Politics Sep 18 WATCH: DC Mayor Bowser testifies to House committee as Congress weighs new laws for city D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Thursday defended her policies to Congress as President Donald Trump's law enforcement surge is in its second month and lawmakers act to further limit the city's authority.
Politics Sep 03 WATCH: RFK Jr. testifies on Trump’s health care agenda before the Senate Finance Committee Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came under pointed bipartisan questioning at a rancorous three-hour Senate committee hearing on Thursday, about — among other things — turmoil at federal health agencies and efforts to pull back recommendations for COVID-19 vaccinations.
Politics Aug 20 WATCH: Vance, Miller criticize protesters while visiting National Guard troops at DC’s Union Station “We appreciate everything you’re doing," Vance said as he presented burgers to the troops. Citing the protesters whose shouts echoed through the station, Vance said “they appear to hate the idea that Americans can enjoy their communities.”…
Politics Aug 19 Trump’s federal law-enforcement crackdown ripples through DC neighborhoods The Republican president declared a crisis in the Democratic-controlled city, despite declining crime statistics, and took control of the police department for 30 days.
Nation Aug 16 West Virginia sending hundreds of National Guard troops to DC at Trump team’s request Members of the West Virginia National Guard will be deployed the streets of the nation’s capital as part of the Trump administration’s effort to overhaul policing in the District of Columbia through a federal crackdown on crime and homelessness.
Politics Aug 12 Trump’s DC rhetoric echoes history of racist narratives about urban crime Trump's rhetoric echoes that of conservative politicians who've denounced cities with majority non-white populations or progressive leaders as crime-ridden and in need of outside intervention.
Politics Jul 23 House subcommittee votes 8-2 to subpoena Justice Department for Epstein files A House subcommittee on Wednesday voted to subpoena the Department of Justice for files in the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein after Democrats successfully goaded GOP lawmakers to defy President Donald Trump and Republican leadership to support the action.
Politics Jul 17 National Urban League declares ‘state of emergency’ for civil rights in the U.S. under Trump One of the nation’s oldest civil rights organizations on Thursday declared a “state of emergency” for antidiscrimination policies, personal freedoms and Black economic advancement in response to President Donald Trump 's upending of civil rights precedents and the federal agencies traditionally tasked…
Politics Jul 15 WATCH: Mike Waltz says he wants to make UN ‘great again’ as Democrats grill him on Signal chat Appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for his confirmation hearing, Waltz faced lawmakers for the first time since he was ousted as national security adviser for mistakenly adding a journalist to a private Signal chat used to discuss sensitive…
Politics Jul 09 Former White House doctor refuses to answer questions as House Republican probe Biden’s health President Joe Biden’s White House physician is refusing to answer questions as part of the House Republican investigation into Biden’s health in office.