EARLYBIRD: HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE WEB
Virginia teen charged with reckless driving in fatal skateboarding accident
A 17-year-old Washington-Lee High School student was charged with reckless driving Tuesday in relation to a skateboarding accident that left his friend and ...
Pentagon says women in all combat units by 2016
The Pentagon unveiled plans Tuesday for fully integrating women into front-line and special combat roles, including elite forces such as Army Rangers and Navy ...
7 things we learned about Obama
As his popularity has dropped to 45%, the lowest in a year and a half, President Barack Obama talked with PBS' Charlie Rose.
Obama and Putin Signal a More Businesslike Path
At a joint appearance on the sidelines of the Group of 8 meeting, there was tension but also common ground, to the chagrin of human rights advocates.
The Caucus: Biden Touts White House Progress on Guns
Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. resumed the White House campaign for gun control on Tuesday by reporting on executive action taken unilaterally by the ...
Rep. Elijah Cummings releases a full IRS interview transcript
The House Oversight Committee’s top Democrat on Tuesday released the full transcript of a congressional interview that he said “debunks conspiracy theories” ...
D.C. Labor Department lawyer facing sex-abuse charge commits suicide in jail
A Department of Labor attorney charged with assaulting a co-worker in a violent attack at her Northwest home was found dead at the D.C. jail early Tuesday — ...
N.S.A. Chief Says Surveillance Has Stopped Dozens of Plots
Gen. Keith B. Alexander said on Tuesday that American surveillance had helped prevent “potential terrorist events over 50 times since 9/11.”
Boehner Says He Won’t Push Through an Immigration Bill
The speaker will not bring an overhaul measure to the House floor for a vote unless it has the support of a majority of Republicans.
D.C. man dead after shooting family member in attempted murder-suicide
A man shot and injured a family member and fatally shot himself Tuesday morning in the Northwest D.C. Petworth neighborhood. The shooting happened around 6 ...
No Furloughs at Customs and Border Patrol
Uncharted Financial Waters at Defense
Postal Service Eyes Cuba
Should Leaders Ever Lie?
Unions: Efficiency Board Is 'Offensive,' 'Unwise'
Tangherlini as GSA's Mr. Fix-It?
