The Latest Breaking News from Washington D.C.

Geno Smith is Seahawks starting QB, but GM John Schneider says competition will ‘keep on going’

RENTON, Wash. — Geno Smith is starting for the Seahawks against the Broncos on Sept. 12 in the regular-season opener and the return of that Russell Wilson guy to Seattle.

Tribune News Service · Sep 1, 2022

Commanders re-sign running back Jaret Patterson to the practice squad

Jaret Patterson re-signed to Washington's practice squad.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 31, 2022

Biden, Lapid discuss ‘shared commitment’ against nukes for Iran

No mention of disagreement over looming revival of Iran nuclear deal in US and Israeli statements describing the call.

Al Jazeera · Aug 31, 2022

Biden, Israel's Lapid Speak amid Discussions on Possible Iran Nuclear Deal

US President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Wednesday, a White House official said, as Tehran seeks stronger guarantees from Washington for the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal that is strongly opposed by Israel. In its own readout of the leaders' call, Lapid's office said…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 31, 2022

US Must Dispel Pelosi’s ‘Negative Influence’ before Climate Talks, Says China

China said on Wednesday that a condition for the resumption of bilateral climate talks with the United States was Washington dispelling the "negative influence" left by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan earlier this month. In response to the visit on Aug. 2-3, China on Aug.…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 31, 2022

Trump boasted he had ‘intelligence’ on Macron’s sex life

Inventory of what was seized at Mar-a-Lago caused ‘transatlantic freakout’ between Paris and Washington

The Guardian - US · Aug 31, 2022

U.S. will never allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon, Biden tells Israel's Lapid

President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Wednesday the United States will never allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon, the White House said, as Tehran seeks stronger guarantees from Washington for the revival of a nuclear deal with world powers.

Reuters · Aug 31, 2022

How Gorbachev's 'perestroika' resonated on the African continent

The late Mikhail Gorbachev is praised in the West for helping to end the Cold War and a bipolar world in which Soviet-allied African countries found themselves at the mercy of strategic struggles between Washington and Moscow. Released from the 'bear-hug', some states faired better than others.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 31, 2022

Washington, DC school on lockdown after two teens shot near campus

‘Situations that start in the community will bleed over into the school,’ police chief says

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022

Ford Motor Co. pushes for faster critical mineral mine permitting

WASHINGTON — Ford Motor Co. is advocating for the federal government to expedite permits for critical mineral mining, according to a filing submitted to the Department of the Interior on Tuesday.

Tribune News Service · Aug 31, 2022