The Latest Breaking News from Washington D.C.

US president reportedly eyes plot near Memorial Bridge for a large-scale structure named the Independence Arch

TOI correspondent from Washington: In a long-anticipated disclosure that has reignited scrutiny of the late paedophile-financier Jeffrey Epstein and his influential circles, the US Justice Department on Friday released more than three million pages of documents, some containing lurid and unsubstantiated references to political and business elites, including President Trump…

When the United States launched airstrikes on northern Nigeria in late December, it said it had taken out Islamic State jihadists – at Abuja's request – to stop them killing Christians. Yet experts have criticised Washington's claims that Christians are being massacred in Nigeria, a narrative promoted by the American…

Final AP CFB Poll appearances in the last 25 Years in the West, with Breakdowns by year and by program, with ranks and records from 2001 to 2025.

Executive order mandating 'America250 Grand Prix' joins Trump's plan for UFC fight on White House lawn

With choice words and blunt instruments, people chipped away at obstacles in Washington this week — and it wasn’t just the “snowcrete.”

A newly minted $1 coin will feature a woman from the Oneida tribe, Polly Cooper, known for aiding George Washington's army during the Revolutionary War

Pilloried as a multimillion-dollar sweetener, Amazon’s Brett Ratner-directed portrait of the first lady has opened with a grand ‘black-carpet’ premiere in Washington and mysteriously empty cinemas around the planet

Panama's Supreme Court has voided a major Panama Canal ports contract held by a Chinese-linked firm, a significant win for the 'Donroe Doctrine'. This ruling aligns with US efforts to curb Chinese influence over strategic trade routes, complicating Beijing's global commercial footprint and reinforcing US leverage. The decision stems from…

TOI correspondent from Washington: Canada is finding out the hard way why New Delhi is so tetchy about Khalistani capers in “Kannedda.” A growing separatist movement in the country’s oil-rich province of Alberta has ignited a full-blown diplomatic spat with Washington at a time when ties between the United States…

Washington gridlock has returned, and the clock is ticking toward a midnight deadline this Friday, January 30. While political standoffs often feel distant, a federal funding lapse creates real ripples in the daily life of New York City. Commuters, travelers, and residents are right to wonder how a shutdown affects…