(The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says he and Gov. J.B. Pritzker are on the same page about President Donald Trump not having authority to send National Guard troops to the city. Trump called Pritzker and Johnson “incompetent” on Monday and suggested that he could send the National Guard to reduce violence in […]
The Trump administration’s takeover of law enforcement in Washington, D.C., has spurred criticism from local officials, one of whom pointed to an overwhelmed D.C. court that handles local criminal cases in the district. D.C. Councilwoman Christina Henderson pointed on Tuesday to the high number of vacancies on the D.C. Superior Court on CNN’s CNN This […]
Members of the District of Columbia’s National Guard started mobilizing around Washington one day after President Donald Trump announced his takeover of D.C.’s law enforcement to crack down on crime in the district. White House sources confirmed to the Washington Examiner that the 800-odd guardsmen activated to support the D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department would be deployed […]
The suspected gunman who murdered three people in an Austin, Texas, Target parking lot believed he was Jesus Christ, police said. Ethan Nieneker, 32, opened fire at bystanders randomly on Monday, killing a worker gathering shopping carts, a 4-year-old, and her grandfather. He then stole the latter’s car and attempted a getaway, crashing, then stealing […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs is grappling with severe staffing shortages, according to a new watchdog report that warns the problem spans nearly every corner of the nation’s veterans’ health system. The Office of the Inspector General released its annual report Tuesday, identifying 4,434 severe occupational shortages, a 50% jump from last year’s 2,959. All […]
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said President Donald Trump has ulterior motives with federalizing police in Washington, D.C., adding that Trump needs his supporters focused on “something else.” Trump announced his move to address crime in the nation’s capital Monday, giving Attorney General Pam Bondi control over the Metropolitan Police Department. Buttigieg, however, said Trump […]
A Texas Democrat who recently fled the state in protest of Republicans’ mid-decade redistricting efforts is speaking out against law enforcement staking out the absent lawmakers’ homes. Democratic Texas state Rep. Josey Garcia said plainclothes officers in unmarked vehicles visited her house in the San Antonio area over the weekend. While she did not confirm […]
UFC CEO Dana White says Tuesday the fighting company will “definitely” have its first White House fight on July 4 next year, as part of a larger-scale celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary. President Donald Trump announced the fight on July 3 while attending an event in Des Moines, Iowa, with expectations of up to […]
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) saw his favorability rating dip in a poll released Tuesday, as many in the party call for generational changes. According to a Siena College poll, Schumer is at his lowest favorability rating, dating back to February 2005, at 38% who approve to 50% who disapprove, a change from 41% […]
The United States is seeking to construct a humanitarian corridor for Israel to cut through Syrian territory and connect with the embattled Druze community. U.S. government authorities are negotiating a deal for the project, which would extend from the Israeli border into the city of Sweida, where Druze have been exchanging violent attacks with Bedouin […]
