Washington man sentenced for 20 ‘swatting’ calls of false threats in US, Canada
US authorities announced that a Washington state man has been sentenced to three years in prison for making 20 false reports of bomb and shooting incidents across the US and Canada that actually prompted emergency responses. Ashton Connor Garcia, 21, of Bremerton, was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, according to a statement […]
Trump picks up protest votes in primaries after guilty verdict- Washington Examiner
The first primary night held after Donald Trump became a convicted felon showed Republican voters still have an appetite for the former presidential candidate, Nikki Haley. Haley won nearly 8% of the vote in New Mexico’s GOP primary Tuesday night and another 3% voted uncommitted in the primary, a sign that a persistent weakness in […]
Herb Conaway wins New Jersey House primary for Andy Kim seat- Washington Examiner
New Jersey state Rep. Herb Conaway won the contested Democratic primary to replace Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ), who gave up his safe Democratic seat to vie for the U.S. Senate. Conaway won the race for New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District with 47.9% of the vote with about 26% of ballots tallied. The Associated Press called […]
Crime a top issue for Washington, DC, Democratic primary following last year’s surge in homicide, car jackings
Crime and law enforcement are likely to be major focuses of the June 4 Democratic primary in heavily Democratic Washington, D.C., following a spike in crime last year. While murders and carjackings are down in 2024, last year’s crime spree will continue to have an impact on politics this year, with the left and center […]
Epoch Times embroiled in alleged cryptocurrency money laundering scheme – The Washington Post
The chief financial officer of right-wing news outlet The Epoch Times has been arrested and indicted on charges of using cryptocurrency to launder $67 million in criminal proceeds, the Department of Justice announced. Said Monday. Weidong Guan, 61, also known as Bill Guan, is charged with one count of money laundering conspiracy and two counts […]
No Gaza refugees – Washington Examiner
President Joe Biden wants to assuage his anti-Israel critics by allowing Gazan refugees into the United States. But a new Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General report reveals how he has already failed to track the 77,000 Afghan refugees admitted into the country. It shows his administration is not capable or willing to handle any […]
Johnson’s House majority strengthened with Vince Fong- Washington Examiner
The House swore in its newest member on Monday, bringing the Republican conference back to 218 members and giving Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) a bit more breathing room as he navigates his legislative agenda with a historically small majority. Rep. Vince Fong (R-CA) was sworn into office after lawmakers completed their first votes of the […]
Washington Post staffers clash with CEO at all-hands meeting after top editor exits: ‘Get with the program’
Less than 24 hours after editor-in-chief Sally Buzbee resigned, Washington Post staff grilled the Paper’s new CEO and publisher, Will Lewis, in a tense all-hands meeting. Busbee was the first woman to serve as editor in chief at the paper’s 144-year history, but stepped down after a three-year stint that saw the paper suffer financial […]
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Former National Institutes of Health official Anthony Fauci distanced himself from an aide’s email scandal during a Monday morning hearing before Congress. David Morens, a longtime senior adviser to Fauci, turned over thousands of emails to the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic earlier this year, many of which detailed his efforts to circumvent open […]
Washington Post Executive Editor Sally Buzbee Steps Down from Role
Sally Busby: The Washington Post She has been out of that position since 2021, according to a statement from the newspaper. newspaper Revealed In a statement Sunday, Buzbee said: Replaced Matt Murray once The Wall Street Journal. “The Washington Post announced today that Sally Buzbee has stepped down as editor in chief. Buzbee has been […]