Tag: crime

House Passes Bills Overruling DC Voting, Crime Bills 

The House of Representatives on Feb. 7 passed two bills overruling bills passed by the Council of the District of Columbia. Specifically, the bills would overturn two measures recently approved by the D.C. City Council. One of these measures, the Revised Criminal Code Act, would lessen penalties for violent crimes even as Washington buckles under…


House Passes Legislation Overruling DC Voting, Crime Bills 

The House of Representatives on Feb. 9 passed two bills overruling bills passed by the Council of the District of Columbia. Specifically, the bills would overturn two measures recently approved by the D.C. City Council. One of these measures, the Revised Criminal Code Act, would lessen penalties for violent crimes even as Washington buckles under…


House Passes Legislation That Overrules DC Voting, Crime Bills 

The House of Representatives on Feb. 9 approved two measures that overturn bills passed by the Council of the District of Columbia. Specifically, the legislation would block a pair of laws recently approved by the D.C. City Council. One of these measures, the Revised Criminal Code Act, would lessen penalties for violent crimes even as…


The Continued Wrecking of New York City

Commentary It’s been nearly 11 months since the end of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s “Key to NYC” vaccine mandate and public-school masking requirements. And President Joe Biden recently announced an end to the pandemic-related state of emergency on May 11. Yet many private businesses, cultural institutions, and schools continue to cling to COVID-era restrictions. The…


Conservative Motion to Reform Bail System Defeated

A motion for bail reform put forward by the federal Conservatives (CPC) has been defeated in a vote of 205–116 in the House of Commons on Feb. 6. The motion was first brought forward on Feb. 2 by Conservative MP Raquel Dancho, the party’s public safety critic, following the first-degree murder charges laid in the death…


Police Release Video of Apprehension of Suspects in Armed Robberies, Ask Public for Witnesses

York Regional Police (YRP) have released an aerial video of officers giving chase and apprehending four suspects believed responsible for a string of armed robberies in various areas around Toronto. Police have asked the public to come forward if they witnessed any of the robberies or have relevant cellphone, dashcam, or video surveillance. The video, released…


Capitol Report: Rep. Omar Voted Off House Foreign Affairs Committee; House Votes on Socialism

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is booted off the Foreign Affairs Committee. Democrats say it’s a politically charged act of revenge, while Republicans say it’s about national security. The House voted on a bill to condemn the horrors of socialism, with majorities on both sides of the aisle agreeing. But some lawmakers spoke against the resolution….


Welcome to San Francisco: The New Gotham City

Rampant crime and corruption. A deadly drug crisis. Unprecedented homelessness. Grossly overwhelmed and underfunded police departments. If that is not convincing enough, add a diminishing population that is all but powerless against a crime-infested city. Comic book fans might suggest these conditions are hauntingly reminiscent of Gotham City—a fictitious city in the all-American classic, Batman….


LIVE 8:30 PM ET: Caucus Speaker Panel: Stop Rising Crime in NYC

The New York Young Republican Club Black and Hispanic Caucuses host the “Caucus Speaker Panel: Stop Rising Crime in New York City” event at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 17. …


LIVE 8:30 PM ET: Stop Rising Crime in NYC: Panel by New York Young Republican Club

The New York Young Republican Club Black and Hispanic Caucuses host the “Caucus Speaker Panel: Stop Rising Crime in New York City” event at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 17. …