Washington

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The biggest challenge for Washington may be Brazil’s determination to remain neutral.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Raman’s campaign expenditures included $300,000 to Middle Seat, a Washington, D.C.-based consulting business that also worked on the independent expenditure group supporting Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign in New York City.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

His messages on Sunday night that he would stop Netanyahu may have been meant for Tehran's consumption to distance Washington from Israel's strikes.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman then met with Sanders on Wednesday in Washington, while also meeting with other policymakers.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Government officials had no idea what to do with Early, so they sent him to Port Townsend, Washington, to serve as a caretaker for another leper.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly