Julia Eisen – WMAL News | October 25, 2023 Montgomery County has been plagued in recent weeks with a series of bomb threats at different high schools, including two this morning. Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville was targeted three separate times by email threats this month and police have now identified a suspect. Montgomery…… Continue Reading
Mike Johnson, a staunch conservative from Louisiana, is elected House speaker with broad GOP support
Republicans eagerly elected Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker Wednesday, elevating a deeply conservative but lesser-known leader to the seat of U.S. power and ending for now the political chaos in their majority.… Continue Reading
Senate panel OKs Lew to be ambassador to Israel, and a final confirmation vote could come next week
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved Jacob Lew to be ambassador to Israel, moving quickly to get him in place during the country’s new war with Hamas.… Continue Reading
Jenna Ellis becomes latest Trump lawyer to plead guilty over efforts to overturn Georgia’s election
Attorney and prominent conservative media figure Jenna Ellis pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a felony charge over efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in Georgia, tearfully telling the judge she looks back on that time with “deep remorse.”… Continue Reading
Republicans pick Tom Emmer as their nominee for House speaker as they try for a third time
Republicans picked Rep. Tom Emmer as their nominee for House speaker on Tuesday, as they try for a third time to fill the top leadership position and get Congress back to work.… Continue Reading
Metro could enforce drastic changes if funding doesn’t increase
Julia Eisen – WMAL News | October 24, 2023 Washington metro area commuters and residents might see drastic changes to the metrorail system if funding for next fiscal year doesn’t increase. Right now, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) faces a $292 million deficit. Although that number doesn’t look as striking compared to the…… Continue Reading
DC mayor announces new “tough on crime” legislation
Julia Eisen – WMAL News | October 23, 2023 DC Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled her new “Addressing Crime Trends Now Act” (ACT Now) under mounting pressure from the community to keep criminals accountable and to curb rising crime. The legislation will expand the Metropolitan Police Department’s capabilities to limit loitering, declare drug free zones and…… Continue Reading
Manhunt underway for suspect accused of killing judge overseeing his divorce case
Julia Eisen – WMAL News | October 20, 2023 A manhunt is underway for a suspect in what police are calling the targeted fatal shooting of a Washington County Maryland Circuit Court Judge in Hagerstown last night. Pedro Argote, 49, shot Andrew Wilkinson, 52, in the driveway of the judge’s home hours after Wilkinson awarded…… Continue Reading
Au pair charged with murder of man in her employer’s Reston home
Heather Curtis – WMAL News | October 19, 2023 An au pair has been charged with second-degree murder for allegedly shooting a man to death in her employer’s Herndon home in February. Fairfax County Police said Thursday 23-year-old Juliana Peres Magalahaes of Reston is being held without bond at the Adult Detention Center in connection…… Continue Reading
Former Virginia House Speaker Filler-Corn will forgo run for governor and seek congressional seat
Former Virginia House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn has decided against a bid for governor in 2025 and will instead run next year to represent the competitive northern Virginia congressional seat being vacated by a fellow Democrat, U.S. Rep. Jennifer Wexton.… Continue Reading
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