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Norton’s new challenger In the midst of what local advocates describe as an assault on home rule, concern has grown over the health and mental acuity of D.C.’s lone voice in Congress, the 88-year-old civil
"It is clear to members of the committee and the public that D.C.’s soft-on-crime policies have failed to keep D.C. residents and visitors safe," House Oversight Chair James R.
Ayanna S. Pressley, D-Mass. A bill from Alsobrooks cosponsored by Sen.
Christopher S. Murphy wrote on X. "[The] right has been looking for a pretext to destroy their opposition for a long time.
Christopher S. Murphy alleged that Trump has "spent his first eight months in office making corrupt deals in Washington and overwhelming the American people with chaos, lies and illegal action.
Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., noted that both parties have had a problem. "I’m not going to be shy about the fact that Donald Trump has a lot to do with the normalization of political violence.
Norton, who has served as D.C.’s delegate since 1991 and long pushed for statehood, spoke in opposition to each of the GOP-led measures at the markup.
Donald S. Beyer Jr. and Eugene Vindman and state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor this fall.Â
"What we’re asking for today is for all of Congress, but especially congressional Democrats, to vote down every single one of these anti-D.C. bills," said Ankit Jain, one of D.C.’s two shadow senators.
"RFK Jr.’s stubborn, pigheaded, and conspiracy-based attacks on proven science are going to make many more people sick and cause more deaths.
"When CDC Director Susan Monarez refused to rubber-stamp unscientific, reckless directives and fire dedicated health experts she chose protecting the public over serving a political agenda," Mark S.
"The Legislature is directed to design and enact a remedial congressional redistricting map in conformity with Proposition 4’s mandatory redistricting standards and requirements," Judge Dianna M.
In addition to the coming $2 billion funding request, Trump over the last week also has called on lawmakers to repeal D.C.’s 1973 Home Rule Act and end policies like so-called "cashless bail" as part of
"Their goal is not to weigh the evidence fairly but to build the strongest possible case for CO2’s innocence. This is a fundamental departure from the norms of science."
"So we’re going to do a job," Trump added without describing exactly what his patrol would look like on Washington, D.C.’s streets.
Ted Cruz, Christopher S. Murphy and Angus King, reported earning no royalties in 2024. Party registration: Democrats face a voter registration crisis, The New York Times reports.
It declared a crime emergency in order to take over D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department and previously claimed the country is being invaded by gangs at the direction of the Venezuelan government to invoke
Government Reform Committee has also subpoenaed a group of other former government officials and Epstein acquaintances, including Bill and Hillary Clinton, former FBI directors James Comey and Robert S.
As tensions escalate around President Donald Trump’s moves to federalize D.C.’s police force, Democrats in Congress are attempting to push back legislatively. Reps.
Even as President Donald Trump and Republicans complain about the District of Columbia’s criminal justice system, critics argue that the Republican-led Congress may bear some of the blame for D.C.’s trouble