Category: District of Columbia

US Attorney in DC Defends Not Prosecuting Majority of Arrests

The U.S. prosecutor for the nation’s capital is defending his office for not prosecuting the majority of arrests made by officers in the city. Prosecutors under U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Matthew Graves declined to prosecute 67 percent of people arrested by police, including 53 percent of felony cases. That was higher than many…


Staffer for Sen. Rand Paul ‘Brutally’ Attacked

A staffer from Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-Ky.) office has been attacked in Washington, D.C., according to a statement from the congressman’s office. In a statement to outlets, Paul said that a member of his staff “was brutally attacked in broad daylight in Washington, D.C.,” over the weekend. “I ask you to join Kelley and me in…


Staffer for Sen. Rand Paul ‘Brutally’ Stabbed

A staffer from Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-Ky.) office has been attacked in Washington, D.C., according to a statement from the congressman’s office. In a statement to outlets, Paul said that a member of his staff “was brutally attacked in broad daylight in Washington, D.C.,” over the weekend. “I ask you to join Kelley and me in…


LIVE NOW: The District of Disorder: Crime and the District of Columbia–a Discussion by Heritage Foundation

In an event held by The Heritage Foundation at 1:00 p.m. ET on March 23, Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), former U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jessie Liu, and Chairman of the D.C. Police Union Gregg Pemberton discuss what can be done to stop the radical rise in crime in the district and around the country. …


The District of Disorder: Crime and the District of Columbia–a Discussion by Heritage Foundation

In an event held by The Heritage Foundation at 1:00 p.m. ET on March 23, Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), former U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jessie Liu, and Chairman of the D.C. Police Union Gregg Pemberton discuss what can be done to stop the radical rise in crime in the district and around the country. …


Washington DC Metro Trying Another Strategy to End Fare Evasion

The D.C. Metro train system, WMATA (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority), just announced its plan to spend an additional $40 million to install newly designed fare gates at all of their stations, making it more difficult to evade fares and curb revenue loss. The installation of the new gates, which were tested last year at…


PREMIERING NOW: The Boot of the State—Mark Chenoweth on Suing Federal Agencies and Ensuring the Separation of Powers

“Congress has to be the one that appropriates any funds from the treasury. That’s the power of the purse that Congress has. And if we lose that, then we’ll lose the country, because it has to be the elected representatives. If the executive is self-funding, then there’s just no ability to rein that in.” At…


The Boot of the State—Mark Chenoweth on Suing Federal Agencies and Ensuring the Separation of Powers

“Congress has to be the one that appropriates any funds from the treasury. That’s the power of the purse that Congress has. And if we lose that, then we’ll lose the country, because it has to be the elected representatives. If the executive is self-funding, then there’s just no ability to rein that in.” At…


PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: The Boot of the State—Mark Chenoweth on Suing Federal Agencies and Ensuring the Separation of Powers

“Congress has to be the one that appropriates any funds from the treasury. That’s the power of the purse that Congress has. And if we lose that, then we’ll lose the country, because it has to be the elected representatives. If the executive is self-funding, then there’s just no ability to rein that in.” At…


PREMIERING 3/21 at 7:30PM ET: The Boot of the State—Mark Chenoweth on Suing Federal Agencies and Ensuring the Separation of Powers

“Congress has to be the one that appropriates any funds from the treasury. That’s the power of the purse that Congress has. And if we lose that, then we’ll lose the country, because it has to be the elected representatives. If the executive is self-funding, then there’s just no ability to rein that in.” Mark…