The Latest Breaking News from Washington D.C.

Huge Pac-12 Clash Tops College Football’s Week 7 Slate

Unbeatens Oregon and Washington square off in a conference clash, while Notre Dame looks to bounce back against USC.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 13, 2023

US defense secretary in Israel to meet with its leaders and see America's security assistance

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has arrived in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv to meet with senior government leaders and see firsthand some of the U.S. weapons and security assistance that Washington rapidly delivered to Israel in the first week of its war with Gaza's militant Hamas rulers

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

US retirees will get 3.2% social-security boost next year, smallest gain since 2021

WASHINGTON: Monthly checks for the more than 71 million people receiving retirement or disability benefits in the US will get a 3.2% increase next year, the smallest gain since 2021, reflecting a significant cooling in the rate of inflation.

The Times of India · Oct 12, 2023

Cairns, Breakers denied fairytale NBA pre-season wins

Washington and Portland have emphatically avoided becoming the next shock NBL scalps, breezing by Cairns and the New Zealand Breakers in NBA pre-season action.

AAP · Oct 11, 2023

‘Fantasy land’: How Biden’s normalisation drive ignored Palestinians

Analysts say massive outbreak of violence shows the region cannot move on without addressing plight of Palestinians.

Al Jazeera · Oct 11, 2023

Black man was not a threat to Tacoma police charged in his restraint death, eyewitness says at trial

Eyewitness testimony in the continuance of three Tacoma, Washington, police officers charged with the death of Manuel Ellis has starkly contradicted the picture the officers’ lawyers have painted about how their fatal struggle with the Black man began

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2023

College football at midseason: Best players? Best games? And how about that playoff four?

How did we get here? Where are we headed? Read on.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 10, 2023

US prisoners who did not consent to ivermectin Covid treatment win payout

Prisoners in Arkansas settle lawsuit for $2,000 each after accusing Washington county detention center of ‘medical experimentation’

The Guardian - US · Oct 10, 2023

Biden pledges military aid, political support for Israel amid Gaza war

US president strongly rebukes Hamas and offers unqualified backing for Israel’s ‘duty to respond’ to attacks.

Al Jazeera · Oct 10, 2023

Judge asked to take steps to protect potential jurors’ identities in 2020 election case

Prosecutors are urging the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s election interference case in Washington to take steps to protect the privacy and identity of prospective jurors

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2023