The Latest Breaking News from Washington

Away W-L Records for Top Football Programs in the West

Away W-L records for the top football programs in the West with win percentages over the past five seasons from 2021 to 2025.

SuperWest Sports · May 6

Venezuela Oil Revenues Remain Opaque Despite U.S.-Backed Oversight Push: Report

New reporting highlights persistent secrecy in Venezuela's oil sector following U.S. intervention and leadership change.

International Business Times · May 5

New White House Drug Control Strategy Mentions Mexico Over 30 Times as Cartel Fight Tests U.S.-Mexico Relations

The White House's 2026 National Drug Control Strategy places Mexico at the center of President Donald Trump's fight against fentanyl, mentioning Mexico or Mexican actors more than 30 times in a 195-page document that calls for tougher border enforcement, artificial intelligence surveillance, financial sanctions and "tangible results" from the Mexican…

Latin Times · May 5

Trump follows through on threats as he announces significant troop withdrawal from Germany

Trump had earlier threatened to pull some US troops from Germany after Chancellor Friedrich Merz expressed his disapproval with the US-Israeli war on Iran, which has upended the Middle East and caused a global oil price crisis.

Euronews · May 2

'Israel First, America Last', Iran FM Claims US War Costs Have Hit £79B as He Accuses the Pentagon of Lying to Taxpayers

Iran's foreign minister claims the US has understated the cost of the war on Iran, alleging it has cost £79bn, four times the Pentagon's reported figure.

International Business Times UK · May 1

A Super Bowl Contender Shines in Our AFC Draft Class Ranking From 16 to 1

Forecasting which draft classes will hit based on potential immediate-impact players and future stars.

Sports Illustrated · May 1

Iran threatens ‘long and painful strikes’ after Trump briefed on ‘final blow’ options

Iran has threatened retaliation if Donald Trump acts on options to reopen the conflict in the Middle East

The Independent UK · May 1

Washington has a new Anthropic problem

Anthropic is both a risk and a necessity to AI progress, at least in the White House's telling.

Axios · May 1

The NBA’s Proposed Anti-Tanking Fix Could Create a Bigger Problem

The league’s aggressive “3-2-1” lottery overhaul is designed to eliminate tanking, but it could punish the wrong teams and reshape the draft in unintended ways.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 29

‘Return of the pirates’: Iran accuses US of ‘armed robbery on high seas’ after oil tanker seizures

Iranian official Esmaeil Baqaei on Tuesday accused the United States of effectively legitimising piracy after it seized two vessels allegedly carrying Iranian oil in the Indian Ocean.

The Times of India · Apr 28