Trump threatened Iran with new sanctions but also appeared to offer an olive branch, saying the U.S. “is ready to embrace peace with all who seek it.”
Daily Archives: January 8, 2020
The risk of an Iran cyberattack is up after missile strike on Iraqi military bases with US troops
Iran could target private businesses and government infrastructure to avenge last week’s killing of its top military commander, security experts say.
Iran’s missile strike: A loud warning shot and an offer to de-escalate, sources say
Iran’s missile strike could have been a loud warning shot, a sign that the regime wants to limit escalation with the United States.
‘I am homeless, and bankrupt’: A legal dispute leaves a former neighborhood commissioner desperate and a co-op divided
James Patterson used to live at the Potomac Plaza Terraces in Foggy Bottom. Now he rents a friend’s basement in Southeast D.C.
Senate Democrats grow impatient waiting for Pelosi to send articles for Trump impeachment trial
Senate Democrats are increasingly urging the House to send articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate, so the trial can begin
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says Jack Evans made ‘some very significant mistakes’
The longtime ally of the departing lawmaker said she worries others on the council are anti-business.
Trump administration sued for failing to protect green sea turtles from climate change
Several environmental groups filed the lawsuit Wednesday claiming the administration didn’t meet requirements of the Endangered Species Act.
‘This was an act of war’: Lawmakers react to Iran’s missile strike on US military bases
Lawmakers quickly reacted after Iran fired more than a dozen missiles at U.S. troops and coalition forces in Iraq on Tuesday. Pelosi told members to “pray.”