The Latest Breaking News from Washington D.C.

Power grid attack that left more than 40,000 without power in North Carolina may be part of wider plot to target critical infrastructure, federal officials say

WASHINGTON — Republicans who want to ban TikTok, the social media app owned by Chinese technology company ByteDance, from federal electronic devices may have missed their chance this Congress.

The United States has made clear to Ukraine its concerns about any escalation of the war with Russia, but it respects Ukrainian sovereignty, including decisions about how Kiev uses weapons supplied by Washington, the White House's national security spokesman said.

WASHINGTON — Even before Republicans take control of the House in January, their narrow majority is exposing the long-standing rift between the party's right-flank Freedom Caucus and its dwindling center-right.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court hears a major election law case on Wednesday that began with North Carolina Republicans drawing a highly partisan redistricting map and could end with politicians winning unchecked power over federal elections.

Senator Wong will urge the Biden administration to ramp-up economic engagement with Asia, while pressing Beijing to back Mr Biden's call for "guardrails" to avoid potential US-China conflict.

When Washington’s Gridiron Club announced that Mallory McMorrow would be the Democratic speaker at its winter dinner, a surprising number of the political correspondents in its ranks were baffled.

The United States and Australia said Tuesday they would welcome Japanese troops into three-way rotations, vowing a united front in the face of China's rapid military advances. Australia's defense and foreign ministers said they agreed to step up the pace of military interactions with the United States during talks with…

Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Defence Minister Richard Marles met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III for the Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) in Washington, DC, on December 6.

US to increase rotational presence of air, land and sea forces in Australia amid shared concerns over China.

ATLANTA — Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican Herschel Walker Tuesday in Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff, securing a 51st seat for Democrats in Congress’ upper chamber, giving the party greater power to push its agenda in a closely divided Washington.