedicated to LGBT rights.

D.C. police: 217 people arrested during protests

Protests in Washington during President Trump’s inaugural festivities have led to at least 217 arrests, interim D.C. police ...
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The District

The building’s tower, offering sweeping city views, is closed to the public as the effort to shrink the federal footprint in D.C. is underway. Stephanie Clemans wants answers about why it took nearly ...

Cabinet nominees huddle with Omarosa

Omarosa Manigault, who gained celebrity status after her turn on “The Apprentice,” is one of the more recognizable celebrity faces in Trump’s inner political circle. She has been tapped by the ...
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Dancing marchers crash Bikers for Trump event

For about two hours, Bikers for Trump blared twangy southern rock from a stage near Judiciary Square, showing support for the new president as participants in the Women’s March made their way back ...
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Virginia Republicans rise from the ashes while Democrats ponder what went wrong

RICHMOND — Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke) watched Tuesday’s election returns with a familiar sinking feeling. As Republicans racked up big wins around Virginia, Rasoul realized his district in Roanoke ...
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‘Nobody needs another pink hat’: Why the Women’s March is struggling for relevance

One day after President Trump’s inaugural parade wound its way through the District, hundreds of thousands of women poured into the city from across the country, carrying signs, pink knitted hats, and ...
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Plastic barriers protected bus drivers from assaults. Now they shield them from the coronavirus.

Transit agencies across the Washington region are in the final stretch of retrofitting buses with plastic barriers near the fare boxes to protect drivers from coronavirus exposure — a final step ...
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She’s a fighter pilot who saw a UFO. For real.

She picked up the kids after finishing her last call at work — there was some whining in the back seat — and raced to her home near Annapolis for family dinnertime. In between, she answered questions ...
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A year after D.C. passed its controversial assisted suicide law, not a single patient has used it

Mary Klein, center, speaks at a news conference to urge city officials to educate doctors about the city’s “Death with Dignity” law and to ease barriers for doctors to sign up. Klein, a 70-year-old ...
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Virginia’s ‘dangerously’ full and short-staffed mental hospitals seek federal funds

Virginia’s state mental hospitals are “dangerously” full, and staffing shortages are leaving facilities “overwhelmed” — a long-standing problem that has been exacerbated by the pandemic, according to ...
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District’s food insecurity rate estimated to be 16 percent, up from 10.6 percent before pandemic

The District’s food insecurity rate is estimated to be at least 16 percent this year, up from 10.6 percent before the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report by the D.C. Office of Planning ...