Dozens of business trade groups have called on D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Council to crack down on violent crimes committed by repeat offenders in the nation’s capital. Led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 70 national groups with offices in the District urged the mayor and lawmakers Thursday in a letter to […]
Top O’ the Briefing Happy Friday, dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends. Taxxonn was doing things with chili oil and Cocoa Puffs that alternately horrified and delighted his fellow beading fanatics. It’s my birthday and I come from a family of big birthday celebration people. I will be enjoying time […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she’s still a firm supporter of sanctuary policies, and criticized New York Mayor Eric Adams’ new proposal to water down his city’s rules preventing cooperation with Homeland Security on deportation detainer requests. Ms. Ocasio-Cortez said the city’s policy is important to protecting migrants’ rights, and Mr. Adams’ new embrace of sharing […]
In Cessaniti, a small town within Italy’s Calabria region, the Rev. Felice Palamara narrowly escaped a life-threatening incident during a Saturday Mass. The priest, renowned for his courageous stance against the mafia, detected a bleach odor emanating from the water and wine and halted the service to alert authorities. Italian national police, known as the […]
A rash of high-profile crimes attributed to illegal immigrants is upending the immigration debate, forcing sanctuary cities to rethink their policies and causing new headaches for President Biden as he prepares to visit the border on Thursday. Federal authorities confirmed this week that the man charged with killing a nursing student in Georgia, a man […]
Montgomery County officials promised to revisit their sanctuary policy Wednesday after federal authorities said a man accused of murdering a toddler was twice in the Maryland county’s custody but was released in defiance of a deportation “detainer” request. County Executive Marc Elrich said he will add more crimes to the county’s list where it will […]
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — Maryland Republicans and prosecutors tried in vain Tuesday to convince the liberal supermajority in the House that a recent law turns the scent of marijuana into a protective cologne for criminals behind the wheel. A conservative-led effort to give police officers probable cause to stop a driver for marijuana odor — and […]
The General Services Administration rejected calls to shut down the Speaker Nancy Pelosi Federal Building in San Francisco, insisting the crime-ridden property is safe enough for government employees to show up for work. In a letter to Sen. Joni Ernst, Iowa Republican, GSA said agencies are free to make their own decisions about letting employees […]
A Catholic advocacy group called on New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York City District Attorney Alvin Bragg to investigate what the group sees as a “hate crime” committed by transgender activists who arranged a funeral at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City last week and openly mocked the church and Catholicism. […]
As president, Joe Biden has the supreme power to pardon criminals at will, and he has wielded that power for a large number of convicted Americans. But it turns out that Biden has quite another connection to the presidential pardon, one dating back to the Civil War. According to The Washington Post, this sordid bit of […]
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