The Latest Breaking News from Washington D.C.

When Tornadoes Loom, School Officials Often Face A Critical Decision

Parents and school boards debate whether pupils should be let out of school early in bad weather or kept inside to stay safe.

Zenger · Apr 27, 2023

Washington Doesn’t Want You to Call It Decoupling

The United States hopes to redefine its economic relationship with China to prevail in the biggest strategic showdown of the century.

Foreign Policy · Apr 27, 2023

Debt ceiling: McCarthy wins 1st round, Biden eyes long game

Speaker Kevin McCarthy surprised Washington when he united the raucous House Republican majority to pass a sweeping debt ceiling package

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023

US to dedicate specially trained asylum officers to centers in Guatemala, Colombia

The United States will dedicate specially trained asylum officers to new refugee centers in Guatemala and Colombia, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters on Thursday as Washington seeks to create new lawful pathways for migrants.

Reuters · Apr 27, 2023

US growth cools in first quarter

WASHINGTON: US economic growth lost steam in the first quarter this year, the Commerce Department said on Thursday, as the possibility of a mild recession brews while consumer spending weakens.

Bangkok Post · Apr 27, 2023

Moscow rejects U.S. request to see reporter; Russia's U.S. envoy sees prisoners

Russia said on Thursday it had rejected a U.S. embassy request to visit detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in response to Washington's refusal to grant visas to a group of Russian journalists.

Reuters · Apr 27, 2023

Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma to star in Macbeth staged in warehouses

The production, directed by Simon Godwin, will open in Liverpool before heading to Edinburgh, London and Washington DC

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2023

Washington Renews Rejection of ‘Normalization’ with Damascus

The US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, Barbara Leaf, stressed that no normalization would take place with the Syrian regime “in the absence of permanent political change." The US State Department announced, in a tweet, that Leaf met with a delegation of the opposition Syrian National Coalition…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 27, 2023

U.S. plans rare nuclear missile submarine visit in message to North Korea

For the first time since the 1980s a U.S. Navy nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) will visit South Korea to help demonstrate Washington's resolve to protect the country from a North Korean attack.

Reuters · Apr 27, 2023

How Facebook and Instagram became marketplaces for child sex trafficking

The long read: Our two-year investigation suggests that the tech giant Meta is struggling to prevent criminals from using its platforms to buy and sell children for sex

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2023