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Gov. Youngkin sees 2024 recession, cites Biden Administration

Julia Eisen – WMAL News | December 11, 2023 As Americans continue to worry about rising prices due to inflation, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin is claiming that a recession is not out of the question. Youngkin cites the Biden Administration as a reason as to why people are feeling the economic pressures. “The challenge is…Read more

Inspector general launches probe examining decision to relocate FBI headquarters to Maryland

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal watchdog will investigate how the Biden administration chose a site for a new FBI headquarters following a contentious competition marked by allegations of conflict of interest. The Inspector General for the General Services Administration is probing the decision to locate the facility in Greenbelt, Maryland, over a site in Virginia., according…Read more

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Gov. Youngkin sees 2024 recession, cites Biden Administration

Julia Eisen – WMAL News | December 11, 2023 As Americans continue to worry about rising prices due to inflation, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin is claiming that a recession is not out of the question. Youngkin cites the Biden Administration as a reason as to why people are feeling the economic pressures. “The challenge is…Continue Reading

Trump is expected to attend New York fraud trial again Thursday as testimony nears an end

Trump is expected to attend New York fraud trial again Thursday as testimony nears an end

He’s been a frustrated observer, a confrontational witness and a heated commentator outside the courtroom door. Now former President Donald Trump is poised to return to his civil business fraud trial again, first to watch and then to serve as star witness for his own defense.Continue Reading

Cause sought of explosion that leveled an Arlington, Virginia, home as police tried to serve warrant

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Hours before a massive explosion destroyed a duplex and shook a Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C., a suspect inside his home fired a flare gun 30 to 40 times into the neighborhood, drawing a large police response, officials said Tuesday. All officers escaped serious injury but it was unclear what happened to the…Continue Reading

The House expels Rep. George Santos. An ethics report had accused him of breaking federal law

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted on Friday to expel Republican Rep. George Santos of New York after a critical ethics report on his conduct that accused him of converting campaign donations for his own use. He was just the sixth member in the chamber’s history to be ousted by colleagues. The vote to expel was 311-114. Expulsion requires…Continue Reading

Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died at 93

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, has died. She was 93. The court says she died in Phoenix on Friday, of complications related to advanced dementia and a respiratory illness. In 2018, she announced…Continue Reading

Inspector general launches probe examining decision to relocate FBI headquarters to Maryland

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal watchdog will investigate how the Biden administration chose a site for a new FBI headquarters following a contentious competition marked by allegations of conflict of interest. The Inspector General for the General Services Administration is probing the decision to locate the facility in Greenbelt, Maryland, over a site in Virginia., according…Continue Reading

Experts explain what’s behind the recent rash of French bulldog thefts in the D.C. metro area

Heather Curtis – WMAL News | November 30, 2023 There’s been a rash of French bulldog thefts in the D.C. metro area over the last few years, with two stolen this week alone. Tuesday a Brookland resident got her Frenchie, Hendrix, back after he was stolen from her while she was walking him in NE…Continue Reading

Lawmakers can ‘vote their conscience’ on expelling Santos, House speaker says, but he has concerns

Speaker Mike Johnson expressed reservations Wednesday about expelling Rep. George Santos from the House this week, but said he and other GOP leaders will not push colleagues to oppose removing the New York Republican from office. “We’re going to allow people to vote their conscience,” Johnson said.Continue Reading

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