Tag: Washington D.C.

LIVE NOW: House Votes for New Speaker

The House meets for the first day of the 118th Congress to elect a speaker and swear in members in Washington at 12:00 p.m. ET on Jan. 3. New rules to govern the House of Representatives in the 118th Congress include multiple reforms sought by conservative Republicans seeking to rein in the power of congressional leaders…


Did Biden Just Provoke a Russian Nuclear Attack?

Tensions are rising between Russia and the White House. Both accuse the other of sabotaging gas pipelines and threatening armageddon. And instead of reporting and explaining reality, the U.S. media is stoking the fires. But that’s to be expected when the free press turns into a perpetual propaganda machine. In this eye-opening new episode of…


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…


Capitol Report (Aug. 30): Trump Special Master Request Faces Hurdles; Taiwan Fires at Chinese Drone

The Justice Department filed an unusual and lengthy response to former President Donald Trump’s special master request. A security law group gave the judge a list of candidates for the role, but none of them seem to like the former president. President Joe Biden weighs in for the first time on the fallout from the…


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…


Capitol Report (Aug. 12): FBI Search Warrant Revealed; GOP Lawmakers Weigh In on the Fallout

House GOP members are demanding transparency into the FBI raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. A member of the House Intelligence Committee joins us to weigh in on the reports of possible classified documents at the former president’s home. We’ll also be speaking with Congressman Scott Perry who earlier in the week had…


A Small but Practical Step to Start Dismantling the Regime

Commentary Back in January, I wrote a practical column, that is, a column that, unlike so many opinion columns, actually put forth a simple pragmatic suggestion that, if implemented, would ease partisan tensions and otherwise improve life across the fruited plain. In brief, I suggested that the next presidential inauguration take place somewhere other than…


Capitol Report (July 22): Bannon Found Guilty of Contempt of Congress; Congressman’s Attacker Released

A verdict has been reached in the contempt of Congress trial of former Trump official Steve Bannon. Countering the China threat is the top priority of Republicans in the China Task Force. We caught up with Congressman Mike Waltz, who is a member of the task force, about competing with China in the semiconductor industry…


‘Message of Hope’: Washington Audience Praise Shen Yun on Final 2022 Performance

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Domenic Savini, assistant director of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board, said he waited for a long time to see Shen Yun Performing Arts, and was “so happy” to finally get a chance to see the final 2022 performance of the company at the Kennedy Center Opera House on July 17. Mr. Savini, who is also…


‘Message of Hope’: Washington Audience Praises Shen Yun’s Final 2022 Performance

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Domenic Savini, assistant director of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board, said he waited for a long time to see Shen Yun Performing Arts, and was “so happy” to finally get a chance to see the final 2022 performance of the company at the Kennedy Center Opera House on July 17. Mr. Savini, who is also…