Washington DC
Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Washington DC, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 12,700 stories have been published about Washington DC which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Washington DC, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 12,700 stories have been published about Washington DC which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
Weather
80°F
80°FSaturday68° - 91°F
68° - 91°FSunday
71° - 84°F
71° - 84°FMonday68° - 82°F
68° - 82°FTuesday69° - 80°F
69° - 80°FWednesday67° - 87°F
67° - 87°FThursday70° - 88°F
70° - 88°FLocal News Publishers
Suggest a source
Looking for a source we don't already have? Suggest one here.Top Washington DC News
US & Canada · WashingtonThe US has announced that they will begin formal trade negotiations with Taiwan, weeks after a controversial visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The first round of trade talks is set to take place early this fall. Discussions will cover trade facilitation, regulatory practices, anti-corruption standards, deepening agriculture trade. The announcement is expected to further fume Xi Jinping, who has previously warned President Biden on the Taiwan issue. The announcement comes after Beijing held military drills that included firing missiles into the seas around Taiwan. The U.S. has no official relations with Taiwan but maintains extensive informal contacts through the unofficial American Institute in Taiwan. Washington is obligated by federal law to see that the island has the means to defend itself.See the Story
U.S., Taiwan to Begin Formal Talks for Trade, Investment Pact This Fall
55% Center coverage: 81 sources
US & Canada · Washington11 boxes of classified documents were recovered during the search of Donald Trump's Mar-a-LAGO resort. The FBI is investigating whether the former president violated a criminal statute. Media to ask judge to release the affidavit supporting the warrant that allowed FBI agents to search former President Trump's Florida estate last week.See the Story
Media to ask judge to release Trump search warrant affidavit
64% Center coverage: 58 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonWhite House Covid-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha says government will stop buying vaccines, treatments this fall. Jha: "My hope is that in 2023, you're going to see the commercialization of almost all of these products" Jha urged all Americans to get the new boosters once they become available.See the Story
Biden administration to stop buying COVID-19 vaccines, treatments and tests as early as this fall
92% Center coverage: 25 sources
Latest News Stories
Europe · KentIsabella Payne spoke with American astronaut Kjell Lindgren aboard the International Space Station. The 8-year-old girl from Kent in southeast England spoke with Lindgren using her dad's ham radio. Lindgren told followers on Twitter about it, saying his chat with Isabella may be his "favorite contact so far"See the Story
8-year-old girl chats with ISS astronaut using ham radio
92% Center coverage: 24 sources
Business · WashingtonThe Big Ten on Thursday announced a new seven-year media rights deal with CBS, Fox and NBC that begins July 1, 2023, and runs through the 2029-30 season. The multiplatform agreement is believed to be the largest in the history of college athletics with industry sources putting the approximate value of the deal at a record $1.2 billion annually.See the Story
Big Ten Strikes $7.5 Billion Deal for TV Rights
49% Center coverage: 16 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonThe numbers: The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits dipped to 250,000 in mid-August, suggesting that layoff remain very low and the economy is still expanding. Initial jobless claims fell by 2,000 from a revised 252,000 in the first week of August. What’s more, new filings in early August was lowered from a preliminary 262,000. The number of people applying for jobless benefits is one of the best barometers of whether the economy is getting better or worse.See the Story
Jobless claims fall to 250,000 and show little sign of surging layoffs
67% Center coverage: 15 sources
Business · WashingtonExisting-home sales fell for a sixth straight month in July as higher interest rates pushed buyers to the sidelines and the supply of homes remained tight.See the Story
U.S. Home Sales Dropped in July for Sixth Straight Month
70% Center coverage: 10 sources
Business · WashingtonBrian Moynihan, CEO of Bank of America, says current economic conditions are negatively impacting those who are most vulnerable. The issue of whether the U.S. economy is in recession has become politicized heading into the 2022 mid-term elections. While inflation is at a level not seen since the early 1980s, other measures of the economy, like the monthly jobs report, are still strong.See the Story
BofA CEO: Struggling Americans feel they are in a recession
75% Center coverage: 8 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonWisconsin's 1849 law that bans abortion except when a mother's life is at risk is newly relevant. Republicans in the Legislature blocked an attempt by Gov. Tony Evers to overturn the law. There's disagreement inside the GOP over how to move forward when they return to the state Capitol.See the Story
Post-Roe differences surface in GOP over new abortion rules
78% Center coverage: 9 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonThe Biden administration is expected to issue operational guidelines to prepare for the rollout of the updated boosters. The shots are meant to give protection from the BA.4 and BA.5 coronavirus subvariants. The new boosters will be available in early to mid-September.See the Story
Everyone over 12 expected to be eligible for new boosters, White House official says
45% Center coverage: 9 sources
Business · WashingtonAfter facing backlash for selling his new Yeezy Gap clothing line in what appeared to be trash bags, rapper and fashion mogul Kanye "Ye" West is defending and clarifying his creative freedom in an exclusive interview with Fox News’ Eric Shawn.See the Story
Kanye West defends selling Yeezy Gap clothes in large bags: ‘Not here to sit up and apologize about my ideas’
50% Left coverage: 4 sources
