The Latest Breaking News from Washington D.C.

Removed from Foreign Affairs, Omar amplifies her voice - Roll Call

Rep. Ilhan Omar, removed from the Foreign Affairs panel by House Republicans early this year, has amplified her message since.

Roll Call · Jun 6, 2023

Washington DC sonic boom: Plane crash victims pictured including nanny and two-year-old girl

Evadnie Smith has been named as the fourth victim of the private plane crash that killed Adina Azarian, 49, and her two-year-old daughter Aria alongside the duo and pilot Jeff Hefner

Daily Mirror · Jun 6, 2023

US, Japanese, Philippine coast guard ships stage law enforcement drills near South China Sea

U.S., Japanese and Philippine coast guard ships have staged law enforcement drills in waters near the disputed South China Sea as Washington presses efforts to reinforce alliances in Asia amid an increasingly tense rivalry with China

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2023

US report on Abu Akleh killing must be made public, senator urges

Chris Van Hollen says though US did not conduct independent investigation, gov’t report provides ‘important insights’.

Al Jazeera · Jun 5, 2023

Sonic boom heard over Washington is a rare sound with a rich history

People living in and around the nation’s capital experienced a rare, if startling, sound: A sonic boom

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2023

US committed to Saudi-Israeli normalisation, Blinken tells AIPAC

Antony Blinken tells lobby group that ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia are in ‘national security interest’ of US.

Al Jazeera · Jun 5, 2023

ABC News Names New Bureau Chiefs in Los Angeles, London

Mclean, Stejic promoted and Washington, D.C., gets new deputy bureau chief

Broadcasting & Cable · Jun 5, 2023

It will take days to collect debris from plane that flew over Washington, crashed in rural Virginia

A federal investigator said it will take days to gather highly fragmented debris from small plane that caused a stir when it flew over the nation’s capitol and crashed in Virginia

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2023

Light plane that sparked scare lost contact soon after takeoff -NTSB

Air traffic controllers lost contact shortly after takeoff with the pilot of a light plane that caused a security scare on Sunday when it flew over heavily restricted airspace near Washington, authorities said on Monday.

Reuters · Jun 5, 2023

Washington DC sonic boom: All we know about doomed flight after mysterious fatal crash

A huge sonic boom heard in Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia on Sunday was caused after an F-16 jet was scrambled in response to a rogue Cessna Citation jet that wasn't responding to radio signalling

Daily Mirror · Jun 5, 2023