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Reports that the White House has refused to answer any questions about new evidence of the role of Karl Rove, senior aide to President George W. Bush, in leaking the name of an undercover Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer. Earlier statements by the White House that any administration official involved would be fired; Demands by Democrats that the administration provide a full account of any involvement by Rove; Concerns of Republicans about possible effects on Bush's second-term agenda; Comments of Senator Charles E. Schumer, Democrat of New York; Refusal of the White House press secretary, Scott McClellan, to address questions about Rove in news briefings; How new evidence suggests that Rove discussed the CIA officer with a reporter from "Time" magazine without identifying her by name; Background on the criminal investigation into how the CIA officer's name came to appear in a syndicated newspaper column two years ago; Issue of Rove's standing as among the most powerful men in Washington, D.C. and his place in the innermost councils of the White House;. INSET: The White House on the Leak.

Reports that a single-engine cessna airplane flying over Washington D.C. without security clearance prompted a frantic evacuation of the Capitol, the Supreme Court, and the White House. Summarization of the various evacuation proceedings; Comments from administration officials who said the alarm was caused by a plane that had veered off course during a flight lesson; Location of U.S. President George W. Bush and other government officials during the evacuation; Resolution reached following the plane's emergency landing.

Reports on the inauguration of U.S. President George W. Bush on January 20, 2005. Details of the inauguration ceremony, during which Bush was sworn in by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist; Key quotations from Bush's inaugural speech; Focus of Bush's speech on the role of the U.S. in world politics; Security measures taken to protect the inaugural proceedings in Washington D.C.

Reports on the planned departure of Stephen Friedman, the director of the National Economic Council, from his post in Washington D.C.

Reports on the State of the Union address given by United States President George W. Bush to members of Congress in Washington D.C. on January 20, 2004. Emphasis on the war on terror; denunciation of gay marriage; Proposal to return to the Moon; Defense against critics of his policies; Lack of evidence for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq; Call to make tax cuts permanent; Plans for health care reform; Immigration policy; No Child Left Behind Act; Democratic rebuttal.

Reports on the plans of U.S. President George W. Bush's consultants against presidential candidate Howard Dean in Washington D.C. Description given by the consultants to Dean that would gave impact to the voters during the election; Setting up of upbeat themes and policy ideas; Policy initiatives made by the president's political team led by senior adviser Karl Rove.

Reports on the gathering of finance ministers from several countries in Washington, D.C. to discuss proposals for battling terrorism and poverty in April 2002.

Deals with the issues regarding the proposed budget cuts for the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. in order to finance the war on terrorism in the United States.

Focuses on the April 12, 2000 rally of steel and automobile workers, truck drivers and other union members in Washington, D.C., protesting the United States trade agreement with China that would bring China into the World Trade Organization (WTO). Evidence of anxiety about economic globalization and its effect on US job security and on poverty, the environment and human rights around the world; Other planned demonstrations; Comments from union members.

Reports on the rally that was held on April 12, 2000 on Washington, D.C. by steelworkers, truck drivers and other union members against the proposed United States trade agreement with China. Message of the rallyists; Purpose of the rally; Misconceptions about the trade agreement.

Reports on the African-American Civil War Memorial, which will be unveiled in the Shaw district, in Washington, D.C., on July 18, 1998. Features of the monument; Details on the design of the site and sculpture; Efforts by City Councilman Frank Smith Jr. in the monument's implementation; Comments from Smith; Listing of events preceding the memorial's unveiling; Contact information.

Presents information on statements made by Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, on February 7, 1997, during the beginning of budget negotiations in Washington D.C. Willingness of Republican leaders to accept the budget proposal of President Bill Clinton, without the submission of their own.

Reports that the shootings at the Capitol in Washington D.C. on July 24, 1998 were condemned by United States President Bill Clinton. Citing of the two law-enforcement officers killed in the attack as heroes; Details on President Clinton's speech made before flying to Norfolk, Virginia; Reason for President Clinton's trip to Norfolk.

Provides a point of view of the Iraq War from the White House, Washington, D.C. Anxiety of the period just prior to the outbreak of war; Description of how the administration of president George W. Bush's war plan was implemented; Reaction of Bush and others during a period of resistance to United States forces, and the capture of several soldiers; Progress of the war; Administration of Iraq following its capitulation; Significance of Bush's conduct of the war.