The Latest Breaking News from Washington D.C.

Washington accused of ‘coercion and intimidation’ after five leading figures behind digital safety law campaign targeted

France has condemned Washington's decision to bar a former European Commissioner and four other prominent tech monitors from entering the United States as part of an escalating dispute over EU efforts to regulate social media platforms. The US accuses them of working to censor Americans online.

Washington announced it banned former EU tech Commissioner Thierry Breton and four other European activists from entering US soil, a decision Breton slammed as a "McCarthy's witch hunt".

As U.S. officials target Venezuelan oil tankers allegedly linked to a so-called dark fleet used to evade sanctions, Maduro said Washington's actions are a "test" for Venezuela to break free from oil dependence and emerge as a stronger economy.

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Seattle and nearby cities will top $21 an hour, while the state rate hits $17.13 on Jan. 1.

Kai Trump is giving followers a rare glimpse into Christmas at the White House, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the Trump family’s holiday traditions in Washington, DC.

Trump again called for Venezuela’s president to leave power and said the US would keep or sell the oil it had seized

The Trump administration is suing the local government of Washington, D.C., over its gun laws, alleging that restrictions on certain semiautomatic weapons run afoul of Second Amendment rights

Venezuela said Iran has offered broad cooperation following the latest U.S. seizures of oil tankers linked to Venezuelan crude as tensions escalate over Washington's enforcement of sanctions and maritime interdictions in the Caribbean.

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