A high-stakes trial began Monday in a California courtroom over whether the Trump administration violated federal law when it deployed thousands of National Guard troops and United States Marines to Los Angeles following protests over immigration raids in June. The three-day bench trial before U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, the brother of retired Supreme Court […]
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday it is true that the city underwent a “crime spike” following the COVID-19 pandemic, but argued a “huge decrease” in crime has occurred since. President Donald Trump announced Monday he is federalizing the district’s Metropolitan Police Department to address a “public safety emergency,” with the MPD under the […]
Three people were killed by a gunman who opened fire at bystanders in a Target parking lot Monday in Austin, Texas, police said. At a news conference, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said the gunman, 32, drove away in a stolen car after the shooting, crashed the car, stole another, then was captured by police […]
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser and Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith struck a conciliatory tone amid a wave of outrage from other district officials in response to President Donald Trump’s decision to federalize the district’s police and activate about 800 National Guard members. Following Trump’s declaration of a “crime emergency” in the district, Bowser […]
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg conceded that Vice President JD Vance is “very smart” but doubted the vice president’s integrity in a recent podcast appearance. “He’s very intelligent. I think he’s very smooth. I think he’s very capable. That’s why we definitely shouldn’t — I know there’s a temptation to make fun of him, and — but, […]
President Donald Trump rejected a suggestion to expand the cramped White House press briefing room Monday, telling reporters, “I don’t want you to be comfortable.” The exchange came moments after Trump announced sweeping measures to combat violent crime in the district, which include deploying the National Guard and placing the Metropolitan Police Department under federal […]
DC Police Union Chairman Greggory Pemberton laid the blame for the crime in Washington, D.C., on the “radical activists” on the city council. President Donald Trump announced Monday he would be deploying the National Guard to the capital to assist law enforcement in combating crime. These guardsmen will remain in D.C. for at least 30 […]
President Donald Trump’s takeover of the Washington, D.C., police department will temporarily reduce the district’s autonomy. Trump can more easily take over the Metropolitan Police Department than he can suspend the district’s home rule because ending home rule requires congressional action. Home rule is the authority by which district residents can vote for local government […]
The Salvadoran illegal immigrant who murdered Maryland mother Rachel Morin two years ago was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Monday. A Maryland jury convicted Victor Martinez-Hernandez, 24, in less than an hour in April on all charges: first-degree murder, first-degree rape, third-degree sex offense, and kidnapping. The four charges […]
President Donald Trump on Tuesday will extend the 90-day trade truce between the United States and China for another 90 days, as he and Chinese President Xi Jinping hope to prevent an all-out trade war. The new deadline will expire on Nov. 9 at 12:01 a.m., according to CNBC. The Washington Examiner reached out to […]
