Holidays

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Beltway Confidential

Halloween by the numbers

Jason Russell · October 30, 2015 4:01 am

Given the fact that Leif Erikson was quite obviously born in Iceland and raised there, it is difficult to see how President Obama has managed to reach the conclusion that he was Norwegian. (AP Photo)

Obama’s wrong about Leif Erikson

Hjortur Gudmundsson · October 30, 2015 4:01 am

The Obama administration on Friday proposed five different green energy costumes that people can use for Halloween, including a wind turbine, a solar panel and the terrifying "energy vampire." (AP Photo)

Gov’t haunts Halloween: Dress in ‘green’ please

Pete Kasperowicz · October 24, 2015 5:00 am

Obama’s struggles with Columbus Day

Obama’s struggles with Columbus Day

John Siciliano · October 12, 2015 7:43 pm

Members the Knights of Columbus gather near a statue of Christopher Columbus during the 13th annual Columbus Day Commemoration Monday, Oct. 13, 2014, in Trenton, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Columbus Day revisited

cole-simmons · October 12, 2015 4:01 am

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Energy and Environment

Happy 4th: EPA touts 43-year-old DDT ban

Daniel Chaitin · July 4, 2015 8:15 pm

President Barack Obama speaks at Taylor Stratton Elementary School in Nashville, Tenn., Wednesday, July 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

Obama: Honor the people who make the country ‘more inclusive and more hopeful’ this July 4th

Barbara Boland · July 4, 2015 1:50 pm

Â Washington crossing the Delaware byÂ Emanuel Leutze. (via Wikimedia Commons)

The vital role the American military played in the birth of our nation

Christopher Kelly · July 4, 2015 4:01 am

Two women watch flames burning barbecue briquettes in a small mobile grill as people enjoy the warm summer weather in on Wednesday evening, Aug. 5, 2009, by gathering in a park for a barbecue. (AP Photo/Roberto)

HHS: Sell Obamacare to friends and family for us this July 4th

Barbara Boland · July 3, 2015 8:35 pm

"Throw some grilled pineapple on the grill and get ready to enjoy nature's candy." (iStock Photo)

The government wants you to grill fruit for the Fourth of July

Pete Kasperowicz · July 3, 2015 12:45 pm

Washington Examiner Q&A: Michael Barone on the meaning of first July 4th

Washington Examiner Q&A: Michael Barone on the meaning of first July 4th

Michael Barone · July 3, 2015 11:00 am

225.3 million lbs. of fireworks were used in 2014, about 90 percent of which were used by consumers, not spectator displays. (Getty)

Beltway Confidential

Fourth of July, by the numbers

Jason Russell · July 3, 2015 9:00 am