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DOJ arrests 10 teens over slew of armed DC carjackings

Julia Eisen – WMAL News | December 11, 2023 The U.S. Department of Justice announced charges against a group of teenagers for committing a series of armed carjackings in the nation’s capital. Matthew Graves, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, says that the 10 charged teenagers have been linked to more than 15…Read more

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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DOJ arrests 10 teens over slew of armed DC carjackings

Julia Eisen – WMAL News | December 11, 2023 The U.S. Department of Justice announced charges against a group of teenagers for committing a series of armed carjackings in the nation’s capital. Matthew Graves, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, says that the 10 charged teenagers have been linked to more than 15…Continue Reading

Air Force disciplines 15 as IG finds that security failures led to massive classified documents leak

Air Force disciplines 15 as IG finds that security failures led to massive classified documents leak

The Air Force has disciplined 15 personnel in connection with the massive classified documents leak by an airman earlier this year, concluding that multiple officials intentionally failed to take required action on his suspicious behavior, the Air Force inspector general reported Monday.Continue Reading

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

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