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July 30, 2021

Pelosi removes mask in violation of Capitol Police guidance

Pelosi ditched her mask briefly while taking a photo with the newly minted Rep. Jake Ellzey, R-Texas, the day after Capitol Police were directed to arrest staffers and visitors who refused to wear masks on the House side of the Capitol.

July 30, 2021

Secret Service arrests fence jumper outside White House

One individual has been arrested after jumping over a temporary perimeter outside of the White House Friday.

July 30, 2021

What about social distancing? CDC brings back masks for vaccinated, but not other pandemic restriction

New Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for fully vaccinated people in light of the delta variant do not include a social distancing recommendation for most people, as cities and states grapple with how, or whether, to implement the agency's latest proclamation.

July 29, 2021

Runaway Texas Democrats in DC get pep talks from Stacey Abrams, the Clintons

As a group of runaway Texas Democrats continued their stay in Washington, D.C., they reportedly received a video pep talk from Democratic activist Stacey Abrams on Thursday – and also reportedly met with Bill and Hillary Clinton.

July 29, 2021

DC teen arrested in assault, armed carjacking of Maryland woman, police say

A 13-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with an armed carjacking in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, police said.

July 29, 2021

GOP lawmakers accused of 'trespassing' at DC prison holding Capitol riot suspects

A group of Republican lawmakers were accused of “trespassing” on the property of a Washington, D.C. correctional facility Thursday, after they attempted to view the “conditions of the January 6th prisoners.”

July 29, 2021

Private school head compares parents opposing 'woke' curriculum to Jan 6 rioters

The head of a prominent Washington, D.C. area private school compared parents who oppose Critical Race Theory to those who participated in the January 6 Capitol Hill riot.

July 29, 2021

Maryland woman admits to murdering 92-year-old award-winning sculptor and roommate, police say

A 26-year-old Maryland woman called police on Wednesday morning to report a death, then admitted to responding officers that she murdered her roommate, a 92-year-old artist named Nancy Ann Frankel, Montgomery County Police said.

July 29, 2021

Capitol physician called out for not wearing mask while briefing House members on new mask mandate

A GOP congressman accused the Capitol attending physician of hypocrisy for going maskless in a Capitol meeting shortly after imposing new coronavirus mask mandates on lawmakers and staff. 

July 29, 2021

Retired DC cop: Mayor Bowser wants to hire more police, but is it too late?

District of Columbia Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser wants to hire more police, only months after her government slashed the MPD budget and hundreds of officers retired amid a tidal change in sentiment toward police – which could collectively complicate her plan, former Metropolitan Police Department homicide Det. Ted Williams told Fox News on Thursday.