Tag: Washington DC

Washington Deputy Mayor Charged With Assault After Allegedly Grabbing Man by His Neck

Washington, D.C., Deputy Mayor Chris Geldart was charged with assault and battery after allegedly getting into a fight outside a gym in Virginia over the past weekend. Geldart was placed “on leave” after the charges were filed against him, according to Democrat Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office. “We take any accusations seriously and are reviewing the…


West Virginia Coal Miners Help Stranded Washingtonian with Dead Electric Car

A Washingtonian who was stranded on their way to Davis, West Virginia, found some unexpected helpers: coal miners. The resident, who was not identified, was heading to Davis for a getaway weekend that was around 170 miles from home. However, the car broke down right in front of a Mettiki Coal mine just several miles…


Capitol Report (Aug. 5): Pentagon Denies DC’s Request for National Guards Migrant Help; 528,000 Jobs Added in July Jobs Report

There’s been a major breakthrough for the Democrats’ health care and climate bill. President Joe Biden and Republicans have commented on its inflationary impacts. To break down the Democrats’ latest bill aimed at reshaping the federal budget, we’ll hear from an economist about how it will address the budget deficit and more. The Biden administration…


Capitol Report (Aug. 5): 528,000 Jobs Added in July Jobs Report; Pentagon Denies DC’s Request for National Guards Migrant Help

There’s been a major breakthrough for the Democrats’ health care and climate bill. President Joe Biden and Republicans have commented on its inflationary impacts. To break down the Democrats’ latest bill aimed at reshaping the federal budget, we’ll hear from an economist about how it will address the budget deficit and more. The Biden administration…


250 Left-Wing Activists Plan to Disrupt Congressional Baseball Game

Activists organized by Shut Down DC are making plans to disrupt the Congressional Baseball Game for Charity on July 28, to protest pollution and climate change. About 110 activists met on Zoom on July 25 to discuss how to create a disruption at the annual bipartisan game. Activists said the protest would be nonviolent but…


Newsom Talks Progressive Policy With Democratic Lawmakers on DC Trip

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s trip to Washington D.C. last week placed his policies under a national spotlight. The governor met with officials in President Joe Biden’s administration and Democrat lawmakers last week to discuss how the state can aid in supporting the Democrat party’s strategies. Before departing to D.C., Newsom signed a series of gun…


NYC and Washington Run Out of Monkeypox Vaccines: Officials

New York City and Washington have run out of monkeypox vaccine doses on the same day they began to offer them to gay and bisexual men, officials say. In less than one day, New York City’s 1,000 monkeypox vaccine doses were allocated to eligible New Yorkers, according to a letter sent to Gov. Kathy Hochul…


True American Spirit: The Unlikely Mélange of Inspiration That Brought Washington D.C. into Being

When the United States of America was young, the established cities of New York and then Philadelphia served as seats for the country’s government. While Alexander Hamilton and many northerners were content with this, Thomas Jefferson and a lot of southerners were not—so a seat for the federal government was established in a more central…


Pro-Abortion Activists Protest in Cities, Burn American Flag

Pro-abortion activists began to assemble in cities across America on Friday afternoon to protest in response to the Supreme Court overturning Roe vs. Wade, a seminal ruling that made abortion legal nationwide in 1973. The activists congregated in New York, Washington, Los Angeles, San Francisco, as well as Chicago, Seattle, and other cities. In the nation’s…


Taking the Kids: To Washington, D.C.

We’re talking, of course, about The National Mall in Washington, D.C. Consider that The National Mall typically gets more than 25 million visitors a year — more than to Yellowstone, Yosemite and Grand Canyon National Parks. Good thing there is so much space — more than 26 miles of pedestrian sidewalks and 8 miles of bike trails…