A number of government buildings in Washington, including the White House, the Capitol, the State Department and the Department of Justice, were de-energized by the accident. Due to a power outage at the State Department, a daily briefing by department spokesman Mary Harf was canceled. The department reported that the problem affected several buildings ...

The daily broadcast of the briefing in the US State Department was interrupted due to a power outage in the department. Office spokeswoman Marie Harf was forced to continue the event in almost complete darkness. Earlier, the light in the building of the department completely disappeared. A few minutes later, Associated Press correspondent Matthew Lee posted ...

US President Barack Obama, despite his lack of Jewish roots, will celebrate Passover at the White House. Obama writes about this in his congratulatory message to Jews around the world. “This night for the seventh year I will organize a Seder (traditional Jewish meal in...

Google's unprecedented activity in communicating with government officials allowed him to avoid an antitrust investigation in 2012. This was reported by The Wall Street Journal. Top managers communicate with US government officials much more often than their competitors, and the company itself spends more on lobbyists than others ...

Traces of cyanide were found in a letter sent to the US administration, the US Secret Service said. Her spokesman said this in a comment to the Associated Press. It is known that the letter arrived on Monday and was at the post office outside the White House. Initial ...

The US Secret Service is investigating an incident in which two senior agency agents drove a car into the White House's protective barrier. Secret Service spokesman Robert Hoback said that newly appointed agency director Joseph Clancy had been notified ...

Jennifer Psaki is leaving the post of the official representative of the US State Department in connection with the transition to a new position. Reported by the Associated Press. The White House also said that 36-year-old Psaki is pregnant. According to White House spokesman Denis McDonough, Psaki expects ...

The White House announced the creation of a new department to combat cyber threats. This is the latest attempt by the Obama administration to strengthen national and corporate defenses against hacker interference. The Cyber ​​Threat Intelligence Integration Center will consolidate and analyze information on external threats. In connection with the latter ...

Dan Pfeiffer, senior adviser to US President Barack Obama, intends to leave his post in the White House administration soon. This was reported by The New York Times, citing a source familiar with the situation. According to the newspaper, he resigned ...

  American police cordoned off the White House because of a suspicious package that was discovered near the residence of the President of the United States. According to the American media, at 7.10 am local time, the Washington police received an order to cordon off all the streets adjacent to the White House and evacuate ...