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Nolte: Dem NY Gov. Kathy Hochul Says ‘Young Black Kids' Don't Know the Word 'Computer'

By: John Nolte · John Nolte — May 7th 2024 at 12:35

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) believes that “young black kids growing up in the Bronx don’t even know what the word ‘computer’ is.”

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Biden, at Holocaust remembrance ceremony, says hatred against Jews brought to life by Hamas attack

By: Greg Norman — May 7th 2024 at 11:22
President Biden said Tuesday that "the terrorist group Hamas unleashed the deadliest day of the Jewish people since the Holocaust" during their Oct. 7 attack.

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Anti-Israel organizers at George Washington University issue new demand as campus takeover reaches 13th day

By: Lawrence Richard — May 7th 2024 at 06:23
Anti-Israel agitators at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., have repeated a demand for the school not to call the MPD to clear their encampment.

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Rise of rhubarb, the vegetable that acts like a fruit, 'a sure sign' spring in swing

By: Kerry Byrne — May 7th 2024 at 05:00
Rhubarb explodes across rural America in May. The rare perennial plant is a vegetable that's treated more like a fruit, and its harvest is celebrated with festivals around the country.

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This red state is becoming an ‘expat’ community for families fleeing western liberal bastions

By: Hannah Ray Lambert — May 7th 2024 at 04:00
Idaho's population is growing, thanks to a surge of California, Washington and Oregon residents moving in. Here's what new Idaho residents say drove them out of their previous homes.

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GOP committee chair demands answers from DC officials on controversial noncitizen voting law

By: Adam Shaw — May 7th 2024 at 03:00
The head of the House Administration Committee is expressing concern about what he sees as D.C. officials encouraging non-citizen voting in upcoming elections.

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Billy Graham statue scheduled to be unveiled at US Capitol next week: 'Great honor'

By: Maureen Mackey — May 6th 2024 at 18:00
A new statue of faith leader Billy Graham is to be unveiled at the U.S. Capitol building on May 16, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association told Fox News Digital on Monday.

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High School Girl Shot When Bullet Came Through School Window in Gun-Controlled D.C.

By: AWR Hawkins · AWR Hawkins — May 6th 2024 at 15:36

A 17-year-old girl was shot Friday when a bullet soared through a window at Dunbar High School in Washington, DC.

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GWU Anti-Israel Protesters Call to ‘Liberate’ World from ‘Colonialism, White Supremacy’ as U.S. Flag Replaced with Palestinian One

By: Joshua Klein · Joshua Klein — May 6th 2024 at 09:19

After replacing the elite school’s American flag with a Palestinian one, anti-Israel activists at George Washington University called to “liberate” the world from “colonialism, imperialism, white supremacy, capitalism, and Zionism,” as pro-Palestinian activists on college campuses continue to reveal the true agenda behind the spreading demonstrations.

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VIDEO -- 'Senseless Killings': Three-Year-Old Girl in D.C. Fatally Shot While Riding in Car

By: Amy Furr · Amy Furr — May 5th 2024 at 17:33

A three-year-old girl was killed Friday in the southeast area of Democrat-controlled Washington, DC, when she was hit by a stray bullet.

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Crash outside White House security barrier leaves 1 dead: Police

By: Landon Mion — May 4th 2024 at 23:08
A crash happened Saturday evening outside the White House, killing one person, police said. The incident is being investigated as a traffic crash.

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Anti-Israel Protesters at George Washington University Project 'Genocide Joe' over American Flag

By: Elizabeth Weibel · Elizabeth Weibel — May 3rd 2024 at 23:45

Anti-Israel protesters projected President Joe Biden's face over an American flag that was hanging from a building behind their encampment at George Washington University (GWU) in Washington, DC.

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'Star Wars' actor Mark Hamill drops by White House for a visit with 'Joe-bi-Wan Kenobi'

— May 3rd 2024 at 17:33
Mark Hamill, famous for playing Luke Skywalker in 'Star Wars,' visited President Joe Biden at the White House and left with a pair of the president's sunglasses.

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Student grazed in head by stray bullet fired into Washington DC classroom

By: Michael Dorgan — May 3rd 2024 at 13:21
A stray bullet struck a 17-year-old female student in the head Friday morning during a wild shoot-out outside her Washington D.C. school.

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National Park Service Approves Demolition of RFK Stadium in D.C.

By: Dylan Gwinn · Dylan Gwinn — May 2nd 2024 at 11:02

On Thursday, it was announced that the National Park Service had approved the demolition of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium - better known as RFK Stadium - in Washington, D.C.

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Asian American Literature Festival that was canceled by the Smithsonian in 2023 to be revived

— May 2nd 2024 at 17:19
Organizers announced a festival celebrating Asian American literary works, canceled by the Smithsonian Institution last year, is making a return from Sept. 14-22 and will be spread out nationwide.

