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April 23, 2021

Ted Cruz on DC statehood, HR1 and court-packing: Dems' top priority is power 'forever'

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said Friday during an appearance on 'The Faulkner Focus' that Democrats want to give Washington, D.C. statehood, pack the Supreme Court and legislate HR1 because their 'number one priority is to 'stay in power forever.'

April 23, 2021

Congressional baseball shooting survivors rip 'suicide by cop' designation, make appeal to FBI

Survivors of the 2017 Republican baseball practice shooting are appealing to FBI Director Christopher Wray to publicly declare the attack a case of domestic terrorism and say they never accepted that it was "suicide by cop."

April 22, 2021

Bret Baier: Democrats' attempt to make Washington DC 51st state “not realistic” right now

Admitting Washington D.C. to the Union as the 51st state is "not realistic" unless Senate Democrats are able to make "the filibuster go by the wayside," Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier told "The Story" Thursday.

April 22, 2021

House passes DC statehood bill to make district 51st state after heated floor debate

The divided House Thursday passed legislation to make Washington, D.C., the 51st state and to grant its more than 700,000 residents full representation in Congress.

April 22, 2021

Rep. Jody Hice: DC statehood vote – here's what Democrats' power play is really about

We are witnessing a radical transformational push by the Left to bend and warp America’s institutions and government to their will. This week, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., plans to ram the next phase of Democrats’ strategy through the House: granting statehood to the District of Columbia.

April 21, 2021

Lisa Boothe, former Democrat official spar over DC statehood 'power grab': What if Washington was 'red'?

Boothe says Maryland Rep. Raskin 'gave up the game' when he criticized the Senate as an 'obstacle to progress'

April 21, 2021

FBI puts law enforcement nationwide on notice about increase in crime, 'remain vigilant'

The FBI is warning local law enforcement agencies to prepare for potential increases in crime over the next few months as the summer season kicks off and more people continue to get vaccinated in an effort to resume normal daily life. 

April 21, 2021

House Dems ready to pass DC statehood Thursday, call on Senate to end filibuster to do same

Democratic leaders Wednesday predicted passage of Washington, D.C. statehood legislation in the House and called on the Senate to end the filibuster now to create the 51st state in the union.

April 21, 2021

Ohio congressman says FBI called 2017 baseball shooting targeting GOP 'suicide by cop,' demands new probe

One of the Republican congressmen who survived an attempted mass shooting at a baseball field in 2017 is demanding the FBI reassess the attack after he revealed during a hearing last week that the bureau had designated the incident a “suicide by cop.”

April 20, 2021

Biden White House officially supports making DC the 51st state

President Biden's White House Tuesday formally backed making Washington, D.C., the 51st state of the union and urged Congress to pass the H.R. 51 legislation to give Washingtonians "long overdue full representation."