The Latest Breaking News from Washington D.C.

Pamela Smith, first Black woman to lead the department, quits amid battle with Trump over control of police

Sen. Elissa Slotkin reveals US troops fear presidential unlawful orders, citing lethal Caribbean strikes. Trump's reaction: 'SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!'

Smith, a longtime federal law enforcement official and former head of the U.S. Park Police, assumed command during one of Washington’s most volatile years in nearly two decades

A former leader of Al Qaeda has convinced Washington that he’s a liberal reformer. Now comes the hard part of following through.

Friday’s ceremony in Washington DC was cringe-inducing and craven enough to make football fans nostalgic for the reign of Sepp Blatter

The Prime Minister is hosting the leaders of Ukraine, France and Germany as Volodymyr Zelensky comes under pressure from Washington to agree a deal.

The Council president said the EU will not tolerate political interference in response to a controversial US government document warning of "civilisational erasure" as a result of the bloc's domestic policies, while stating Washington remains an ally and partner.

We can move from defensive crouch to position of strength but only if we use the economic cards we have against US coercion, say Georg Riekeles and Varg Folkman of the European Policy Centre

US calls for its allies to lift defence budgets will likely be raised again with Australia during high-level talks in Washington DC between senior ministers.

The halls of Congress are going to look emptier soon — and not just because lawmakers have been spending fewer days in Washington. A growing number of House members are deciding that the job, despite its $174,000 annual salary and national influence, simply isn't worth the chaos anymore.

Tensions between Washington and Brussels escalated after a senior U.S. diplomat accused the European Union of weakening America while relying on U.S. protection through NATO.