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NY v. Trump: Witness says Cohen dreamed of White House job despite denying ambitions in House testimony

By: Emma Colton — May 2nd 2024 at 12:52
A witness in the NY v. Trump case, attorney Keith Davidson, testified that former Trump attorney Michael Cohen had hoped for a job in the White House following the 2016 election.

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Bride-to-be shot at DC nightclub days before wedding vows to 'never return' to city

By: Audrey Conklin — May 2nd 2024 at 04:00
A Washington, D.C., shooting at a popular nightclub left a bride-to-be injured just two weeks before her wedding. Suspect Rennwel Mantock has been charged.

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Watch Live: Inside the Anti-Israel Encampment at George Washington University

By: Breitbart News · Breitbart News — May 1st 2024 at 22:37

See scenes from inside the anti-Israel encampment set up by students on the campus of George Washington University in Washington, DC.

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The White House has a new curator. Donna Hayashi Smith is the first Asian American to hold the post

— May 1st 2024 at 20:15
Donna Hayashi Smith, originally from Hawaii, has been appointed as the new curator of the White House; she is the first Asian American to hold the position.

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Over 40% of Americans see China as an enemy, a Pew report shows. That's a five-year high

— May 1st 2024 at 19:11
A Pew Research Center survey of a sample of 3,600 U.S. adults shows more than 40% of Americans label China as an enemy, reaching the highest level in 5 years; only 6% consider China a partner.

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Dem mayor boasts about violent crime going 'down' for a week, lashes out at media for not covering

By: Aubrie Spady · Cameron Cawthorne — May 1st 2024 at 16:48
Mayor Muriel Bowser asked the media for more positive coverage of “one week" with lower violent crime in Washington D.C., just days after a mass shooting in the city.

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New US sanctions against Russia target weapons development, ban uranium imports for nuclear power

— May 1st 2024 at 16:39
The U.S. has imposed new sanctions on hundreds of individuals and companies linked to Russia's weapons development program, 16 Chinese entities, and individuals tied to Alexei Navalny's death.

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Sen. Roger Marshall Issues Plan to Stop D.C. from Allowing Illegal Aliens to Vote

By: John Binder · John Binder — May 1st 2024 at 14:30

Sen. Roger Marshall is introducing legislation to prevent the District of Columbia from giving municipal voting rights to illegal aliens.

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Fast and Furious: Police share video of street race that ended in crash

By: Pilar Arias — May 1st 2024 at 12:13
Police in Washington shared a video of two cars racing through the streets of Bellevue, and they said one of the drivers is going to be charged. Neither person nor car was identified.

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Hundreds of asylum seekers in encampment at Seattle park after funding for hotel stay runs out

By: Stephen Sorace — May 1st 2024 at 09:46
Hundreds of asylum seekers set up an encampment at Powell Barnett Park in Seattle's Central District neighborhood after funding for housing ran out.

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WaPo Claims Biden Does Not Know About Federal Funds Going to Rent Assistance for Migrants

By: Warner Todd Huston · Warner Todd Huston — April 30th 2024 at 13:08

Glenn Kessler, the so-called "fact checker" for the Washington Post, claimed that Joe Biden cannot be held responsible for what his deputies are spending on migrants as he worked to refute Donald Trump's slam on rent assistance programs.

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Anti-Israel Protesters Vandalize George Washington Statue on GWU Campus

By: Elizabeth Weibel · Elizabeth Weibel — April 30th 2024 at 13:02

Anti-Israel protesters vandalized a statue of George Washington on the George Washington University (GWU) campus in Washington, DC.

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Seattle coffee shop workers call 911 when homeless man causes disturbance; no officers arrive

By: Pilar Arias — April 30th 2024 at 13:37
A Seattle small business owner shared footage of an incident between his employees and a homeless man in his cafe last week. He says officers failed to respond.

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On this day in history, April 30, 1789, George Washington inaugurated as first US president

By: Christine Rousselle — April 29th 2024 at 23:02
President George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States on this day in history, April 30, 1789, at New York City's Federal Hall.

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WATCH -- 'That Was a First': Zebras Run Wild After Escaping Trailer in Washington State

By: Amy Furr · Amy Furr — April 29th 2024 at 10:09

Four zebras escaped a trailer in North Bend, Washington, on Sunday near I-90 and community members were shocked at the sight of them.

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Leftist Reporters Pretend They’re Not Partisan News Squashers

By: Tim Graham — April 29th 2024 at 15:21

Eight years ago, the leftist media took great offense to being dismissed by Donald Trump as “fake news,” but they never seemed to grasp this is exactly how they painted the conservative media, as truth-defying propaganda outlets.

When the Trump trial turned to the National Enquirer, we could find national unity that the Enquirer defines “fake news.” The lefties are very excited to remind voters how the Enquirer was a Trump-allied tabloid full of garbage stories. But the liberal media spread some of them.

In May 2016, the Enquirer uncorked some garbage that Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, had cheated on his wife. ABC, CBS, and NBC spent a combined 15-and-a-half minutes spreading the word of this character assassination campaign.

