The situation at the U.S. border with Mexico has brought many changes to the country, including the way immigrants act when faced with arrest. In the past, immigrants would largely hide from authorities to avoid being caught in the country illegally. But now, many asylum-seekers seek out Border Patrol and law enforcement after entering the […]
Democratic Denver Mayor Mike Johnston said the city is “really struggling” to provide shelter and resources for the influx of immigrants surging into Denver, the latest sign that the border crisis is seeping into states not located on the Mexican border. Johnston visited families in a makeshift encampment as Denver experienced temperatures sinking below zero […]
The D.C. Council began debating the latest crime legislation this week, with several of the council members raising concerns about possible civil rights violations and a rollback in police accountability measures. The Secure DC Omnibus bill was introduced on Jan. 10 by Councilwoman Brooke Pinto, combining months of proposals and individual crime bills from council […]
Federal investigators have launched an investigation into a viral video on YouTube that purports to show a Border Patrol agent allegedly exposing himself to onlookers while on the way to detain and transport illegal immigrants, the Washington Examiner has learned. The unidentified federal law enforcement agent’s actions were posted online Tuesday in a 30-minute video […]
The House passed a major bipartisan bill on Wednesday that would expand the child tax credit and renew key business investment deductions. The vote was 357-70, with members of both parties supporting the $78 billion legislation, H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act. The bill faces some obstacles in the Senate. The White House, though, has […]
Three Southern state legislative leaders appear open to expanding health coverage to low-income residents in changes from previous rhetoric. House speakers from Georgia, Mississippi, and Alabama said Republican lawmakers are looking into the expansion concept, which could result in nearly 500,000 people getting insurance in all three states combined, according to the think tank KFF. […]
The House on Wednesday passed a major bipartisan bill that would expand the child tax credit and renew key business investment deductions. The vote was 357-70 with members of both parties supporting the $78 billion legislation, H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act. The bill faces some obstacles in the Senate. The White House, though, has […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) and his wife, Gisele, mocked rumors about their marriage on Wednesday evening as they posed for a photograph at the Washington Press Club’s annual Congressional Dinner. Fetterman, who was dressed in his typical hooded sweatshirt and shorts, albeit with a formal twist, spoke to the Washington Examiner during the reception. “I’m […]
Washington, D.C., Attorney General Brian Schwalb is again under scrutiny for his response to crime after arguing that the district cannot “prosecute or arrest our way” out of the area’s rising crime levels. Schwalb responded to district residents who showed up at a panel discussion on carjacking and juvenile crime on Tuesday led by Ward […]
Barbra Streisand revealed in a recent interview that she was “afraid” to be seen as sensual when she was at the height of her fame. “I was too afraid to be seen that way at that time,” she said in an interview with the New York Times. “Now I’m too old to care.” The 81-year-old […]
