A senior U.S. diplomat traveled to the capital of Niger to hold "extremely frank and at times quite difficult" talks with the ruling junta after the country's military leaders seized power from the democratically-elected president last month.
The federal Office of Personnel Management ordered federal employees to leave the office early on Monday amid Washington, D.C., area storm warnings. The severe storms covered most of the area with a tornado watch through 9 p.m., causing many places in the Beltway area to close early or adjust hours.
Democrat Trayon White Sr. of the DC Council said he wants the National Guard to come to his city after three people were fatally shot and two others were wounded in his district Saturday night.
John Eastman, who advised former President Donald Trump as his attorney in the weeks leading up to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, has asked a California court to delay his disbarment proceedings as an indictment is expected.