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DC Closes Rental Assistance Program in Days – HotAir

Unless you live in Washington, DC, you may never heard of ERAP. That’s the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, providing $43 million annually to subsidize the rent payments of residents. It’s a popular program, particularly given the sky-high cost of rent in the capital and the high unemployment rates. But its popularity is likely the biggest […]

Cruz Says DC to Pay If It Disposes of Baby Remains

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. Ted Cruz is accusing D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith, and Chief Medical Examiner Francisco Diaz of demonstrating a “candid willingness to obstruct justice” in their refusal to investigate the deaths of five aborted, preemie-sized babies. In a letter first obtained by The Daily Signal, the Texas […]

DC Mayor, Police Pressured to Preserve Aborted Baby Remains

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL — The chairmen of two House of Representatives subcommittees are calling on D.C. authorities to preserve the remains of “The Five” aborted baby bodies. “Our subcommittees are conducting oversight of the District of Columbia’s and the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) enforcement of federal law,” Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited […]

Trump’s J6 Trial is Back On Hold – HotAir

Donald Trump was scheduled to be in court in Washington, DC on March 4 for the beginning of his trial stemming from the January 6 Capitol Hill riot. The plans of Judge Tanya Chutkan were thrown into disarray, however, when Trump’s lawyers filed a motion claiming immunity against the charges. Jack Smith, who is behind […]

The DC Attorney General is a Sad Joke – HotAir

Not all that long ago, this story would have been seen as a shocking example of malfeasance in law enforcement. Sadly, in 2024, it’s just another Groundhog Day. As anyone who pays the slightest attention to the news already knows, Washington, D.C. has devolved into a dangerous landscape of crime, with shootings and carjackings being […]