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Showing posts with label Washington D.C.. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 09, 2022

Muriel Bowser Wins Third Term as Washington DC Mayor

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Muriel Bowser is the first D.C. mayor elected to a third term since Marion Barry won his in 1986. Her opponents were Independent Rodney ...
Sunday, August 07, 2022

Sen. Raphael Warnock statement on passing of the Inflation Reduction Act

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Senator Raphael Warnock (GA) released the following statement after the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act along party lines: Grea...
Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Mayor Bowser Directs 51-Star Flags Displayed Along Pennsylvania Avenue in push for D.C. statehood

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Ahead of Flag Day, Mayor Muriel Bowser directed 51-star flags to be displayed along Pennsylvania Avenue and issued the following statement...
Monday, December 27, 2021

Howard University delays spring semester due to COVID-19 surge

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Howard University has made a statement via it's website that it is delaying the start of its spring classes until Jan. 18 as a result ...
Sunday, August 01, 2021

Joel Caston, Washington D.C. Jail inmate elected to public office

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After nearly three decades behind bars, Joel Caston is seeking redemption through politics. The 44-year-old felon, convicted of murder a...
Sunday, January 17, 2021

DC mayor says she's concerned about inauguration security and threats to residential neighborhoods

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During an interview on NBC's Meet the Press Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Sunday that despite heavy security around federa...
Saturday, January 09, 2021

Washington D.C. council member ask district's Attorney General is Trump can be prosecuted for inciting a riot

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In a letter sent Thursday , D.C. Councilmember Robert White (D-At Large) asked District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine to assess...
Saturday, June 27, 2020

Washington D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton on passage of D.C. statehood bill

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After managing the debate on the District of Columbia statehood bill (H.R. 51) on the House floor, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-...

Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser statement on historic vote for statehood

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Mayor Muriel Bowser issued the following statement after the House of Representatives voted 232-180 to pass the Washington, D.C. Admission...
Monday, June 08, 2020

John Lewis visits Black Lives Matter Plaza

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Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) met with Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and paid a visit to the site where the mayor ...
Tuesday, June 02, 2020

Washington DC mayor, Muriel Bowser: Federal police actions were "shameful"

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Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) condemned the use of tear gas on peaceful protesters outside the White House on Monday evening...
Monday, March 30, 2020

Washington, DC mayor issues stay-at-home order

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Today, due to an increasing number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Washington, DC and across the region and the nation, Mayor Murie...
Sunday, August 25, 2019

NAACP URGES US CONGRESS TO IMPEACH PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP

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The delegates to the NAACP National Annual Convention voted unanimously on July 22, 2019, to support an emergency resolution call...
Saturday, May 18, 2019

Eric Holder: AG Barr not fit to run USDOJ

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Former United States Attorney General, Eric Holder took to twitter to give reasons why current Attorney General William Barr is not fit ...
Thursday, February 21, 2019

Elijah Cummings announces the rescheduling of Michael Cohen’s public testimony for next week

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Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, announced that the Committee has rescheduled its public ...
Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Washington D.C.Mayor Muriel Bowser announces help for furloughed federal workers

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With no end in sight for the government shutdown, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that she is taking steps to help protect its resident...
Sunday, August 26, 2018

The Obama's statement on the passing of John McCain

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Former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama have released the following statement on the passing of an American hero, ...
Friday, July 27, 2018

All-black team makes history with D.C. Little League championship victory

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The Mamie Johnson Little League team has made history. It just became the first all-African American team to win the D.C. Little Leagu...
Monday, January 22, 2018

Kamala Harris: Why she voted against ending government shutdown

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U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris, a member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and Senate Judiciary Commit...
Saturday, January 20, 2018

Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser: Local government will remain open during shutdown

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Washington D.C. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser called a news conference from the National Mall Friday morning to assure residents the District...