Category: District of Columbia

Contingent of Republicans Weigh Defunding DOJ Over Mistreatment of Jan. 6 Prisoners

During a field hearing on the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, a contingent of House Republicans weighed using the power of the purse to respond to alleged civil rights violations of Jan. 6 prisoners and defendants. The hearing, hosted in the Capitol Visitor Center and open to the public, focused on the investigations, prosecutions, and targeting of…


Millions Who Died at the Hands of Communism Honored in Washington

A memorial was held in the nation’s capital on Friday to honor the millions of people who lost their lives due to communism around the world in the last century. The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) held its 16th annual wreath-laying ceremony, which brought together embassies, representatives of captive nations, and human rights organizations….


Black Lawmakers Put School Choice Before Their Party

Black Minds Matter founder Denisha Allen calls school choice the civil rights issue of our time. And even though the few black Democrats that support school choice legislation are being targeted by their own party, they say they will continue to do so for the well-being of kids because it’s not about their position or…


Supreme Court Strikes Down Republican-Drawn Election Map for Alabama

The Supreme Court voted 5–4 on June 8 to strike down Alabama’s electoral map for congressional elections, ruling that it was racially discriminatory. The court narrowly found that the map drafted by Alabama Republicans violated the provisions of the federal Voting Rights Act (VRA) which requires that states not racially gerrymander districts. Most members of the…


LIVE 10 AM ET: House Committees on Administration and Oversight Hold Hearing on ‘The Path to Election Integrity in the District of Columbia’

The House Committee on House Administration and the Committee on Oversight and Accountability hold a joint hearing about “American Confidence in Elections: The Path to Election Integrity in the District of Columbia” at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 7. Ken Cuccinelli, chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative; Charles Spies, member of the Dickinson Wright, PLLC;…


LIVE NOW: House Committees on Administration and Oversight Hold Hearing on ‘The Path to Election Integrity in the District of Columbia’

The House Committee on House Administration and the Committee on Oversight and Accountability hold a joint hearing about “American Confidence in Elections: The Path to Election Integrity in the District of Columbia” at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 7. Ken Cuccinelli, chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative; Charles Spies, member of the Dickinson Wright, PLLC;…


House Committees on Administration and Oversight Hold Hearing on ‘The Path to Election Integrity in the District of Columbia’

The House Committee on House Administration and the Committee on Oversight and Accountability hold a joint hearing about “American Confidence in Elections: The Path to Election Integrity in the District of Columbia” at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 7. Ken Cuccinelli, chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative; Charles Spies, member of the Dickinson Wright, PLLC;…


Plane Destroyed After Flying Over DC, Crashing in Rural Virginia, Leaving 4 Dead

WASHINGTON—Federal investigators trudged through rugged terrain Monday in search of wreckage from a business jet to solve the mystery of why the plane veered off course and slammed into a mountain, killing four people. A day after the plane flew over the nation’s capital, prompting the military to scramble fighter jets, the Federal Aviation Administration…


Virginia Plane Crash Investigators Ask When Pilot Became Unresponsive and Why Aircraft Flew Its Path

WASHINGTON—The pilot of a business jet that flew over Washington and crashed in a remote part of Virginia appeared to be slumped over and unresponsive, three U.S. officials said Monday, recounting observations by fighter pilots who intercepted the wayward flight. The revelations came as federal investigators trudged through rugged terrain to reach the site where…


‘My Family Is Gone’: No Survivors Aboard Plane That Triggered Supersonic F-16 Response

Search and rescue crews have found no survivors at the wreckage of the small plane that went silent, triggering a national security response in D.C.’s restricted airspace on Sunday afternoon. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) scrambled F-16 fighter jets in an attempt to reach its pilot when authorities saw the plane flying erratically and without…