With the Library of Congress, National Archives and other D.C. destinations closed due to the government shutdown, try these ...

On the first day of the government shutdown, furloughed federal workers gathered in bars while tourists revised their plans.

Storied institutions throughout the District of Columbia will be forced to temporarily close due to the government shutdown.

At a time when its leadership is in question and its mission challenged, the Library of Congress has named a new U.S. poet laureate, the much-honored author and translator Arthur Sze. Speaking during ...