Colby Itkowitz has covered Washington policy and politics for most of her career. Since coming to the Post in March 2014, she's covered presidential and congressional campaigns, Congress and ...

even if they are newbies to flag football. “He knows what it takes to win, and so I think we’re all kind of out here and we’re like, ‘Yeah, why not try and get a state championship here ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered flags to be flown at half-staff to honor fallen law-enforcement officers around the state. Flags should be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset Monday ...

Federal and state buildings lower their flags for a handful of reasons. Directives come from the president and state governors. Flag-lowering orders from the president are followed by subsequent ...

“It’s such a special experience to be part of the first varsity flag football team at Texas Wesleyan and in the state of Texas,” Ibarra said during the signing ceremony at North Side High.

Thirteen years ago, Palmer farmer Scott Robb set a world record with a 138-pound cabbage he brought to the Alaska State Fair. Not long afterward, Palmer’s local visitor center dedicated a statue ...

When the state of Alaska seized a bootlegger’s plane, it did not violate the U.S. Constitution’s excessive fines clause, the Alaska Supreme Court has ruled. The ruling, published Friday ...

At issue is the Virginia state flag. The flag shows Virtus, the Roman goddess of virtue. The problem is one of the goddess's breasts is exposed. The Virginia state flag has been around since 1900.

The image appears on both sides of the flag, and some of the stitching suggests the original color of the cloth was an indigo blue similar to the one used on the state flag today. It is made of ...

Wondering why U.S. and state flags are at half-mast this week? They’re to honor the late Pope Francis. Pope Francis passed away on Monday, April 21 at the age of 88 following a stroke that ...