Breaking (And Pretty Weird)

Start your day with TPM.
Sign up for the Morning Memo newsletter

We’re not sure what’s happening here. But a Coast Guard vessel has apparently just opened fire (though perhaps just as warning shots) on a vessel in a restricted zone on the Potomac River.

Late Update: Conflicting and more very odd details. The Coast Guard is now reportedly denying that shots were fired and there is some questions — unconfirmed reports — that the whole thing may have been a training exercise of some sort. We’ll keep you posted on the latest we hear.

Latest Editors' Blog
Masthead Masthead
Founder & Editor-in-Chief:
Executive Editor:
Managing Editor:
Associate Editor:
Editor at Large:
General Counsel:
Publisher:
Head of Product:
Director of Technology:
Associate Publisher:
Front End Developer:
Senior Designer: