Biden education sec says parents should not be primary stakeholders in education

WASHINGTON, DC – President Joe Biden’s Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said parents shouldn’t be the “primary stakeholder” in their kids’ education, during his testimony before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor,…

24 Federal Prosecutors Take the Oath of Office in the Northern District of Oklahoma

TULSA, Okla. – Twenty-four federal prosecutors have joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office within the last year and were sworn-in Wednesday by Chief U.S. District Judge John F. Heil III, announced Acting U.S.…

Seven Former Postal Service Employees Charged in Federal Probe of Credit Cards Stolen From the Mail

CHICAGO — Seven former U.S. Postal Service employees in the Chicago area have been charged with participating in schemes to steal credit cards and other financial instruments from the mail. The indictments…

EDVA Announces Grant Award for Certified Peer Recovery Specialists

RICHMOND, Va. – Acting U.S. Attorney Raj Parekh announced today that the Washington/Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) has provided $301,780 in grant funding for Project RECOVER. The funding will provide…

City of Gainesville Reverses Illegal Employee Vaccine Mandate

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – This week, after alerting the City of Gainesville of their possible violation of the vaccination passport ban in Florida, the Florida Department of Health received a response indicating the City…

Multiple Federal Indictments for Straw Purchases of Guns Allegedly Used in Violent Crimes in Chicago

INDIANAPOLIS – On July 22, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice launched five cross-jurisdictional strike forces to help reduce gun violence by disrupting illegal firearms trafficking in key regions across the country.…

‘It’s Always About The Long Game’: Conservative Group Tries To Avoid Relitigating 2020 While Training Activists To Change Election Process

Conservative advocacy organization FreedomWorks estimated about 70 people were packed into their Washington, D.C., headquarters on Tuesday, flown in from across the U.S. to participate in lectures and panels they were told…

Infrastructure Vote Delayed After Talks Stall, Left-Wing Dems Reaffirm Vow To Sink It

Democrats scrapped a long-awaited vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill late Thursday after talks between left-wing Democrats, congressional leadership and top White House officials stalled. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced the…

House Passes Funding Bill, Clearing The Way To Keep Government Open

A short-term funding bill is set to land on President Joe Biden’s desk after it was overwhelmingly approved in the House Thursday afternoon. The continuing resolution, which funds the federal government through…

Attorney General James Urges Department of Education to Fix Broken Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today continued her fight to address the nation’s ongoing student loan crisis. As part of a coalition of 22 attorneys general, Attorney General James…

Attorney General James Voices Concern to President Biden Over Treatment of Haitian Refugees at the Texas Border

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in sending a letter to President Joe Biden and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas…

$150,000 and $50,000 Powerball winners sold in Maryland

CHESAPEAKE CITY, MARYLAND – Last night’s Powerball drawing may not have produced a top-tier winner, but two third-tier winning tickets were sold in Maryland. A lucky player in Southern Maryland added the Power Play feature to…

D.C. Police Searching for Armed Rapist

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Sexual Assault Unit are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect in reference to a First Degree Sexual Abuse while…

D.C. Police Make Arrest in Burglary

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s First District announce an arrest has been made in reference to a Burglary Two offense that occurred on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, in…

Suspects Sought in Southeast D.C. Burglary

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s First District seek the public’s assistance in identifying suspects in reference to a Burglary Two of an Establishment offense that occurred on Saturday,…

D.C. Police seeking assistance in identifying vehicle involved in shooting

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fourth District seek the public’s assistance in identifying a vehicle in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) offense that occurred…

D.C. Police Release Photos and Video of Home Invasion Rapist

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Sexual Assault Unit seek the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in reference to a Burglary One, Third Degree Sexual Abuse, and Kidnapping…

D.C. Police seek assistance in identifying suspects in Armed Robbery

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fifth District seek the public’s assistance in identifying suspects in reference to an Assault with Intent to Commit Robbery While Armed (Gun) offense…

Suspect Sought in Northwest D.C. Burglary

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Second District seek the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in reference to a Burglary Two offense that occurred on Tuesday, September 28,…

D.C. Detectives seek Assistance in Identifying Burglary Suspects

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Second District seek the public’s assistance in identifying suspects in reference to a Burglary Two of an Establishment offense that occurred on Tuesday,…

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