The pro-Biden “media reporters” were still upset last week about the Enquirer and how it played “catch and kill” with Trump accusers, squelching stories that might embarrass Trump. NPR’s David Folkenflik complained to MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace that burying salacious stories is “not a journalistic impulse, it’s not even a tabloid gossip impulse, this is essentially a partisan or propagandistic arm of the Trump campaign in all but name.”

This is coming from NPR, which aggressively trashed the Hunter Biden laptop story as a “pure distraction.” Folkenflik engaged with the story only to dismiss it as “a story marked more by red flags than investigative rigor.”

When The New York Times and The Washington Post published stories acknowledging Hunter’s laptop was real in March and April 2022, Folkenflik didn’t file a story with his regrets. He just kept attacking Fox News, his usual bread and butter.

So on the Hunter laptop, we can throw it back in Folkenflik’s face—NPR’s suppression was not a journalistic impulse, and NPR was essentially a propagandistic arm of the Biden campaign in all but name.

Worse yet, we fund it with our taxes. That gravy train should end.

Ex-CNN reporter Brian Stelter said the same thing on Joy Reid’s MSNBC show about the Enquirer: “It has nothing to do with journalism.” David Pecker’s “not a news man. He’s an advertiser! He’s a marketer, and his product was Donald Trump.” Thanks, Sherlock Stelter. Nobody should define Pecker as a news man.

Like Folkenflik, Stelter squashed the Hunter Biden laptop in 2020 as a Murdoch plot, or as a Russian disinformation campaign, because CNN’s a marketer and its product was anyone but Trump (meaning President Joe Biden).

Stelter also showed up on Alex Wagner’s MSNBC show. Wagner was hopping mad, asking what’s the point of a gag order on Trump when you have a “media-industrial complex that is effectively acting as a public defense line” for Trump? Once again, Wagner can’t imagine MSNBC acting as a “media-industrial complex” for the Democrats.

So, does Wagner wish the judge could issue a gag order for the entire conservative media landscape? No criticism allowed of the get-Trump prosecutors and judge? I thought this was a democracy.

Stelter broke out the usual bravado that the liberals live on “Earth One,” and they must see what’s happening on “Earth Two,” which is an alternative universe of hallucinations. Stelter claimed, “For Jesse Watters, Trump is God, and that is the programming every hour of every day on these other networks.”

That sounds like some crazy religion. Would Stelter survive a little fact-check on whether Fox and Newsmax perpetually pray hourly to the Orange Lord and Savior? Both sides suggest the other side of the media is fake. But both sides are slinging a lot of opinionated hot takes, and Stelter can certainly flip a flapjack on that skillet.

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Exclusive – Sen. Cotton to D.C. Mayor Bowser: Let Cops Clear Leftist Protests at George Washington University

By: Matthew Boyle · Matthew Boyle — April 29th 2024 at 13:18

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) is pressuring the mayor of Washington, DC, Democrat Muriel Bowser, to get out of the way of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and let cops clear the rowdy leftist protesters off the campus of George Washington University.

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Climate activist who defaced National Gallery of Art exhibit sentenced

By: Sarah Rumpf-Whitten — April 29th 2024 at 08:16
A climate activist who smeared paint on the protective case of Edgar Degas' "Little Dancer Aged Fourteen" sculpture at Washington, D.C.’s National Gallery of Art was charged.

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GWU says 'hateful language being displayed has no place' on campus amid anti-Israel protests

By: Landon Mion — April 29th 2024 at 04:49
George Washington University reiterated after days of anti-Israel protests at the university that "hateful language being displayed has no place on our campus."

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On this day in history, April 29, 2004, World War II Memorial opens in Washington, D.C.: 'Stirs memories'

By: Christine Rousselle — April 28th 2024 at 23:02
The World War II Memorial opened to the public on this day in history, April 29, 2004, after more than two years of work on its construction. It honors the lives lost in WWII.

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VIDEO: Washington Man Sentenced for Burying Wife Alive Claims He Was 'Overmedicated'

By: Amy Furr · Amy Furr — April 28th 2024 at 13:48

A man in Lacey, Washington, was recently sentenced to 13 years for burying his wife alive claimed he suffered from mental illness and was "overmedicated and under treated" for PTSD.

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VIDEO: Jill Stein Arrested at Washington University Pro-Palestinian Protest

By: Olivia Rondeau · Olivia Rondeau — April 28th 2024 at 15:34

Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein was arrested with more than 100 others at an anti-Israel protest on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, her campaign said.

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Climate activist who defaced sculpture at National Gallery of Art charged

By: Sarah Rumpf-Whitten — April 28th 2024 at 04:55
A climate activist who smeared paint on the protective case of Edgar Degas' "Little Dancer Aged Fourteen" sculpture at Washington, D.C.’s National Gallery of Art was charged.

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Anti-Israel agitators flood DC streets, take aim at White House Correspondents' Dinner: 'Shame on you!'

