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Army parachutists landed at home of Washington Nationals
Congressional staffers as police alert of possible threat
The US Capitol was briefly evacuated on Wednesday evening after police identified an aircraft that they said posed “a probable threat” to the heart of American government.
The plane turned out to be members of the US Army Golden Knights, who parachuted into Nationals Park for a pregame display. The stadium, home of the Washington Nationals baseball team, is a little more than a mile away from the Capitol.
President attended Sunday’s baseball game in Washington DC
Crowd booed when Trump appeared on video screen
Donald Trump once claimed he was courted by several major league baseball clubs in his youth but turned them down because they couldn’t offer him enough money. On Sunday, baseball got its revenge.
The President attended Game 5 of the World Series between the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros at Nationals Park, a short journey from the White House. When Trump was shown on the video screens in the stadium he was loudly booed by fans. That, perhaps, was predictable: Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon and both Bushes were all booed while attending baseball games as President. What came shortly afterwards was a little more personal in a city that is heavily Democratic as cries of “Lock him up!” rang out, a reference to the chants about Hillary Clinton used at Trump’s rallies in the run-up to the 2016 presidential elections.
John McCain, War Hero, Senator, Presidential Contender, Dies at 81 - John S. McCain, the proud naval aviator who climbed from depths of despair as a prisoner of war in Vietnam to pinnacles of power as a Republican congressman and senator from Arizona and a two-time contender for the presidency, died on Saturday at his home in Arizona. John McCain to Lie in State at Capitols in Washington and Arizona - WASHINGTON - Senator John McCain, who died on Saturday at age 81, will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda and receive a full dress funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral.
Several of the region's politicians and hangers-on have reason to be nervous in what typically is the lull of summer. The special state audit of a controversial public agency - one that misspent your money on whiskey, fine wine and tickets to a Major League Baseball game - might be released as soon as this week.
Right-handed pitcher Erick Fedde, who made his big league debut last season for Washington, was called up from Triple-A Syracuse to start for the Nationals on Wednesday at home against the San Diego Padres. The game was set to begin at 4:05 p.m. as the last contest of a three-game homestand for Washington.
The Washington Nationals have reinstated third baseman Anthony Rendon from the 10-day disabled list and optioned infielder Adrian Sanchez to Triple-A Syracuse. Rendon missed 19 games with what the team called a contusion to his big toe after fouling a pitch off his foot on April 13. The 27-year-old Rendon appeared in two minor league rehab games with Class A Potomac, going 5 for 8 .
Congressman John Lewis of Georgia threw out the first pitch Sunday as part of Jackie Robinson Day/Black Heritage Day at Nationals Park. Major league teams around the country honored Robinson on Sunday on the anniversary of the legend breaking the color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.
The U.S. Congressional Baseball Game is scheduled to be played as planned Thursday in Washington despite a surprise attack on Republican lawmakers at a practice one day earlier that left Congressman Steve Scalise critically wounded. 'While the president would like to attend the game and show his support for all of these brave public servants, he has been advised that there is not enough time to follow Secret Service protocols,' White House spokesman Sean Spicer told reporters Wednesday.
Last month while spending a day at the Baseball Hall of Fame, I took a photo of Doubleday Field and emailed it to my friend, Rep. Kevin Brady, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and enthusiastic member of the Republican Congressional Baseball Team. Five minutes later, he replied: "Yours is better than mine.
If someone were to run the odds, the line likely would show that U.S. Rep. Scott Perry could have stayed home Thursday evening and watched the final National League playoff game between the L.A. Dodgers and the Washington Nationals. Congressional candidates face off in final pre-election debate If someone were to run the odds, the line likely would show that U.S. Rep. Scott Perry could have stayed home Thursday evening and watched the final National League playoff game between the L.A. Dodgers and the Washington Nationals.