Former Vice President Kamala Harris revealed in an excerpt of her upcoming book that she would have chosen former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg as her 2024 running mate if she were not a “black woman married to a Jewish man.” Harris’s comments suggest Democratic voters wouldn’t want to support a presidential ticket featuring a black […]

Former White House chief of staff Jeff Zients arrived on Capitol Hill Thursday for a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee as part of the panel’s investigation into whether Biden administration aides concealed the president’s mental decline or executed official acts on his behalf without consent. Zients did not respond to shouted questions from reporters upon entering the […]

A military helicopter crashed Wednesday evening near Joint Base Lewis–McChord in Washington. “This remains a developing situation, and no additional details are available at this time,” Scot Keith, a JBLM garrison public affairs officer, said. The crash occurred around 9:00 p.m. in a rural area near Olympia, Washington. Authorities said the scene of the crash […]

Several Washington, D.C. officials will testify before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, Chairman of the D.C. Council Phil Mendelson, and D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb will testify on public safety and crime, the current state of the District, and opportunities for continued […]