Tag: Washington D.C.

DC Council Pulls Controversial Crime Bill Before Block by Senate, Biden

Democratic D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson announced at a press conference on Monday that he was withdrawing a controversial criminal code bill that sought to reduce sentences for violent crimes committed in the Capital. While the Council had passed the Revised Criminal Code Act (RCCA), it was vetoed by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and, on…


Disgruntled Democrats Bemoan Biden’s Vow to Block Washington Crime Law

Some Democrats on Capitol Hill are expressing frustration with President Joe Biden after he signaled his support for a Republican-led effort to reverse a local District of Columbia law that softens penalties on violent crimes. The Revised Criminal Code Act, initially vetoed by Democrat Mayor Muriel Bowser, was passed by the district’s city council in…


Biden Says He Won’t Veto GOP Resolution Reversing DC Crime Bill

President Joe Biden told fellow Democrats that he won’t veto a Republican-led effort to reverse a crime bill passed in the District of Columbia that lowers criminal penalties for a range of violent crimes. In February, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed resolutions that undo voting and crime bills adopted by the local D.C. government….


LIVE NOW: DC Attorney General Testifies at District Council on Public Safety

District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb testifies at 9:30 a.m. ET on Feb. 22 on the judiciary and public safety in DC Council Committee meeting. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


DC Attorney General Testifies at District Council on Public Safety

District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb testifies at 9:30 a.m. ET on Feb. 22 on the judiciary and public safety in DC Council Committee meeting. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


DeSantis Suggests Moving Federal Agencies Outside of Washington to End ‘Accumulation of Power’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has suggested that many federal government departments should be moved outside of their current location in Washington, D.C., in an effort to put an end to what he called the “accumulation of power” in the nation’s capital. DeSantis made the comment in an interview with The New York Post published on Feb. 18. “Too…


DC Police Warn About People Being Robbed of Their Canada Goose Jackets

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in Washington is advising residents to take caution following a string of robberies targeting people who don Canada Goose jackets. Winter coats from the popular brand are valued from $550 to as high as $1,850. Police said people are being robbed of the coats in the city, with at least five robberies…


Biden Admin Announces New FBI Headquarters Twice the Size of the Pentagon | Facts Matter

The federal government is already in the process of building a new headquarters for the FBI, and this new complex will be at least twice the size of the Pentagon. There are two reasons for changing the location of the FBI building, one of which is that the FBI has grown too big, even for…


Alaska Airlines to Offer San Diego Flights to DC, Eugene, Tampa Later This Year

SAN DIEGO—Alaska Airlines will begin offering daily nonstop flights between San Diego International Airport and Washington, D.C., and Eugene, Oregon, starting June 15, it was announced Jan. 30. Alaska will also run seasonal nonstop service between San Diego and Tampa, Florida, beginning Oct. 5. Flights to Tampa will operate daily, representing the only service between…


‘I Came Away With a Rich Appreciation for Chinese Culture,’ Says Community Liaison Officer After Watching Shen Yun

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Patti Menders, a community liaison officer for Northern Virginia in the Office of the Attorney General, watched Shen Yun Performing Arts at The Kennedy Center Opera House, on Jan. 27. “It was fantastic,” said Ms. Menders. “The artistry, the vibrance, the colors, the creativity—it was incredible … Family, faith, it was funny; there was…