Credit: A rancorous year is raging to a close in apt fashion, with a prolonged burst of presidential fury, partisan dislocation in Washington and amid warnings that America's very soul is under threat.

Analysis: A grim end to a dark political year

Trump and Obama tied for the most admired men in the US this year. Michelle is the most admired woman, Gallup reports

DC might go batty: Public hearing to be held on naming little brown bat as official ‘state’ mammal

‘A colleague, a mentor and friend’: Former Maryland state Sen. Ulysses Currie has died

Fairfax Co. schools will soon guarantee students day off to protest

Fauquier County latest in Virginia to pass resolution backing Second Amendment