The Latest Breaking News from Washington D.C.

Can the Commanders clinch a playoff spot in Week 17?

Yes, but would need some help this weekend.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 27, 2022

‘Dreamers’ are America’s investment in its present and future

If America’s DACA youth get deported as a result of current politics in Washington, it will be at our own peril.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 27, 2022

Washington football’s great history with ‘The Hogs’

A historical perspective on "The Hogs."

USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 27, 2022

Three Jan. 6 cases with Georgia defendants head to trial in 2023

ATLANTA — In the nearly two years since a mob of angry Trump supporters overran and ransacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, authorities have arrested and charged nearly 900 people with various crimes ranging from illegal protesting to seditious conspiracy against the federal government.

Tribune News Service · Dec 26, 2022

4th Washington state electrical substation vandalized

A fourth electrical substation was vandalized late on Christmas Day in Washington state, leaving homes in Kapowsin and Graham temporarily without power

The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2022

Washington state power-station attacks are latest assault on grid

Four power substations in Washington State were attacked on Christmas Day, disrupting service to thousands of residents, just weeks after gunfire at electricity facilities in North Carolina prompted an investigation by the FBI.

Tribune News Service · Dec 26, 2022

Vandalism at three electricity substations cuts power to 14,000 homes in Washington state

Vandalism at three electrical substations in western Washington initially cut power to about 14,000 utility customers

The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2022

Seahawks need some help, but NFL playoff hopes still alive

SEATTLE — What the Seahawks can no longer do in 2022 is try to get by with a little help from their friends.

Tribune News Service · Dec 26, 2022

Migrants dropped off at US VP Harris’s home over Christmas

Aid groups say more than 100 migrants and refugees, who are seeking asylum in the US, were transported from Texas.

Al Jazeera · Dec 26, 2022

Blast at Russian base after apparent Ukrainian drone penetrates deep

A drone believed to be Ukrainian penetrated hundreds of kilometers through Russian airspace, causing a deadly explosion at the main base for Moscow's strategic bombers in the latest attack to expose gaps in its air defences.

Reuters · Dec 26, 2022