Washington

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National Edition Opinion cover for November 17, 2014 - Setting a long tradition of denouncing Washington (Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times)

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans (13) beats the Washington defense on his way to a 36-yard touchdown in the third against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at FedExField, Landover, Md., Nov. 16, 2014. (Preston Keres/Special for The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby (70) bobbles the puck as he blocks a shot in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils, Friday, Nov. 14, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Jesse Moss will be Skypeing into a screening of “The Overnighters” at the West End Cinema in Washington on Saturday at 7:20 p.m. The film will also be showing at the Alamo Drafthouse in Loudon, Virginia, this weekend.

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Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz) sits at the Senate Rackets Committee table in Washington on March 25, 1958 after accusing Joseph L. Rauh Jr., attorney for the United Auto Workers Union, of “attempting to mislead” the committee. Goldwater told his colleagues Rauh had made false statements at various points in its probe of violence in the UAW's strike against the Kohler Co. (AP Photo/Henry Griffin)

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Sen. Barry Goldwater, (R-Ariz) poses on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 2, 1957. (AP Photo/Henry Griffin)

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Attorney General Eric Holder speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, with Italy's Minister of Justice Andrea Orlando, and Dimitris Avramopoulos, EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs, and Citizenship, after their meeting. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Joshua Smith smiles as he waits for his next interview during Georgetown University basketball media day, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, while testifying before the House Armed Services committee hearing on the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, returns to Capitol Hill for the lame duck session following a sweep for the GOP in the midterm elections that will shift the balance of power in January, giving Republicans control of the Senate as well as the House, in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Friends of the World War II Memorial, the National Park Service and the Military District of Washington host a Veterans Day commemoration at the World War II Memorial on the morning of Veterans Day, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, November 11, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A veteran salutes during a Veterans Day commemoration at the World War II Memorial on the morning of Veterans Day, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, November 11, 2014. The event was hosted by the Friends of the World War II Memorial, the National Park Service and the Military District of Washington host. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times) **FILE**

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Friends of the World War II Memorial, the National Park Service and the Military District of Washington host a Veterans Day commemoration at the World War II Memorial on the morning of Veterans Day, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, November 11, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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From left, Bishop John C. Wester of Salt Lake City, Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Ky., president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, address reporters at a news conference during the conference's annual fall meeting in Baltimore Monday, Nov. 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark) ** FILE **