Two members of the National Guard were shot on Wednesday in a busy area near the White House in downtown Washington, officials said, putting the building into lockdown with US President Donald Trump away in Florida. FBI Director Kash Patel told reporters that the soldiers were critically wounded, clarifying earlier erroneous reports that they had died. “Two of our brave members of the National Guard were brazenly attacked in a horrendous act of violence. They were shot. They’re in critical...