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Editorial: A peaceful transfer of power is the foundation of good government 01/15/2021 05:02am • This weekend, I dropped my daughter at the airport for a return flight to college after a monthlong break. We talked about what she might do if she encountered anyone acting problematically given the tragic and unprecedented actions on Capitol Hill, but I assumed this would be a hypothetical warning Start Planning for Your 2021 RMDs Now 01/15/2021 12:00am • The rules for taking required minimum distributions from IRAs, 401(k)s and other retirement-savings plans have changed significantly in the past few years. The SECURE Act, passed in late 2019, raised the age to start taking the required withdrawals from 70½ to 72. Then the Coronavirus Aid, Relief Bond Market Outlook: Yields Likely to Stay Low in 2021 01/15/2021 12:00am • Market participants and strategists say investors should expect a challenging yield environment this year as the Federal Reserve is expected to keep rates at historically low levels -- likely keeping a lid on the yields of the safest fixed-income investment, U.S. Treasurys. It's possible that income Policing the Police: Germany's Lessons for the U.S. 01/15/2021 12:00am • The pair of images, captured amid the melee that erupted inside the U.S. Capitol last week, are difficult to look at, but not hard to interpret. One photo, shot overhead from the portico, shows a frenzied mob of extremists who support President Donald Trump -- wearing Make America Great Again gear Removing Donald Trump from Social Media Won't Fix America's Subversion Problem 01/15/2021 12:00am • The assault on the U.S. Capitol by an insurrectionist mob has, unsurprisingly, led to the impeachment of President Donald Trump. The violent events of Jan. 6 shocked lawmakers and the public alike, forcing even those members of Congress who had planned to object to the certification of certain stat Man seen holding Confederate flag in Capitol riot arrested 01/14/2021 02:08pm • ▶ Watch Video: Descendant of Robert E. Lee says Confederate flag at the Capitol was "attack on our democracy" Two Delaware men, one of whom was seen in a viral photograph holding a Confederate flag inside the U.S. Capitol during last week's riot, have been arrested on federal charges, 2021 MLK Day of Service events in the DC region 01/14/2021 03:50am • Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a great opportunity to get out of the house and volunteer to benefit the community, in the spirit of the man it honors — but in an unusual time, volunteering has a distinctly digital twist. The list below contains some volunteer opportunities throughout the D.C. ar Promises to work together — but also glaring differences — as unprecedented Md. session begins 01/13/2021 06:09pm • Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City), in his protected space, presides during the first day of the 2021 General Assembly session. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines. This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Mattersâ Joe Biden Should Seek Assistance from Qatar in the Middle East 01/13/2021 12:00am • When Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Jan. 20, he will inherit a Pandora's box of labyrinthine geopolitical conflicts that will test the best intentions of America's diplomats. Nowhere is this truer than in the Middle East -- a region known for its complex regiona No 'credible, detailed' threats to Annapolis, but Hogan says security will be tightened 01/12/2021 09:00pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said that despite FBI warnings of armed demonstrations at state capitols, there are no "credible, detailed threats" in Annapolis. While he's doubled the number of National Guard troops being deployed to D.C. — from 500 to 1,000 — the governor said "we're not going to Maryland task force targets civil justice system's 'systemic failings and inequities' 01/11/2021 04:02pm • It can be challenging for anyone to navigate the legal system when dealing with issues such as evictions, debt, abuse and unemployment. Now, a Maryland task force has identified ways to help marginalized communities better access the state's civil justice system. The Maryland attorney general's C DC Mayor Bowser requests DHS heighten security measures ahead of inauguration 01/11/2021 03:01am • In a letter to Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Chad Wolf, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser requested several measures to limit the chance that the violence seen at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 repeats itself. "Following the unprecedented terrorist attacks on the United States Capito How to File Taxes When You Are Self-Employed 01/11/2021 12:00am • Anyone who starts their own business eventually needs to learn how to file taxes as a self-employed worker. The alternative, not filing taxes and seeing your back taxes bill balloon over the years, isn't pretty. So if you're wondering what you need to do to file your taxes with the IRS successfully US House members may have been exposed to COVID-19 while sheltering from riot 01/10/2021 10:29pm • The U.S. House Office of the Attending Physician is telling members of the U.S. House of Representatives to get tested for COVID-19 after facing possible exposure to the virus while sheltering from Wednesday's riots in the Capitol. In a message sent from the attending physician to House members a Videos show fatal shooting during rampage at the Capitol 01/09/2021 02:26am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force veteran killed during the storming of the Capitol was shot as she began to climb through the broken part of a door leading into an area known as the Speaker's Lobby, videos posted online show. Minutes before the shooting Wednesday, the large crowd of angry pro-Tr