By: Andrea Vacchiano — April 27th 2024 at 18:27
Anti-Israel activists marched through the streets of Washington, D.C., to take aim at the White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday as they rail against U.S. support of Israel.

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Anti-Israel protesters in Seattle delay campus encampment after being called out for lack of diversity: Report

By: Jeffrey Clark — April 27th 2024 at 18:00
An anti-Israel student protest group at the University of Washington in Seattle announced that it would delay a planned protest after criticism online over diversity.

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Metropolitan Police Department to Force Out 12 D.C. Police Officers Due to Controversial Law

By: Wendell Husebø · Wendell Husebø — April 27th 2024 at 12:09

The Metropolitan Police Department has lost more than 1,400 D.C. officers since the Democrat-controlled district passed a controversial law in 2022.

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Washington chooses its wars; Ukraine and Israel have made the cut despite opposition on right and left

By: Chad Pergram — April 27th 2024 at 16:42
History will judge whether the United States' involvement in wars in the Ukraine and Middle East was justified, just as it judged U.S. involvement in Central America or war in Iraq.

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VIDEO: Officers Arrest 102 Anti-Israel Protesters on Northeastern University Campus

By: Amy Furr · Amy Furr — April 27th 2024 at 10:45

Police arrested approximately 100 people at an anti-Israel encampment on Saturday at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Police: Suspect Under Arrest for Shooting Five People in Heavily Gun-Controlled Washington, DC

By: AWR Hawkins · AWR Hawkins — April 27th 2024 at 10:30

A suspect is under arrest after five people were shot on Friday outside of a nightclub in heavily gun-controlled Washington, DC.

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More than 20 senior DC cops to be dismissed, including several due to alleged serious misconduct

By: Landon Mion — April 27th 2024 at 03:20
More than 20 senior Washington, DC, Police officers will not be returning to the force after their contracts expire on April 30, including 12 due to alleged serious misconduct.

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DC nightclub shooting leaves multiple people wounded

By: Landon Mion — April 26th 2024 at 23:45
A shooting inside a nightclub in Washington, D.C., Friday evening wounded multiple people. Police are have secured the scene and stated there is no further threat to the community.

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Marine vet to remain jailed on charges he tried to make ricin

— April 26th 2024 at 17:40
A judge ordered Friday that Marine Corps veteran Russell Vane of Vienna, Virginia remain jailed pending trial on charges that he attempted to make ricin.

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Anti-Israel Protesters Establish Encampment at George Washington University

By: Elizabeth Weibel · Elizabeth Weibel — April 25th 2024 at 22:01

Anti-Israeli protesters established an encampment Thursday on the campus of George Washington University (GWU), in Washington, DC.

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Commanders to Retire Darrell Green's #28 During the 2024 Season

By: Dylan Gwinn · Dylan Gwinn — April 25th 2024 at 10:58

The Washington Commanders have decided to retire the number of legendary Redskin Darrell Green during the 2024 season.

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On this day in history, April 26, 1865, John Wilkes Booth is killed by Union troops for murdering Lincoln

By: Erica Lamberg — April 25th 2024 at 23:02
Union troops hunted down John Wilkes Booth, the Confederate sympathizer who shot President Abe Lincoln, before finding him in a Virginia barn and killing him on this day in history, April 26, 1865.

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Commanders select Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels with 2nd pick of NFL Draft

By: Ryan Morik — April 25th 2024 at 19:27
The Washington Commanders selected LSU quarterback and reigning Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels with the second pick of the NFL Draft.

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US to pull troops from Chad and Niger as the African nations question its counterterrorism role

— April 25th 2024 at 16:28
The Pentagon said Thursday that the majority of U.S. troops in Niger and Chad will be withdrawn as the U.S. works to restore agreements with the countries as to the American military's role there.

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Feds plan to reintroduce grizzly bears to Washington state's Northern Cascades

— April 25th 2024 at 16:25
The federal government announced this week its intent to restore grizzly bears to parts of northwest and north-central Washington state.

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DC mayor refuses to meet with father who lost three sons to city's violent crime

By: Brandon Gillespie — April 25th 2024 at 15:50
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said she will not be meeting with the father of three sons killed in violent crimes across the city despite his efforts to do so.,

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WATCH — Police: Seattle 13-Year-Old Stole Woman's Bag and Punched Her

By: Amy Furr · Amy Furr — April 25th 2024 at 13:24

A 13-year-old boy is accused of stealing a woman's purse and hitting her in Seattle on Wednesday, an incident that has disturbed neighbors.

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NFL Draft prospect Jayden Daniels shrugs off rumored issues with Commanders: 'I'm blessed to go wherever'

By: Chantz Martin — April 25th 2024 at 14:53
Former LSU star and current top NFL Draft prospect Jayden Daniels pushed back against claims that he prefers not to play for the Washington Commanders.

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Washington 13-year-old steals woman’s purse, punches her outside Seattle pharmacy, police say

By: Stephen Sorace — April 25th 2024 at 06:45
Seattle police arrested a 13-year-old boy on suspicion of robbery after video allegedly captured him stealing a woman's purse and punching her.

