Washington news today with refined coverage of Washington D.C. power, policy and people — White House decisions, Congress on Capitol Hill, Supreme Court signals and the city’s real-world impact, edited for speed, precision and substance.
WASHINGTON — As Gaza buries its dead and starves under siege, the Trump administration has quietly signed off on a 6.7 billion dollar surge of US weapons for Israel, adding new attack
Donald Trump is building a 250-foot Independence Arch on the Potomac, a White House grand ballroom, and more — a vanity construction campaign running alongside sinking approval ratings and a fractured rural base.
After several rounds of talks, a peace agreement between the Taliban and the USA is to be signed on Saturday. But it can only be the first step towards a lasting peace solution.
After the attack on Turkish military posts in Idlib, Ankara seeks NATO help. The alliance promises solidarity – nothing more. The EU reacts nervously but waits. From Brussels Barbara Wesel. Compassion and
The US administration and the Taliban, the fundamentalist movement ousted from power in 2001, are to sign an agreement on Saturday in Doha, Qatar, to prepare for an exit from the United
Spanish opera singer Placido Domingo was nicknamed “the king of the opera” until he was accused of sexual harassment last year. He is now a persona non grata in many houses, having played
In full commercial rivalry between Washington and Beijing, Emmanuel Macron began his second visit to China on Monday, calling on Europeans to speak and act together to better weigh up against the
Mature, responsible countries understand that a free press reports facts and expresses opinions,” Pompeo said in a statement on Wednesday. “The correct response is to present counter-arguments, not restrict speech.” Beijing has
The United States, which takes a dim view of Iran’s growing political influence in Iraq, will step up its sanctions on the Iraqi economy, which is already in danger of collapse. The
Follow