A doctor violated the law by administering COVID-19 vaccines to children without consent, according to a new lawsuit. Dr. Janine Rethy, chief of community pediatrics at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, is being accused of holding two children in a room until she convinced them to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The minors are both children of NaTonya…
Mother Sues Doctor Who Allegedly Administered COVID-19 Vaccines to Children Without Consent
Candace Owens Urges CPAC: ‘No Middle Ground’ on Leftist Policies That Hurt Families
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A lot of leftist policies seem nonsensical and unrelated, but conservative activist Candace Owens says she has found the common thread among them. She also advocates an uncompromising stance when confronting these issues. When conservatives consider the agenda items being pushed, “We look up and we go, ‘How? Why?’” Owens told the Conservative Political…
Washington Restricts US Exports to 28 Chinese Entities, Citing Alleged Ties to Iranian Military
The U.S. Commerce Department on March 2 announced export restrictions for a string of Chinese entities. The United States added 28 Chinese firms and individuals to its Entity List (pdf), citing concerns regarding national security risks, including through their alleged dealings or attempted dealings with an Iranian electronics company, Paradazan System Namad Arman (PASNA), which has been sanctioned by…
Dam Owner Guilty in Field Turf Pollution of Washington River
SEATTLE—A company that operates a century-old hydroelectric dam near Mount Rainier National Park and its chief operating officer each pleaded guilty to a single criminal count Monday in connection with a spill of synthetic field turf and the tiny rubber particles used to make it into the Puyallup River in 2020. The company, Electron Hydro…
Washington’s Yakima Valley: A Tale of Three Museums
It’s said that the first white men to enter the vast region of the Yakima Valley were members of the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1805. But to the Native American tribal peoples who had been hunting, fishing, planting and gathering in the valley for thousands of years, Clark and his party were just tourists….
Avalanche in Washington’s Cascade Mountains Leaves 3 Dead, 1 Injured
Three people were killed and one person suffered injuries on Feb. 19 after an avalanche struck Washington state’s Cascade Mountains while they were attempting to reach a peak, officials have said. According to a preliminary report from the Northwest Avalanche Center, a group of six climbers were ascending the Northeast Couloir of Colchuck Peak, an 8,705-foot (2,653 meters)…
High-Rise Fire Kills One, Displaces 400 Residents in DC Suburb
SILVER SPRING, Md.—One person died and one is in critical condition after a fire early Saturday at a high-rise apartment building in a suburb of Washington, the Washington Post and other local media reported. The fire in downtown Silver Spring sent more than a dozen other people, including three firefighters, to the hospital and displaced…
NORAD Conducts ‘Routine’ Defense Exercise Off West Pacific Coast
North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) on Wednesday announced it is conducting a planned “live-fly air defense exercise” off the coast of Washington state and British Columbia. The Colorado-based joint military agency said the exercise will include American and Canadian fighter jets operating at a high altitude. Despite the timing of the move, NORAD maintained…
National Archives Reaches Agreement With Two Pro-Life Activists Denied Entry to Museum
The National Archives and two pro-life activists have reached a deal in a legal case brought after the activists were denied entry to the National Archives Museum. Security officers denied entry to multiple people, including law student Wendilee Lassiter, into the museum on Jan. 20 because of pro-life messages on their clothes. The parties said…
Could Washington Default?
Commentary Every few years, Washington approaches a debt ceiling limit, and worries of default multiply. Theoretically, default is possible, but practically speaking, it is never a real possibility. Even in an extended government shutdown, Washington has resources that will allow it to meet principal and interest payments. In this matter, it is critical to realize…
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