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2024 NFL Draft: Rome Odunze staying 'cool' as he gets ready to showcase 'blue-collar' game to fans

By: Ryan Gaydos — April 25th 2024 at 04:05
Rome Odunze was a standout wide receiver at Washington and will make his dreams come true Thursday night at the NFL Draft. He talked to Fox News Digital ahead of draft night.

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Former officer accused of killing ex-wife and minor girlfriend, abducting son, shoots self

By: Michael Dorgan — April 24th 2024 at 07:03
Oregon State Troopers found the wounded body of Elias Huizar, 39, following a police chase near Eugene at around 3 p.m. Tuesday. Huizar's 1-year-old baby was taken safely into custody.

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White House visitor logs contradict Biden spokesman's vow to ban DC official who praised notorious antisemite

By: Thomas Catenacci · Cameron Cawthorne — April 24th 2024 at 03:00
FIRST ON FOX: A Washington, D.C., official who praised antisemite Louis Farrakhan visited the White house twice after a spokesperson for President Biden said she wouldn't return.

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Washington mother accused of killing, stabbing 4-year-old son 41 times: report

By: Sarah Rumpf-Whitten — April 23rd 2024 at 23:35
A Washington mom of two is accused of stabbing her 4-year-old son 41 times in a brutal murder, police said.

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On this day in history, April 24, 1800, Library of Congress is born, oldest federal cultural institution in US

By: Maureen Mackey — April 23rd 2024 at 23:02
The Library of Congress — the U.S.'s oldest federal cultural institution — was born on this day in history, April 24, 1800, when President John Adams approved the use of $5,000 to buy books.

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Washington Post Editors: Rebuild Middle America with Mass Immigration

By: John Binder · John Binder — April 23rd 2024 at 16:31

The federal government and state officials ought to rebuild America's heartland by driving waves of mass immigration to the region, the editors of the Washington Post suggest.

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J6 rioter who struck officer with pole sentenced to 6 years in prison

— April 23rd 2024 at 19:33
David Joseph Gietzen, a North Carolina man who assaulted a police officer with a pole during the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sentenced to 6 years in prison.

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Commanders release Shaka Toney days after return from gambling suspension

By: Paulina Dedaj — April 23rd 2024 at 12:54
The Washington Commanders released Shaka Toney on Monday, just days after the NFL reinstated five players for violating the league's gambling policy last season.

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Washington authorities hunt former officer accused of killing ex-wife and minor girlfriend, abducting son

By: Audrey Conklin — April 23rd 2024 at 10:01
Washington state authorities are on hunt for Elias Huizar, who is accused of killing his ex-wife and minor girlfriend, as well as abducting his 1-year-old son, on Monday.

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Quarterback Michael Penix Jr. pitches himself to NFL GMs in moving letter ahead of 2024 NFL Draft

By: Scott Thompson — April 22nd 2024 at 16:35
Washington Huskies quarterback Michael Penix Jr. penned a letter via The Players' Tribune to NFL GMs who are thinking about taking him this week in the NFL Draft.

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Police: Washington Gynecologist Raped Minor Family Member over 6 Years

By: Olivia Rondeau · Olivia Rondeau — April 21st 2024 at 13:54

A Washington state gynecologist has been charged with the repeated rape of a minor female family member, with prosecutors saying he did it over the course of more than six years.

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Rangers' Matt Rempe makes immediate impact in 1st postseason game: 'I think I'm built for the playoffs'

By: Ryan Gaydos — April 21st 2024 at 19:53
Matt Rempe helped the New York Rangers to a 4-1 victory over the Washington Capitals in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and felt at home doing it.

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DC-area sports team mascots turn Nationals' presidents race into all-out brawl in hilarious scene

By: Scott Thompson — April 21st 2024 at 17:13
The famous Washington Nationals presidents race was bombarded by other sports team mascots from pro and collegiate leagues, who all turned it into a brawl on Sunday.

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Friendly faith reminder: Jesus is the 'Good Shepherd' that humanity needs, says evangelical leader

By: Christine Rousselle — April 21st 2024 at 05:15
Rev. Johnnie Moore of Washington, D.C., shared what it means for Jesus Christ to call himself the "good shepherd" in John 10:11. Christians, he said, need a shepherd.

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If Congress passes funding, this is how the US could rush weapons to Ukraine for its war with Russia

— April 19th 2024 at 15:37
If Congress passes an aid bill, the Pentagon could start sending weapons to Ukraine within days; officials warn that more U.S. aid is needed or Ukraine could lose the war to Russia this year.

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Thai plastics firm will pay $20 million to settle with U.S. over Iran sanctions violations

— April 19th 2024 at 15:04
The U.S. Treasury announced on Friday that Bangkok-based plastics firm SCG Plastics Co. has agreed to pay $20 million to settle with the U.S. over 467 violations of Iran sanctions.

