From the moment of her ascension to the throne in 1952, Queen Elizabeth II has been the object of unparalleled scrutiny. But how well do we really know the world's most famous monarch?

Girl Scouts Get the Scoop: Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital Day at the Newseum

John Brown’s secret raid on Harpers Ferry ruptured the union between North and South, but few Americans know the true story of the militant idealists who invaded Virginia before the Civil War.

Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday previews the 84th annual Academy Awards and discusses some of the biggest hits — and misses — of the year.

Mike Allen, chief White House correspondent for Politico and editor of “Politico Playbook,” assesses the 2012 presidential race.

Mark Halperin and John Heilemann, two of the country’s leading political reporters, will talk about the 2012 presidential race, the GOP primaries and the new HBO movie “Game Change,” which is based on their 2010 best-selling book of the same name.