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The U.S. House of Representatives voted 258 to 176 to begin an impeachment inquiry into President Bill Clinton.

One day before the Maryland primary, Republican presidential candidate Governor John Kasich (R-OH) spoke at a town hall meeting in Rockville. Former Representative Connie Morella (R-MD) intr…

Cokie Roberts talked to guests and made informal remarks at a book party for the release of her book, Capital Dames.

Former Representative Connie Morella (R-MD) talked about Congress and the Republican Party. Students from the Washington Center, George Mason University in Virginia, and Purdue University in…

Panelists talked about the factors contributing to the state of the economy, and the role of government, the private sector and academia in creating jobs. They also looked at the impact of p…

Margaret Hamburg and Representative Connie Morella spoke about challenges women faced in government and elected office. Both talked about the changes in society that mades upward mobility fo…

Former members of Congress gathered on the House floor to present Former Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) a distinguished service award. Representative Wasserman-Schultz accepted the…

As part of the prelude to the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation hosted the Women Who Dare to Dream Luncheon …

Ray Smock, Former historian of the U.S. House of Representatives, led a discussion with former members of congress about making their personal congressional papers publicly available. Two ye…

Ruth Kluger discussed her memoir Still Alive: A Holocaust Girlhood Remembered, published by The Feminist Press, with Joan Ringelheim. They talked about her childhood in Nazi-occupied Vienna,…

Ceremony to formally unveil the statue of three suffragists, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott and Susan B. Anthony. Songs from the suffrage era and patriotic songs were sung by the West…

At a book party, Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) spoke briefly about his political memoir Square Peg: Confessions of a Citizen-Senator, published by Basic Books. He also signed books for senators…

In a radio studio, the candidates debated many issues, including partisanship, prescription drugs, taxes, Israel, and traffic congestion. Mr. Plotkin moderated the debate. The candidates res…

The House considered several bills under suspension of the rules.

Witnesses testified about emergency preparedness in the District of Columbia and the Washington metropolitan area. Among the issues they addressed were responses to terrorist attacks on Sept…