Washington – Senators To Airlines: Drop Bag Fees To Shorten Airport Lines
Washington – Two U.S. senators say one way to reduce long airport security lines this summer is for airlines to drop their fees on checking luggage.
Washington – Senator McCain Says Could Subpoena U.S. Sailors Held By Iran
Washington – U.S. Republican Senator John McCain said on Sunday he would subpoena 10 U.S. sailors to testify about their brief detention by Iran if the Obama administration does not provide the findings of an investigation into the incident by March 1.
Washington – Secret Service Arrests Fence-Jumper At White House
A person who scaled and cleared the White House fence on Sunday night was immediately arrested, the Secret Service said.
Washington – Sean Spicer Absent From Briefings During Key Week For Trump
Washington – If you’re missing your daily dose of White House press secretary Sean Spicer, it’s because President Donald Trump’s chief spokesman has been on Navy Reserve duty.
Washington – Saudis Paid For US Veteran Trips Against 9/11 Lawsuit Law
Washington – After Congress passed a new law allowing Sept. 11 victims’ families to sue Saudi Arabia in U.S. courts, opponents mounted an expensive political campaign, including paying American military veterans to visit Capitol Hill and warn lawmakers about what they said could be unintended consequences.
Washington – Republican Senators Propose Stricter Sanctions Against Iran
Washington – A group of Republican senators on Thursday unveiled legislation that requires the Obama administration to impose stricter sanctions on every sector of Iran’s economy that supports the country’s ballistic missile program.
Washington – Prosecutors Seek 17 Years For Mikveh Peeping Rabbi Barry Freundel
Prosecutors are seeking a 17-year prison sentence for a prominent Washington rabbi who pleaded guilty in February to secretly videotaping dozens of women during ritual baths, court documents filed on Friday showed.
Washington – Police: Israeli Man Wanted In Attempted Abduction At DC Museum
Washington – Authorities have issued a warrant for the arrest of a man they say tried to abduct a child from the National Air and Space Museum in Washington.
Washington – Pentagon On Alert After Names Of American Generals Appear On ISIS ‘Hit-List’
The Pentagon is on alert following the publication of the names of several high ranking American military officials on the latest Islamic State “hit list.”
Washington – Man Suspected Of Firing At U.S. Spy Agency Arrested
Washington – Maryland police have arrested a man suspected of firing at the National Security Agency headquarters, and who is also suspected in four other shooting incidents, authorities said on Wednesday.