Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Washington D.C.

Most voters want Biden to fulfill promise on JFK records release, poll finds

WASHINGTON – Almost three-quarters of of voters want President Joe Biden to comply with a Dec. 15 deadline to release the full records on the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy, according to a recent poll.

Tribune News Service

Jan. 6 Gold Medal ceremony gets awkward

WASHINGTON — A Congressional Gold Medal ceremony Tuesday honoring Capitol Police and Metropolitan Police officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was not without awkwardness.

Tribune News Service

US opposes Al Jazeera’s push to take the Abu Akleh case to ICC

Washington reiterates calls for ‘accountability’ although Israel ruled out criminal probe into killing of journalist.

Al Jazeera

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Blinken says U.S. neither encourages nor enables Ukraine to strike inside Russia

The United States has neither encouraged nor enabled the Ukrainians to strike inside of Russia, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday, but repeated Washington's determination to make sure Kyiv has the equipment it needs to defend itself.

Reuters

Boeing's last 747 to roll out of Washington state factory

After more than half a century, Boeing is rolling its last 747 out of a Washington state factory

The Independent UK

U.S. military to increase presence of rotational bomber forces in Australia

The U.S. military will increase the rotation presence of its forces in Australia, including bomber forces, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday after talks with his Australian counterpart in Washington.

Reuters

Jan. 6 House panel will recommend criminal prosecutions, chairman says

WASHINGTON — A House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection will recommend criminal prosecution for people, possibly including former President Donald Trump, over efforts to reverse the outcome of the 2020 election outcome.

Tribune News Service

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Chinese ambassador hails ‘very successful’ meeting – as it happened

This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

US sticking with North Korea policy despite series of missile tests

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is not about to change its long-standing North Korea policy and will continue to focus on deterrence and stronger ties with Asian allies, a senior White House official said, despite leader Kim Jong Un’s unprecedented barrage of missile tests in recent months.

Tribune News Service

Big Tech, free speech advocates join to oppose journalism bill

WASHINGTON — Top social media companies and free speech advocates, groups that usually take opposing views over tech policy, are coming together to oppose a measure that would allow journalism organizations to jointly negotiate with tech companies.

Tribune News Service

Jan. 6 House panel will recommend criminal prosecutions, chairman says

WASHINGTON — A House panel will present the Justice Department with evidence that specific people, possibly including former President Donald Trump, committed federal crimes in trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

Tribune News Service

Religion, LGBTQ rights collide in Supreme Court case

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority is sounding sympathetic to a Christian graphic artist who objects to designing wedding websites for gay couples.

Chicago Sun-Times

The UK and its Aukus allies push on towards hypersonic weapons and AI technology

With defence ministers from Britain, the US and Australia due to meet in Washington, Kim Sengupta looks at what the future holds for the three-way pact

The Independent UK

Early and mail-in voting: Research shows they don't always bring in new voters

SciLine interviewed Jan Leighley, professor of government in the School of Public Affairs at American University in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 4, 2022. Leighley discussed how early voting affects turnout, how turnout differs for midterm and presidential elections, how pollsters predict turnout and how to understand the persistent gap between…

The Conversation

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Tribune News Service

More states offer health coverage to immigrant children

A small but growing number of states are extending government health benefits to children regardless of their immigration status.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Giants’ Brian Daboll defends team’s curiously conservative play-calling

New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll had no issues with the team's play-calling in a 20-20 tie with the Washington Commanders in Week 13.

WEKU

Capitol Police chief: Jan. 6 failures 'largely' fixed but extremism threat persists

USCP Chief Tom Manger says problems that led to the Capitol riot have been addressed, and he is focusing on expanding field offices to be better prepared for rising threats to congressional members.

Tribune News Service

Vows to reject corporate PAC money on the rise for incoming Congress

WASHINGTON — In the 118th Congress, a growing contingent of lawmakers is telling corporate PACs: We don’t want your cash.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Al Jazeera

Five challenges Pakistan’s new army chief faces

General Asim Munir has taken over at a time when Pakistan is tackling multiple crises.

Reuters

U.S. to increase rotational military presence in Australia, invite Japan

The United States will increase the rotational presence of air, land and sea forces in Australia, including bomber aircraft and fighter jets, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday, amid shared concerns about China.

The Conversation

Australia and the US are firm friends on defence – now let's turn that into world-beating climate action

Climate action is firmly on the political agenda in both Australia and the United States, following a recent change in government in both nations. As this year’s Australia-US Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) get underway in Washington, the Albanese and Biden administrations appear keen for deeper bilateral cooperation on tackling climate change.

Tribune News Service

Biden will likely announce 2024 bid after holidays, his chief of staff says

WASHINGTON — White House chief of staff Ron Klain said he expects that President Joe Biden will announce he’s running for reelection after the U.S. Christmas and New Year’s holidays.

Tribune News Service

Final NDAA expected to rescind Pentagon vaccine mandate

WASHINGTON — The final version of the fiscal 2023 defense authorization bill is likely to rescind Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III’s August 2021 memo ordering COVID-19 vaccines for most troops, a source familiar with the matter said Monday.

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court leans in favor of a Christian website designer’s right to turn away gay weddings

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Monday sounded ready to rule that a Christian website designer has a free-speech right to refuse to work with same-sex couples planning to marry.

Tribune News Service

Senators pitch deal to protect ‘Dreamers,’ boost border security

WASHINGTON — Roughly 2 million “Dreamers” would get a path to citizenship in exchange for stronger border security measures under a loose blueprint for an immigration deal circulating among Senate offices.

1 … 511 512 513 514

People

Ketanji Brown Jackson

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations