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Eugene Goodman of the U.S. Capitol Police will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at a June 18 Washington Nationals home game. He's seen here at the Senate carriage entrance of the Capitol.

Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman Will Throw The First Pitch At A Nationals Game

It's the latest honor for Goodman, whose quick thinking was credited with helping to keep the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection from escalating even further.

Fitness advocate Richard Simmons, wearing his signature shorts and tank top, leads Capitol Hill staff and visitors through an exercise routine July 24, 2008, in Washington, D.C.

Through Thick And Thin, Simmons Is Still Sweatin'

Richard Simmons opened his first aerobics studio in Beverly Hills nearly 40 years ago. Since then, he has become an international celebrity, selling millions of fitness videos and writing best-selling books. But all along the way, Simmons never stopped teaching aerobics classes at that Beverly Hills studio. NPR's Sam Sanders stopped in for a session.

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., delivers his concession speech as his wife, Diana, listens in Richmond on Tuesday.

Eric Cantor's Collapse: What Happened?

In some ways, the House majority leader is the most significant Republican incumbent ousted in a primary since the intraparty rebellion by conservative hardliners began five years ago.

Monday Morning Political Mix

President Obama with Rose Garden appearance looks for major reset of problem-plagued rollout of his signature health care legislation

Closing Tax Loopholes Easier In Theory Than In Political Practice

Republicans want to raise revenue by closing loopholes in the tax code instead of by raising rates. But tax breaks like the charitable deduction and the mortgage interest deduction come with interest groups willing to fight tooth and nail for them.

Who Carried Out The Paris Attacks?

Three assailants who allegedly carried out two separate attacks in and around the French capital this week were reportedly linked by religious zealotry and a 2010 prison-break plot.

U.S. troops walk outside their base in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on July 7. President Trump has presented a new approach to the conflict there.

Trump Inherits The Afghanistan Albatross — And Commits For The Long Term

The president went against what he called his own instincts by agreeing to an open-ended extension of America's longest war.

New York City's Blue Hill restaurant is the biggest buyer of "Habanadas," a habanero bred to be heatless, so the focus is on its melon-like flavor.

This Heatless Habanero Packs All Of The Flavor With None Of The Burn

Some breeders vie to grow ever more mouth-burning peppers. The guy behind the Habanada had a different goal: a habanero with no heat all. The aromatic, melon-like result is winning over top chefs.

Sen. Bernie Sanders has called for DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz to resign for months, saying the committee always favored Clinton's campaign.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz To Step Down As Democratic Chair After Convention

President Obama praised Wasserman Schultz's service, saying that "her leadership of the DNC has meant that we had someone who brought Democrats together."

Protesters hold up signs and shirts behind then-Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt while testifying on Capitol Hill in April. Pruitt was one of a handful of Trump administration officials forced to resign while facing ethics investigations this year.

The Year In Washington Scandals: The 'Swamp' Remained Murky In 2018

"Bad optics," charter jets, abusive tweets and insider trading. It has been that kind of year in President Trump's Cabinet and on Capitol Hill.

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