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The House failed to approve a bill Tuesday that was crafted after last year’s tragic midair collision near Washington, D.C., to require all aircraft flying around busy airports to have key locator systems to prevent such crashes. The collision of an airliner and an Army helicopter killed 67 people in January 2025.
US President Donald Trump has delivered his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, using the primetime speech to defend his administration’s record and lay out political and economic priorities ahead of looming midterm elections.
Court itself to search devices for documents related to national security inquiry as newspaper calls ruling ‘victory’
Atlanta Hawks forward Jonathan Kuminga (0) and Washington Wizards head coach Brian Keefe, right, react during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)
De izquierda a derecha, el senador demócrata Ruben Gallego, el senador demócrata Mark Kelly y el líder de la bancada demócrata en el senado, Dick Durbin, en la conferencia de prensa del líder de la minoría en el Senado, Chuck Schumer, el martes 24 de febrero de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/J. Scott Applewhite)
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — US forces boarded a third tanker ship in the Indian Ocean that had violated President Donald Trump's blockade of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean and fled the region, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Hannes Steinbach scored 24 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, Wesley Yates III added 19 points and seven assists, and Washington beat Rutgers, 79-72 on Tuesday night.
Washington Wizards guard Trae Young, center, looks on from the bench during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers, Jan. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Victims of Jeffrey Epstein will attend US President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday and are seeking accountability for the crimes of the convicted sex offender, lawmakers said.
From left, Sen. Ruben Gallego D-Ariz., Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., and Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., join Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., for a news conference as they criticize President Donald Trump’s policies and agenda ahead of his State of the Union speech, at the Capitol in Washington, …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Olympic gold-winning US women's ice hockey team said Tuesday it had declined an invitation to Donald Trump's State of the Union address, after the president joked he would be "impeached" if he did not ask them to attend.
Lawmaker says DoJ appears to have withheld interviews with survivor who accused Trump of ‘heinous crimes’
US President Donald Trump is due to address Congress for the annual State of the Union speech.
One Franklin Square, home of the Washington Post newspaper in downtown Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
A 32-year-old man in the United States has stabbed four people to death outside a home on the Key Peninsula, northwest of Tacoma, in Washington state. The suspect was later shot and killed by a Pierce County sheriff’s deputy.
Lawsuit is latest action by Trump administration against a university and escalation of president’s feud with California
Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle gestures during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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Un letrero afuera del edificio del Servicio Interno de Impuestos del Departamento del Tesoro de Estados Unidos (IRS, por sus siglas en inglés), el 4 de mayo de 2021, en Washington. (AP Foto/Patrick Semansky, archivo)
Three Asian nations account for two-thirds of 2025 total imports, Washington says
Several Democratic lawmakers will boycott Donald Trump’s State of the Union address tonight. Instead, many will rally on the National Mall.
Congressional hearings reflect bipartisan concern and highlight persistent advanced tech market tension as key Trump-Xi summit looms
At 1 hour, 47 minutes, and 46 seconds, Trump beat his own record for the longest annual address to Congress. Credit: Pool/Getty Images
Perhaps it's destiny - The last time the USA Men's Olympic Hockey Team won the gold in 1980 they had to first defeat the communist Soviet Union. It was not the final game of the Olympics, it was the second to final game, but it was the only game that was treated as an epic battle of cultural and political ideals and…
US President Donald Trump is set for the biggest night of the US political calendar - the State of the Union.
Republican Tony Gonzales allegedly pressured Regina Ann Santos-Aviles, who died by suicide, into sexual relationship
El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, habla durante una rueda de prensa en la embajada colombiana en Washington, el martes 3 de febrero de 2026. (AP Foto/José Luis Magana)
Un letrero afuera del edificio del Servicio Interno de Impuestos del Departamento del Tesoro de Estados Unidos (IRS, por sus siglas en inglés), el 4 de mayo de 2021, en Washington. (AP Foto/Patrick Semansky, archivo)
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Donald Trump invited team after Olympic gold
Un buque petrolero atracado en el complejo de Sheskharis, parte de Chernomortransneft JSC, una subsidiaria de Transneft PJSC, el 11 de octubre de 2022, en Novorossiysk, Rusia. (AP Foto, Archivo)
La fiscal general de Arizona, Kris Mayes, habla con los periodistas mientras el fiscal general de Oregon, Dan Rayfield, escucha afuera de la Corte Suprema de EEUU, el 5 de noviembre de 2025, en Washington. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein/Archivo)
Dozens of diverse Iranian opposition figures have held a preliminary meeting in London and will convene a larger gathering next month to discuss how Iran might best move to democracy if the regime were toppled, a key organiser said on Tuesday.
The CIA has published a plea to potential informants in Iran with guidance on how to securely contact the organization as tensions between Washington and Tehran approach a critical juncture.
Children play outside Royce Hall at the University of California, Los Angeles, campus, Aug. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes speaks to reporters as Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield listens outside the Supreme Court, on Nov. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
Las autoridades investigan el lugar de los hechos tras recibir informes de que un hombre mató a puñaladas a varias personas el martes 24 de febrero de 2026 en Gig Harbor, Washington. (AP Foto/John Froschauer)
President Donald Trump will deliver his State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, and according to reports, many seats will be empty.
Anthropic has until Friday to accept the Pentagon's demands that it loosen restrictions on how the Defence Department uses its AI tools, it has been reported.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) building is seen in Washington on Sept. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
An oil tanker is moored at the Sheskharis complex, part of Chernomortransneft JSC, a subsidiary of Transneft PJSC, in Novorossiysk, Russia, on Oct. 11, 2022. (AP Photo, File)
An “Epstein Reading Room” studio backdrop is set up at a rebuttal to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union hosted by Defiance.org, the Portland Frog Brigade and COURIER at the National Press Club in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Authorities investigate the scene after reports that a person fatally stabbed multiple people on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, in Gig Harbor, Wash. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Pedestrians walk past a billboard depicting a U.S. aircraft carrier with damaged fighter jets on its deck and a sign in Farsi and English reading, “If you sow the wind, you’ll reap the whirlwind,” at Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) Square in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
In mid-January lawmakers from the Hawaiʻi House and Senate committees on consumer protection called in executives from HMSA and Hawaiʻi Pacific Health to explain their proposal to create a new system designed to address Hawaiʻi’s health care crisis.
Protesters take part in an anti-war rally in Chania, Greece, opposing the docking of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford at the nearby Souda Bay naval base on the southern island of Crete, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Giannis Angelakis)
La gobernadora de Virginia, Abigail Spanberger, ofrece la respuesta del Partido Demócrata al discurso del Estado de la Unión del presidente Donald Trump, el 24 de febrero de 2026, en Williamsburg, Virginia. (AP Foto/Steve Helber, Pool)