An outspoken Trump critic in his first term, Bowser tried cooperation in his second. But that didn't stop the president from taking over the city's police department and sending in National Guard troops. Continue reading →
District 7 is the only open seat on the September preliminary ballot, after former incumbent Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges and stepped down. Continue reading →
Trump plans to see Putin on Friday in Alaska for the first time since his return to the White House to discuss the US president’s goal of ending the war between Russia and Ukraine. Continue reading →
The Trump administration is evaluating plans that would establish a “Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force” composed of hundreds of National Guard troops tasked with rapidly deploying into American cities facing protests or other unrest, according to internal Pentagon documents reviewed by The Washington Post. Continue reading →
The independent watchdog for the Department of Veterans Affairs said the department’s health system is facing a severe staffing shortage of clinical and nonclinical workers that has worsened since last year - at the same time the department has shed tens of thousands of workers and recruited fewer medical workers. Continue reading →
India’s health ministry on June 21 sent out a notice to all government ministries requesting that they put up posters in public spaces, such as office cafeterias and meeting rooms, showing the oil and sugar levels in certain foods. Continue reading →
It’s unclear how far the talks have advanced, but if implemented, the plans would amount to transferring people from one war-ravaged land at risk of famine to another, and raise human rights concerns. Continue reading →
