Scattered power outages affect White House, Capitol,

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scattered outages in the U.S. capital on Tuesday cut power to several government buildings, including the White House, State Department, Capitol and Justice Department. The State Department's daily news briefing was suspended after power was lost. A department announcement said the main building and other nearby buildings were affected because electricity feeders were down. The U.S. Capitol complex was operating using a backup generator, one congressional aide said. ...