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Washington state travel guide: Breathtaking national parks, the bustling city of Seattle and beyond

By: Max Bacall — April 19th 2024 at 07:11
When traveling in Washington state, visitors can hike, whale watch and try fresh shellfish. But there is more to Washington than Seattle and the parks on the state's western half.

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D.C.'s Democrat Mayor Attends Masters Golf Tournament on Taxpayer Dime to Promote 'Economic Development'

By: Amy Furr · Amy Furr — April 18th 2024 at 10:58

Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) apparently traveled to the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia, using taxpayer funds.

The post D.C.’s Democrat Mayor Attends Masters Golf Tournament on Taxpayer Dime to Promote ‘Economic Development’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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Democrat lawmakers who pushed Trump impeachment sing different tune on Biden border chief

By: Greg Wehner — April 18th 2024 at 17:06
Lawmakers in Washington, D.C., are singing a different tune when it comes to the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas vs. that of former President Donald Trump — with both sides saying the impeachments are political stunts.

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Short questions with Dana Perino for Griff Jenkins

By: Dana Perino — April 18th 2024 at 03:00
National correspondent Griff Jenkins tells Dana Perino about his standout reporting assignments, the most adventurous thing he's ever done and the three presidents he'd invite to a dinner party.

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DC mayor's taxpayer-funded trip to ritzy The Masters golf tourney called an 'economic development visit’

By: Sarah Rumpf-Whitten — April 18th 2024 at 02:27
Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser traveled to the Masters using city funds, with the trip part of a business plan to "promote sports and economic development."

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Arrest made in 2017 murder of DC police officer

— April 17th 2024 at 20:20
Baltimore prosecutors announced Wednesday the arrest of 24-year-old Dion Thompson, who is accused of killing Washington, D.C. police Sgt. Tony Mason Jr.

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Coal miners getting new protections from silica dust linked to black lung disease

— April 16th 2024 at 15:46
The Labor Department announced Tuesday it has issued a new federal rule on miners' safety; the rule cuts down the permissible exposure limit for crystalline silica, linked to black lung disease.

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Biden hosts Czech leader at White House to promote Ukraine aid amid holdup in Congress

— April 15th 2024 at 19:38
As President Joe Biden hosted Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala in the Oval Office on Monday, Biden urged the U.S. House to take up supplemental funding for Ukraine and Israel.

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Beverly LaHaye, founder of Concerned Women for America, dead at 94

By: Greg Norman — April 15th 2024 at 09:45
Beverly LaHaye, a Christian activist who founded the Washington, D.C.-based Concerned Women for America, passed away this week at the age of 94.

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2024 NBA playoff bracket, picture: Final updated standings

— April 15th 2024 at 07:32
The current 2024 NBA playoff picture including bracket, standings, matchups and seedings if the season were to end today.

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On this day in history, April 15, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln passes away

By: Christine Rousselle — April 14th 2024 at 23:02
President Abraham Lincoln died on this day, April 15, 1865, about nine hours after he was shot by actor John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln and his wife had been watching a play at Ford's Theatre in D.C.

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On this day in history, April 14, 1910, President Taft throws out first pitch at MLB game

By: Erica Lamberg — April 13th 2024 at 23:02
On this day in history, April 14, 1910, President William Howard Taft became the first U.S.president to throw out the first pitch on baseball's Opening Day. The game was held in Washington, D.C.

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Six House seats that could flip from blue to red in 2024, potentially giving GOP a bigger majority

By: Kyle Morris — April 13th 2024 at 13:52
A handful of House seats currently held by Democrats could flip in the 2024 elections, giving Republicans the ability to expand their slim majority in the chamber.

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Donald Trump Endorses Primary Opponent of Washington Republican Rep. Who Voted for Trump Impeachment

By: Elizabeth Weibel · Elizabeth Weibel — April 12th 2024 at 19:47

Former President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he was endorsing the opponent of Washington Rep. Dan Newhouse (R), who voted to impeach him.

The post Donald Trump Endorses Primary Opponent of Washington Republican Rep. Who Voted for Trump Impeachment appeared first on Breitbart.

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250 new cherry trees coming to Washington, D.C., from Japan

By: Christine Rousselle — April 11th 2024 at 19:00
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Wednesday that the country of Japan will be giving an additional 250 cherry trees to the United States.

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Seattle Dance Team Could Not Perform Because U.S. Flag Uniforms Made People Feel 'Triggered and Unsafe'

By: Olivia Rondeau · Olivia Rondeau — April 11th 2024 at 14:45

A Seattle women's dance squad could not perform in American flag-themed uniforms because some event attendees felt "triggered and unsafe."

The post Seattle Dance Team Could Not Perform Because U.S. Flag Uniforms Made People Feel ‘Triggered and Unsafe’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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Nolte: Desperate for More Election Year Riots, Media Launch the Dexter Reed Hoax

By: John Nolte · John Nolte — April 11th 2024 at 08:11

The corporate media have Launched this latest race hoax in the hopes race riots will help reelect Joe Biden.

