The Latest Breaking News from Washington D.C.

Bannon agrees to testify to Jan. 6 Capitol riot investigators

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s onetime adviser Steve Bannon has agreed to testify to the House Committee investigating last year’s storming of the U.S. Capitol, after the former president waived an assertion of executive privilege.

Tribune News Service · Jul 10, 2022

Biden says emergency to defend abortion rights is still on table

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said he has asked his team to explore the possibility of declaring a public health emergency to safeguard abortion rights after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade decision.

Tribune News Service · Jul 10, 2022

‘Reorient… not rupture’: Biden defends Saudi visit in column

US president writes in Washington Post his visit will keep US ‘strong and secure’ and that human rights is on agenda.

Al Jazeera · Jul 10, 2022

China accused of ‘intimidation’ to stop dissident from running for US congress

In an unprecedented joint address, the directors of the FBI and MI5 warned on Wednesday of the multifaceted threat posed by Chinese espionage. They highlighted one potentially violent effort to prevent a Chinese dissident turned American citizen from running for a seat in Congress.

France 24 · Jul 9, 2022

Wayne Rooney's next club decision becomes a little easier amid Coleen's concerns

Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney is reportedly being considered for a managerial post but could be put off by the job after wife Coleen raised concerns about the area

Daily Mirror · Jul 9, 2022

US, China seek to calm rising tensions on many fronts

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting his Chinese counterpart in a new effort to try to rein in or at least manage rampant hostility that has come to define recent relations between Washington and Beijing

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2022

Jan. 6 committee is considering a prime-time hearing for next week

WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is considering a second televised hearing next week, this one in prime time on Thursday, people familiar with the planning said.

Tribune News Service · Jul 9, 2022

Biden, under growing pressure, signs executive order on abortion

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday aimed at protecting women’s reproductive rights, a response to rising pressure from within his party to address last month’s Supreme Court ruling revoking federal protections for abortion with greater urgency and conviction — and a new attempt to galvanize voters…

Los Angeles Times · Jul 9, 2022

Biden and former US presidents shocked by Shinzo Abe’s assassination

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and other U.S. leaders mourned the death of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated Friday while delivering a campaign speech ahead of his country’s parliamentary elections.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 9, 2022

Biden phones sister of Michigan's Paul Whelan, held in Russia for 3.5 years

WASHINGTON — The White House said President Joe Biden called the sister of Michigan's Paul Whelan on Friday and reaffirmed that he is committed to bringing him home "as soon as possible" from Russia, where he's been held for 3 1/2 years.

Tribune News Service · Jul 9, 2022