The Latest Breaking News from Washington D.C.

Man on magic mushrooms accused of assaulting United Airlines crew members during chaotic Miami-DC flight

A man accused of assaulting “at least two individuals” during a tumultuous flight this week from Miami to Washington, D.C., after consuming magic mushrooms now faces charges.

Tribune News Service · Oct 9, 2022

Kwasi Kwarteng buckles up for an awkward first date with the IMF

The chancellor is bound for Washington for talks with the organisation that blasted his mini-budget

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2022

VP Kamala Harris in Austin hits Texas abortion ban as ‘immoral,’ pleads for votes

WASHINGTON – One month before Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris visited Austin, Texas, on Saturday and, calling Texas’ abortion ban “immoral,” urged voters to install prosecutors and state officials who will not try to imprison abortion providers.

Tribune News Service · Oct 8, 2022

Don’t let Medicare cut home health care funding

Lawmakers in Washington need to recognize the importance of home health and take action to protect access to care for the country’s most vulnerable residents.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 8, 2022

Help or hindrance? Biden takes a back seat as Trump goes all in on midterms

The president, beset by low poll ratings, has been focusing on fundraising, while his predecessor swoops in for campaign rallies, whether Republican candidates like it or not

The Guardian - US · Oct 8, 2022

Herschel Walker’s Senate campaign in disarray after firing, new abortion report

WASHINGTON — Herschel Walker’s Georgia Senate campaign plunged deeper into turmoil Friday, with the firing of his political director and an accusation that he asked a woman to have a second abortion, imperiling Republican efforts to recover a vaunted seat and a majority in the upper chamber.

Tribune News Service · Oct 8, 2022

US considering request for international intervention in Haiti as fuel crisis spirals

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is considering calls for the creation of a humanitarian corridor in Haiti to break the blockade of fuel by armed gangs and protect the delivery of aid as the country faces one of its worst health, energy and security crises in a generation.

Miami Herald · Oct 8, 2022

Lindsey Graham wanted Jan. 6 Capitol attackers shot in the head, book says

A former Washington, D.C., police officer who was nearly killed on Jan. 6 claims South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham told cops they should have killed Donald Trump loyalists who raided the U.S. Capitol.

Tribune News Service · Oct 8, 2022

Honda Civic Driver Casually Drives Away With Motionless Man On Hood

The bizarre scene took place in Washington D.C. on October 5.

Motor1 · Oct 7, 2022

Demings knocks Rubio for missing hurricane relief vote. She opposed some similar bills

WASHINGTON — Val Demings has repeatedly criticized Republican Sen. Marco Rubio for failing to vote last week on a broad spending bill that would have allocated additional billions of dollars for natural-disaster relief, accusing her foe in this year’s election of letting down Florida residents after Hurricane Ian.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 7, 2022