Category: District of Columbia

Juul Labs Agrees to Pay $462 Million Settlement to 6 States and DC

NEW YORK—Electronic cigarette-maker Juul Labs Inc. will pay $462 million to six states and the District of Columbia, marking the largest settlement the company has reached so far for its role in the youth vaping surge, the attorneys general in several states announced Wednesday. The agreement with New York, California, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Mexico,…


One Killed, 3 Hurt in Shooting Outside DC Funeral Home

WASHINGTON—One man was killed and three other people were critically injured Tuesday in a shooting outside of a funeral for a homicide victim in the nation’s capital, according to police. Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee said a police officer was stationed near the funeral home in northeast Washington where the service was held when the…


After Virginia Woman’s Murder in DC, State Attorney General Urges Capital Leaders to Tackle ‘Scourge of Violent Crime’

Following the fatal stabbing of a woman in D.C., Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has urged D.C. city leaders to address violent crime that he says is a result of the capital’s lax law enforcement. “It has become painfully apparent that Washington, D.C., can protect neither its residents nor the thousands of Virginians who commute…


PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: Julio Rosas: The Destruction of Law and Order in America—From the Crime Crisis in Cities to Migrant Chaos at the Border

“HHS has lost track of around 40,000 kids. I mean, think about that. We have no idea where they are. We don’t know who they’re with. We don’t know what they’re doing.” Today, I sit down with Julio Rosas, a senior writer for Townhall and a U.S. Marine in the Reserves. Since 2020, he’s been…


PREMIERING NOW: Julio Rosas: The Destruction of Law and Order in America—From the Crime Crisis in Cities to Migrant Chaos at the Border

“HHS has lost track of around 40,000 kids. I mean, think about that. We have no idea where they are. We don’t know who they’re with. We don’t know what they’re doing.” Today, I sit down with Julio Rosas, a senior writer for Townhall and a U.S. Marine in the Reserves. Since 2020, he’s been…


Julio Rosas: The Destruction of Law and Order in America—From the Crime Crisis in Cities to Migrant Chaos at the Border

“HHS has lost track of around 40,000 kids. I mean, think about that. We have no idea where they are. We don’t know who they’re with. We don’t know what they’re doing.” Today, I sit down with Julio Rosas, a senior writer for Townhall and a U.S. Marine in the Reserves. Since 2020, he’s been…


Ex-Infowars Employee Who Captured Jan. 6 Ashli Babbitt Shooting Gets Home Detention

A Texas man who previously worked for Alex Jones’s website Infowars has been sentenced to four months of home detention and 60 hours of community service after he filmed the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Samuel Montoya, 37, was employed as a video editor for Infowars when he joined other demonstrators in the Capitol on…


PREMIERING 4/6 at 7:30PM ET: Julio Rosas: The Destruction of Law and Order in America—From the Crime Crisis in Cities to Migrant Chaos at the Border

“HHS has lost track of around 40,000 kids. I mean, think about that. We have no idea where they are. We don’t know who they’re with. We don’t know what they’re doing.” Today, I sit down with Julio Rosas, a senior writer for Townhall and a U.S. Marine in the Reserves. Since 2020, he’s been…


‘Trans Day of Vengeance’ Protest in DC Canceled Over Safety Concerns

The “Trans Day of Vengeance” rally scheduled to take place in Washington, D.C., on Saturday has been canceled due to a “credible threat to life and safety,” according to its organizers. The decision comes after a transgender individual, Audrey Hale, killed six people, including three 9-year-old children, at a Christian grammar school in Tennessee earlier…


Washington DC Council Chair Denies Capital Is Facing a Crime Crisis

The chairman of the District of Columbia Council told Congress on March 29 that the city is not in the midst of a crime crisis. “With regard to crime, yes, there is considerable concern. But while perception is important, the reality is less concerning. Let me be clear: People should feel safe and it is…