Tag: District of Columbia

Federal Judge Rejects Oath Keepers Motion for Special Master, Trial Delay

A federal judge quickly shot down an 11th-hour motion by Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III to appoint a special master to oversee the processing and distribution of massive amounts of evidence in the Jan. 6 seditious-conspiracy case against him and four co-defendants. Through his new attorney, Edward Tarpley Jr., Rhodes filed a flurry…


EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Gohmert Demands ‘Welfare Check’ of Jan. 6 Prisoners Following Assault and Lockdown at DC Jail

In the wake of the assault of several Jan. 6 prisoners and subsequent lockdown at the District of Columbia jail, United States Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) is demanding a welfare check on the inmates. As reported by The Epoch Times, “It began without warning. A Jan. 6 prisoner had emerged from his cell without a…


Republican Senators Introduce Bill to End ‘Highly-Politicized Vaccine Mandate’ for DC Schools

U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) on Monday introduced a bill they said is designed to protect 12- to 15-year-old students in Washington, D.C. public schools from mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations. If enacted, their legislation would would block a 2021 bill by the D.C. Council that amended a 1979 immunization law to add COVID-19…


Democrats Request $50 Million to Cope With Illegal Immigrants Bused From Texas, Arizona

A group of House Democrats on Friday requested an additional $50 million for FEMA’s Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) as Washington, New York City, and Chicago to cope with an influx of illegal immigrants. In a letter signed by 23 House Democrats, Reps. Jesús García (Ill.), Adriano Espaillat (N.Y.), and D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton said that…


Lawsuit Using Environmental Law Against Biden Immigration Policies Can Proceed: Judge

A District of Columbia federal judge did not dismiss a lawsuit that relies on the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to challenge Biden administration actions on immigration, marking an unmatched if still early success for the use of environmental law against illegal immigration. District Court Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee, ruled on Aug. 11…


‘They Are Trying to Assassinate’: Bannon Accuses Biden of Stirring Anti-Right Hatred After Home ‘Swatted’ Again

Former White House adviser Steve Bannon has accused President Joe Biden of stoking hatred after police descended on Bannon’s Washington home over a fake report of a gunman on the loose. The incident occurred shortly before Biden’s Thursday speech attacking MAGA Republicans. Firefighters and police officers were sent to Bannon’s home on Sept. 1 evening,…


Federal Court Reverses 2018 Gulf of Mexico Lease Sales

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday reversed a lower court’s decision which found that two 2018 lease sales by the U.S. Department of the Interior to oil companies in the Gulf of Mexico were valid. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected two arguments by environmental groups, but agreed that the agency…


Washington, DC Delays COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Students After Ruling

Officials in Washington, D.C., are delaying enforcement of the school COVID-19 vaccine mandate after a federal judge struck down vaccination requirements for city workers. Students aged 12 and older who do not receive a COVID-19 vaccine will not be barred from school until Jan. 3, 2023, the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)…


No Remote Learning Option for Unvaccinated Children, DC Mayor Says

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser has confirmed that her city is not planning to allow remote learning for unvaccinated students, who will be blocked out of their classrooms when the new school year starts next week. Under the city’s latest school attendance policy, children aged 12 years and older must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination within…


Judge Rules COVID Vaccine Mandate for DC Government Workers Is Unconstitutional

A Washington D.C. superior court judge ruled Thursday that the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate that was imposed on city employees is unlawful. An order that was handed down by Judge Maurice A. Ross was a response to a lawsuit filed by the Washington D.C. Police Union and other groups that opposed Mayor Muriel Bowser’s mandate. Bowser…