The Latest Breaking News from Washington D.C.

Buttigieg’s post-Biden ambitions dented by travel meltdown

WASHINGTON — A series of transportation calamities is tarnishing Pete Buttigieg’s political prospects, threatening to hamper his ability to use his high-profile Cabinet position as a springboard for a widely-expected second White House bid once President Joe Biden leaves office.

Tribune News Service · Jan 14, 2023

Trump’s 2016 campaign settles nondisclosure-agreement fight

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign has reached a settlement in a long-running fight over its nondisclosure agreements that would free potentially hundreds of ex-staffers, contractors and volunteers to say what they want to about their experience.

Tribune News Service · Jan 14, 2023

Biden COVID-19 adviser Kessler to depart as pandemic wanes

WASHINGTON — David Kessler, a former FDA commissioner who helped steer President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 policy, will leave the administration — as the government’s response continues to gear down amid a waning pandemic and a funding crunch.

Tribune News Service · Jan 14, 2023

Supreme Court appears set to expand workers’ right to time off for religious observance

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to rule on extending federal civil rights law to protect workers who seek to take time off for religious observance.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 13, 2023

Keenan Anderson, cousin of a BLM founder, was a highly respected DC high school teacher. How did he end up ‘tasered to death’ by the LAPD?

Keenan Anderson begged for help from LAPD police officers. Instead, he was pinned down, tasered and died after suffering a cardiac arrest. His cousin Patrisse Cullors tells Bevan Hurley she hopes his death finally leads to meaningful police reform.

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023

Japan's Kishida says allies must act in concert on China

Japan, the United States and Europe must act in unison on China, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in Washington on Friday, during a visit aimed at enhancing Tokyo's U.S. alliance in the face of growing challenges from Beijing.

Reuters · Jan 13, 2023

Missouri man found guilty on 2 charges related to Jan. 6 insurrection

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday found a northwest Missouri man guilty of two misdemeanor charges for his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Tribune News Service · Jan 13, 2023

Biden to deliver State of the Union on Feb. 7 after accepting McCarthy’s ‘kind invitation’

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will deliver the State of the Union address to the newly divided government on Feb. 7 after the new Republican speaker extended a formal invitation.

Tribune News Service · Jan 13, 2023

Cutting Government Back to Last Year's Size Shouldn't Be 'Impossible' or 'Severe'

Taking stock of the utterly unserious fiscal policy discourse in Washington.

Reason · Jan 13, 2023

Who is Robert Hur, the special counsel leading the Biden classified documents inquiry

Hur spent much of his legal career serving in multiple positions in the Department of Justice. He is also the former U.S. attorney in Maryland, appointed by then-President Donald Trump.

WEKU · Jan 13, 2023