The post Nolte: Desperate for More Election Year Riots, Media Launch the Dexter Reed Hoax appeared first on Breitbart.

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Idaho murders: Bryan Kohberger defense 'firmly believes' in suspect's innocence

By: Michael Ruiz — April 11th 2024 at 10:32
Bryan Kohberger's defense attorney Elisa Massoth told the court Wednesday that the team "firmly" believes in the Idaho quadruple murder suspect's innocence.

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FBI director warns of 'elevated' public, national safety; pushes for increased funding

By: Sarah Rumpf-Whitten — April 11th 2024 at 04:00
FBI Director Christopher Wray on Thursday will warn of an "elevated threat" for U.S. public safety and national security while pushing for an increased budget.

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6 shot, including 2 children, after gunmen open fire in Washington DC neighborhood

By: Louis Casiano — April 10th 2024 at 20:29
Multiple people, including two young boys, were shot in a Washington D.C. neighborhood on Wednesday that left one person dead, police said.

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First Muslim American appellate court nominee faces uphill battle to salvage nomination

— April 10th 2024 at 18:51
Adeel Mangi, who could be the 'first Muslim American to serve as a federal appellate court judge,' is fighting back against claims from law enforcement groups that have imperiled his nomination.

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Sec. Buttigieg says he can 'safely' walk dog, but DC native is more frightened: 'Prisoner in your own home'

By: Megan Myers — April 10th 2024 at 14:00
Washington, D.C., residents shared whether they felt safe amid crime concerns after Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said he could safely walk his dog to the Capitol.

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Washington Huskies running back charged with raping 2 women

By: Ryan Gaydos — April 10th 2024 at 07:13
Washington Huskies running back Tybo Rogers was charged with raping two women in Seattle in two separate incidents toward the end of 2023. He has been charged with second-degree and third-degree rape.

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Amazon, UPS drivers hit with back-to-back armed robberies in Washington, DC

By: Landon Mion — April 10th 2024 at 01:27
A UPS driver and an Amazon driver were victims of armed robberies in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, with the incidents happening just 30 minutes apart.

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Juan Williams responds to editor's charges of NPR bias: 'Insulated cadre of people who think they're right'

By: Charles Creitz — April 9th 2024 at 21:39
Juan Williams, the Fox News analyst who was fired by NPR in 2010, spoke out on "The Ingraham Angle" about an expose from a current editor at the public radio outlet.

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Buttigieg Downplays D.C. Crime Rate, Says He Can 'Safely Walk' His Dog

By: Elizabeth Weibel · Elizabeth Weibel — April 9th 2024 at 19:08

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg dismissed the idea that Washington, DC, is experiencing a rise in crime.

The post Buttigieg Downplays D.C. Crime Rate, Says He Can ‘Safely Walk’ His Dog appeared first on Breitbart.

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Paul Simon is performing at Wednesday's White House state dinner for Japan's prime minister Kishida

— April 9th 2024 at 18:30
Paul Simon will perform at this week's White House state dinner for Japan's prime minister Fumio Kishida; the first lady and Kishida are both admirers of Simon's work, according to the White House.

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What to know about Biden's latest attempt at student loan cancellation

— April 9th 2024 at 14:55
President Joe Biden on Monday detailed a proposal that would cancel at least some student loan debt for millions of Americans, in hopes of delivering on a campaign promise he has failed to fulfill.

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Chinese ambitions for US allies prompts Washington security summit with Japan, Philippines

By: Peter Aitken — April 9th 2024 at 14:17
China continues to press claims over waterways and fishing shoals around the Philippines, prompting increased military and security focus on the country.

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Blue state high-capacity magazine ban is unconstitutional, judge rules, but law remains on books for now

By: Hannah Ray Lambert — April 9th 2024 at 13:29
A judge ruled Washington state's ban on high-capacity magazine sales is unconstitutional, but the state Supreme Court swiftly moved to keep the ban in place for now.

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Judge Finds Washington State 'High Capacity' Magazine Ban Unconstitutional

By: AWR Hawkins · AWR Hawkins — April 9th 2024 at 06:17

On Monday, Cowlitz County Superior Court Judge Gary Bashor found Washington state's "high capacity" magazine ban violated both the U.S. Constitution and Washington state's constitution. 

The post Judge Finds Washington State ‘High Capacity’ Magazine Ban Unconstitutional appeared first on Breitbart.

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What's expected at Japanese PM Kishida's US visit? A major upgrade in defense ties

— April 8th 2024 at 16:26
In a week-long visit to the U.S. this week, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will hold a summit with President Joe Biden that is meant to achieve an upgrade to their defense alliance.

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Buttigieg downplays DC crime rate despite having security detail: 'I can safely walk my dog to the Capitol'

By: Joe Schoffstall — April 8th 2024 at 11:07
On Sunday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg downplayed Washington, D.C.'s crime rates, saying they've been much better than some outlets have suggested.

