April 15th, 1929
Car Rams US Capitol Barricade; One Officer and Driver Dead
WASHINGTON – Two U.S Capitol Police officers were injured Friday when a driver slammed a car into a barricade outside the U.S. Capitol. One of the officers later died at a hospital. According to the U.S. Capitol Police, the suspect exited a car with a weapon but was taken into custody. Local law enforcement told […]
Two Washington State Men Arrested at an Unoccupied Hollis Home in Southeast on Burglary/Drug Charges
On Thursday evening, Wildlife troopers on Prince of Wales and Village Public Safety Officers on the island did a check on an unoccupied home in Hollis that resulted in the arrest of a Washington man on several charges. VPSOs and Wildlife troopers went to the home at 5:15 pm on Thursday and immediately discovered fresh […]
February 9th, 1907
After 14+ Hours of Votes, Senate Approves Covid Relief Resolution With Zero GOP Support
“We have the opportunity to give hope to the American people and restore faith in our government by telling them that… we understand the pain that they are experiencing and we are gonna do something very significant about it,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. Following more than 14 hours of votes on nonbinding Republican amendments that often had […]
McConnell Caves on Filibuster After Democrats Manchin and Sinema Reiterate Opposition to Scrapping ‘Jim Crow Relic’
“McConnell engaged in the most blatant, ridiculous act of obstructionism imaginable, and instead of telling him that if he kept it up, they’d take that power from him, key Dems reassured him that they’d never take that power from him.” After holding up a must-pass organizing resolution and delaying Democrats’ takeover of the Senate for […]
US House Delivers Impeachment Articles to Senate
The U.S. House of Representatives has officially sent its articles of impeachment to the Senate, charging former President Donald Trump with inciting insurrection in connection with the storming of the U.S. Capitol by a mob of his supporters earlier this month. House lawmakers who will serve as prosecutors in the impeachment trial made the […]
US House to Deliver Impeachment Articles to Senate
The U.S. House of Representatives is set to officially send its articles of impeachment to the Senate on Monday, charging former President Donald Trump with inciting insurrection in connection with the storming of the Capitol by a mob of his supporters earlier this month. The trial in the Senate is set to begin the week […]
McConnell Delaying Democratic Takeover in Effort to Preserve Filibuster
“McConnell is already abusing the filibuster to block the constitution of the new majority. Nuking the filibuster is the appropriate response.” In an early effort to keep the GOP in a position to cripple President Joe Biden’s agenda, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is threatening to block a must-pass organizing resolution that establishes the rules for the […]