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The Endless August Recess | The New Yorker

Within the canine days of August in Washington, D.C., with Congress off on its district-work length, the Area nonetheless convenes biweekly pro-forma periods, by which a handful of straggler representatives create in entrance of an blank chamber. Once I watched one spread on a contemporary morning, the Speaker professional tempore presided over the commonplace studying […]

Giant panda cam livestream: Watch Bao Li and Qing Bao make their National Zoo debut in D.C.

There’s panda-monium in Washington, D.C., and we aren’t talking politics. Two giant pandas are making their public debut at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo on Friday, January 24, giving the nation’s capital some much-needed levity. Here’s everything you should know about Bao Li and Qing Bao: “Panda diplomacy” in the United States Before Bao Li and […]

These notable inaugurations weren't held at the US Capitol. Here's why

(NEXSTAR) – For decades, Americans have gathered at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. to watch the inauguration of the incoming president, but there are some noteworthy exceptions. While the first and second inaugurations of President George Washington were held outside of Washington D.C., they were still held in the nation’s capital, which was in […]