The grand irony of the day I was sexually assaulted in Washington, D.C., is that my skirt really was rather short, not that you could actually see it. It was November 2019, and exactly one incriminating inch of skin was visible from my chin to my toes. I was wearing a turtleneck dress, my then-boyfriend’s […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and other California leaders will unveil their state redistricting plan around 2:30 p.m. in response to Texas Republicans’ partisan effort in their state. CALIFORNIA VOTERS REJECT OVERTURNING INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSION: POLL According to his office, Newsom will make a “major announcement” alongside “grassroots advocates, state leaders, and members of Congress.” Newsom […]
Israel is moving forward with plans to expand settlements in the West Bank, with a government minister championing the initiative as a “final nail in the coffin” for a sovereign Palestinian state. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced the government’s endorsement of the “E1 settlement plan” during a ceremony at the Maale Adumim settlement in the […]
San Francisco is finally turning the corner on its stay-at-home work policies, with more and more people returning to offices. The city’s return-to-office directive from Democratic Mayor Daniel Lurie was supposed to kick in on April 28. However, it was pushed back to August after Lurie, a first-time mayor, made a deal with two major […]
More than 400 people are suspected to have died due to extreme heat in the Phoenix area so far this year. Temperatures have hit over 110 degrees everyday so far this month in Maricopa County, Arizona, save for one day, including an all-time monthly high of 118. At least three daily records have been broken […]
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in a New Mexico county riddled with violent crime and drug trafficking, two days after President Donald Trump activated the National Guard in Washington, D.C., and temporarily took over the local police department. The emergency declaration applies to Rio Arriba County, the city […]
Washington Examiner Editor-in-Chief Hugo Gurdon suggested recent allegations that Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) authorized leaks about the 2017 investigation into President Donald Trump “absolutely fits” Schiff’s reputation. “Adam Schiff is, I think, one of the slipperiest, most unpleasant politicians on Capitol Hill,” Gurdon said. “I think that the story — the information that he was […]
President Donald Trump will issue a proclamation on Thursday honoring Social Security’s 90th anniversary on Friday. Trump will tout his budget bill’s tax cuts on Social Security for “the vast majority of seniors who receive social security” in the proclamation, the White House confirmed to the Washington Examiner. The White House touted the president’s efforts […]
The chief of police in Washington, D.C., will allow the Metropolitan Police Department to work with federal immigration authorities to arrest illegal immigrants, an unprecedented move that follows President Donald Trump’s crackdown on crime in the city. MPD Chief Pamela Smith issued an executive order Thursday morning saying officers may cooperate with Immigration and Customs […]
An upstate New York resident was federally charged with cyberstalking on Wednesday for allegedly sending threatening voicemails to a family member of murdered UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, starting hours after his death late last year. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York accused Shane Daley, 40, of harassing and threatening […]
