Ex-cop convicted of trying to help ISIS seeks reduced sentence

Lawyers for ex-D.C. Metrorail officer say he's "66.6 percent less guilty" after 2 of 3 counts against him were thrown out

• Jun 21, 2019

D.C. statehood gets boost from House Dems and 2020 contenders

The House is considering H.R. 51, which would make the nation's capital the 51st state

• Jun 21, 2019

Superman building among America's most endangered places

Nashville's Music Row and the National Mall Tidal Basin are among those at risk

• May 30, 2019

Man sets himself on fire near White House, Secret Service says

Firefighters managed to extinguish the fire and an unidentified adult male was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries

• May 29, 2019

Honor student killed in Washington, D.C. weekend violence

The deadly Memorial Day weekend comes amid amid increasing concern about violence in D.C.

• May 28, 2019

Ex-Mossad chief: Cyber attacks pose biggest threat to free world

On "Intelligence Matters" this week, Tamir Pardo told CBS senior national security contributor Michael Morell that cyber attacks are a "soft and silent nuclear weapon"

• May 22, 2019

Spy Museum to offer new look into world of espionage

The International Spy Museum is reopening in a new $160 million building at a new location in Washington, D.C.

• May 8, 2019

Georgetown students hope slavery reparations vote sets "precedent"

But opponents argue the effort to unchain Georgetown's past takes liberty from today's students

• Apr 12, 2019

D.C.'s Tidal Basin faces uncertain future

About a million-and-half people visit the nation's capital every March and April to see the cherry blossoms in bloom. Now their natural beauty faces a new threat, which could cost hundreds of millions of dollars to fix. Jan Crawford reports.

• Apr 9, 2019
• 02:36

Pope Francis names next head of sex-scandal-hit D.C. archdiocese

Pope Francis taps Archbishop Wilton Gregory to head the powerful, but scandal-battered Washington D.C. archdiocese

• Apr 4, 2019

Inside the revamped Smithsonian dino exhibit

The dinosaurs inside the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History have been hiding for nearly five years while the Dinosaur Hall is renovated. But now those fossils are coming out of storage before the exhibit is reopened in Washington later this year. Chip Reid offers a sneak peek of the renovated space.

• Mar 19, 2019
• 03:40

Venezuelan opposition seizes 3 offices in U.S.

Representatives of National Assembly President Juan Guaidó, who has been recognized by the U.S. and more than four dozen countries as Venezuela's legitimate leader, said they took control of three diplomatic offices in Washington and New York that were formerly operated by the government of President Nicolás Maduro. CBS News State Department Christina Ruffini joins CBSN with analysis.

• Mar 18, 2019
• 02:50

Supreme Court agrees to hear D.C. sniper case

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider Virginia's plea to reinstate the life-without-parole sentence of a man who as a teenager participated in sniper shootings that terrorized the Washington, D.C., region in 2002. Lee Boyd Malvo was 17 when he and John Allen Muhammad fatally shot 10 people in Maryland, Virginia and Washington. Ilya Shapiro, director of the Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano for analysis.

• Mar 18, 2019
• 05:26

Supreme Court will review D.C. sniper's life sentence

Lee Boyd Malvo will have his life sentence reviewed by the Supreme Court this fall

• Mar 18, 2019

Washington Wizards senior dance team doesn't accept "boundaries of age"

The dance team Wizdom (you have to be at least 50 to join) is showing fans you are only as old as you feel

• Mar 18, 2019

Washington, D.C., restaurant feeds the homeless

A restaurant owner is Washington, D.C., is feeding people for free. No judgement. No questions. If you can't pay, it's OK. Nikole Killion reports.

• Mar 3, 2019
• 02:04

Trump & Kim Jong Un meet at Vietnam summit

President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have officially kicked off their second summit. The president is expected to push for action on denuclearization while Kim will likely demand a drawdown of U.S. troops and seek relief from sanctions. CBSN contributor and Asia Society senior fellow Isaac Stone Fish and CBS News contributor and North Korea analyst Duyeon Kim join CBSN with a look at the summit's significance.

• Feb 27, 2019
• 11:37

Bystanders surprised as "Handmaid's Tale" films in D.C.

June is headed to the capital

• Feb 15, 2019

How "nimble" Coast Guard helicopters intercept threats in D.C. sky

We spent an afternoon riding with Blackjack unit that responds at a moment's notice

• Feb 15, 2019

Agile Coast Guard unit that protects D.C. sky

The airspace above Washington, D.C., and the surrounding area is the most restricted in the U.S. The U.S. Coast Guard is responsible for intercepting any potential threats that may appear in the sky. Only on "CBS This Morning," we spent an afternoon riding with the unit that responds at a moment's notice to protect the D.C. airspace. Jeff Pegues reports.

• Feb 15, 2019
• 04:34

New Jersey increases minimum wage

New Jersey became the latest state on Monday to boost its hourly minimum wage to $15 after Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law a measure phasing in the higher rate over five years.

• Feb 4, 2019
• 00:25

Roger Stone pleads not guilty

The president's longtime associate, through his attorney, entered a not guilty plea to charges of obstructing justice, lying to Congress and witness tampering

• Jan 29, 2019

Deadly weekend in D.C. amid increase in homicides

The nation's capital saw a 38 percent increase in murders from 2017 to 2018

• Jan 28, 2019

Thousands of Virginia teachers protest low pay

Hundreds of teachers and supporters from around the state marched and rallied at the state Capitol on Monday

• Jan 28, 2019

Reporter's Notebook: "10 Year Challenge"

We're taking on the "10 Year Challenge" in John Dickerson's latest Reporter's Notebook. A lot can happen in a decade. But when we think about our lives a decade ago, there is more to ponder than simply how we used to look, and what we used to wear.

• Jan 18, 2019
• 02:36

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