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We stand ready to support our partners in the National Capital Region and contribute to the collective effort of making our nation’s capital a clean and safe environment,” the
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City of Washington and Beaufort County GOP at odds over police role in business permit concerns
WASHINGTON, N.C. (WITN) - A City of Washington Board of Adjustment hearing meant to determine whether a bed and breakfast is operating within the rules of its permit has sparked a call for the mayor to resign.
Texas Democratic lawmakers left two weeks ago to block a GOP plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts. They said they were returning now that California Democrats are adopting a counterproposal.
The Republican governors of West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio announced Saturday they will send National Guard troops to Washington, DC, in an escalation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to federally take over law enforcement in the city.
Washington state Sen. John Braun announced Tuesday that he will run next year for the Republican nomination for the U.S. House seat held by Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez. Braun, the Republican minority leader of the Democratic-controlled state Senate,
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Three Republican-led states to send hundreds of National Guards to Washington at Trump's request
The activations of external Guard troop deployments suggest the Trump administration sees the need for additional manpower, despite the president personally downplaying the need for Washington to hire more police officers.
While Republicans had hoped that legal rulings might insulate them from having to confront the issue, the courts have yet to intervene.
A former NYPD detective said the way in which DC police are handling the investigation into the death of a congressional intern is "unusual."