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Power outage in Washington’s Foggy Bottom affects government buildings and GWU

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The Washington Examiner, The Western Journal and The Epoch Times report that a power outage on Monday, November 2, 2026, hit the Foggy Bottom area of Washington, D.C., affecting about 1,100 Pepco customers. The outlets say the outage reached government buildings, including State Department facilities, and George Washington University. Pepco said a substation failure caused the outage and that power was restored by 2 p.m. local time. The company said the cause is still under investigation, and its spokeswoman said no foul play is suspected. D.C. Fire and EMS responded to reports of smoke from multiple manholes on H Street NW.

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A power outage on Monday, November 2, 2026, affected about 1,100 Pepco customers in the Foggy Bottom area of Washington, D.C.
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Washington Examiner
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The Epoch Times
The outage affected government buildings, including State Department facilities, and George Washington University.
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Washington Examiner
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The Western Journal, The Epoch Times
Pepco said a failure at a substation caused the outage on Monday morning.
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Pepco said power was restored by 2 p.m. local time.
One outletThe Epoch Times· Far Right
A Pepco spokeswoman said no foul play is suspected and the cause is still under investigation.
One outletThe Epoch Times· Far Right
D.C. Fire and EMS responded to reports of smoke from multiple manholes on H Street NW near the Farragut West Metro station.
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All three outlets report a Monday power outage in Washington’s Foggy Bottom that cut power to about 1,100 Pepco customers, including government buildings. The outlets present it as an election-eve government story, with the Western Journal headline calling it “Mysterious” while the others stress that the cause is under investigation.

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Headlines stress the outage’s effect on government buildings and its timing before the midterms; the Far Right Western Journal adds “Mysterious”, the one word framing the cause as unexplained.
Sensational language“Mysterious”The cause is under investigation and the other coverage reports no mystery, so calling the outage mysterious adds drama the facts do not establish.More neutral: Power outage with cause under investigationDisagree with this highlight? Washington, D.C., Power Outage Impacts Government Agencies a Day Before Midterms
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MysteriousMore neutral: Power outage with cause under investigation
The cause is under investigation and the other coverage reports no mystery, so calling the outage mysterious adds drama the facts do not establish.
Mysterious Washington, D.C., Power Outage Impacts Government Agencies a Day Before Midterms
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Government agencies and the State Department
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Cause under investigation

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The Epoch TimesFar Right
Outage Near White House Cuts Power to State Dept. on Eve of Election
The electric company is investigating the failure of a substation that caused a blackout in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood.
1 hr agoRead at The Epoch Times (opens in a new tab)
The Western JournalFar Right
Sensational language“Mysterious”The cause is under investigation and the other coverage reports no mystery, so calling the outage mysterious adds drama the facts do not establish.More neutral: Power outage with cause under investigationDisagree with this highlight? Washington, D.C., Power Outage Impacts Government Agencies a Day Before Midterms
A day before voters nationwide decide the balance of power in the federal government. Washington, D.C., had a power problem of its own. A power outage struck an area of
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Washington ExaminerRight
Power outages hit Washington affecting government agencies and GWU
A power outage in the Foggy Bottom area of Washington, D.C., is affecting thousands of Potomac Electric Power Company customers, including government agency buildings and George Washington University. …
10 hr agoRead at Washington Examiner (opens in a new tab)

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Washington Examiner, Nov 2, 11:12 AM EST

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Washington ExaminerRightNov 2, 11:12 AM EST
The Western JournalFar RightNov 2, 3:57 PM EST
The Epoch TimesFar RightNov 2, 7:40 PM EST

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Outage Near White House Cuts Power to State Dept. on Eve of Election

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