The Latest Breaking News from Washington D.C.

Iran on Monday ruled out suspending uranium enrichment as part of any nuclear deal with the United States -- a key demand from Washington in successive rounds of talks between the foes.

The move reflects a broader rebalancing under President Trump, as Washington trims its global footprint while China and Russia expand influence.

The Army is telling The Associated Press that military air traffic controllers lost contact with an Army helicopter for about 20 seconds as it neared the Pentagon on the flight that caused two commercial jets to abort their landings this month at a Washington airport

The community of Issaquah, Washington, is searching for an East African crowned crane that escaped from the Cougar Mountain Zoo on Wednesday.

Amtrak's 160mph Acela trains, due to debut in the next few weeks, will serve the Northeast Corridor, from Washington DC to Boston via New York

Earlier this week, the three leaders issued a joint statement condemning what they said was Israel's "egregious" military actions in Gaza and warning that they would take "concrete actions" if Netanyahu didn’t change course.

It was a sad week in Washington with the death of Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., and the shooting of two Israeli Embassy workers.

France has stepped up police patrols around Jewish sites following the deadly shooting of two Israeli embassy staff in Washington. The attack is being treated as an anti-Semitic terror act. At the same time, Paris has sharply rejected Israeli claims that European governments are encouraging anti-Israeli violence.

COMMENT: The killing of two Israeli embassy workers outside a Jewish event in the US capital shocked the world – but it will also have grave diplomatic repercussions, says Mary Dejevsky