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2 dead after Washington State Patrol trooper T-bones Prius at intersection, sheriff's office says

— April 8th 2024 at 07:01
WA residents Charles Ferree and Deolia Blandford were killed in a car crash with a Washington State Patrol trooper on U.S. 101 just west of Seattle on April 6, 2024.

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Even the Washington Post Isn’t Buying Biden Blaming Trump for Afghanistan Debacle

By: Robert Spencer — April 13th 2023 at 04:00
Even the Washington Post Isn’t Buying Biden Blaming Trump for Afghanistan Debacle
New in PJ Media: When you’re a Leftist politician and you’ve lost the Washington Post, what’s left? The Post editorial board chided Old Joe Biden and his henchmen on Tuesday for blaming their catastrophically botched withdrawal from Afghanistan on their all-purpose whipping boy, Donald Trump. “Instead of admitting errors,” the Post wrote about the White House assessment of the withdrawal, “the […]
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Washington State Democrats Plan to Confiscate Your Money if They Think You’re Making Too Much

By: Robert Spencer — April 11th 2023 at 05:00
Washington State Democrats Plan to Confiscate Your Money if They Think You’re Making Too Much
New in PJ Media: The time is coming, if Leftists get their way, when a government official can decide that you’re making too much money and confiscate all except what he, she, or xe decides you need. This is already happening, in effect, with federal, state, and municipal income taxes, but a new bill in […]
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Whatever Happened to the Dems Saying That ‘Lock Her Up’ Chants were ‘Banana Republic Stuff’?

By: Robert Spencer — April 1st 2023 at 03:00
Whatever Happened to the Dems Saying That ‘Lock Her Up’ Chants were ‘Banana Republic Stuff’?
New in PJ Media: Back in 2016, it was a feature of Trump rallies: the candidate would mention Hillary Clinton, and the crowd would start chanting “Lock her up!” In Oct. 2016, at their second presidential debate, Trump himself said it to Hillary: “If I win, I am going to instruct my attorney general to get a […]
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Maryland: Hamas-linked CAIR demands investigation after Whole Foods mistakenly accuses Muslima of shoplifting

By: Larry Estavan — March 31st 2023 at 10:00
Maryland: Hamas-linked CAIR demands investigation after Whole Foods mistakenly accuses Muslima of shoplifting
The Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) regularly, consistently, and increasingly uses its media access to attack people and companies on TV. There are over 120 examples in the last five and a half years of CAIR threatening someone’s livelihood, exposing someone to danger, or defaming a person. In this latest example of CAIR attacking […]
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Congresswoman demands answers over DC children’s hospital Youth Pride Clinic’s ‘life-altering gender procedures’

By: Christine Douglass-Williams — March 24th 2023 at 10:00
Congresswoman demands answers over DC children’s hospital Youth Pride Clinic’s ‘life-altering gender procedures’
It’s about time. There’s much work to do to start protecting children from a dangerous element of the trans community that has mutated into a cult, and is now inflicting grooming and mutilation upon children, allegedly without parental consent. 🚨BREAKING EXCLUSIVE REPORT🚨 .@ChildrensNatl admits in damning audio recording that they do “gender affirming” hysterectomies on […]
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BREITBART NEWS: Seattle Imposes Ad Ban to Annul Pamela Geller’s Free Speech Lawsuit Victory

By: Pamela Geller — April 17th 2019 at 14:00

Another city bans free speech. Chilling. Read this.

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Seattle Imposes Ad Ban to Annul Pamela Geller’s Free Speech Lawsuit Victory

Officials who oversee Seattle’s transit system moved to ban political, religious, and other ads from its facilities and public transportation vehicles soon after Pamela Geller’s American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI) prevailed in a freedom of speech lawsuit against the city, earning the right to run FBI’s Most Wanted terrorist posters, Breitbart News has learned.

By: Edwin Mora, Breitbart, April 16, 2019:

“People should realize that this is a struggle for the very foundation of any free society: the freedom of speech. If there is a group you can’t criticize, then that group can impose tyranny over you. If we lose this free speech battle, all our other freedoms are lost” Geller recently told Breitbart News via email.

She argued the advertisement ban sidestepped the September 2018 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruling in AFDI’s favor, which allowed the group to advertise the Most Wanted terrorist list in Seattle.

However, the new restrictions, dubbed the “Geller ban” and instituted in December 2018 by the King County Department of Transportation’s Transit Division that oversees Seattle’s public transportation system, have ended up preventing AFDI from running the terrorist wanted ads, Geller pointed out, noting that her free speech lawsuit victory was bittersweet.

Before the appeal court’s ruling, judges had denied AFDI the right to place public service ads featuring images of the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists on Seattle’s public transportation system, due to a perceived disparagement of Islam.

The city’s rejection prompted AFDI to sue the King County Metro system for its suppression of free speech.

“We won the right to run the FBI wanted terrorist poster that Seattle prevailed upon the FBI to withdraw [ in 2013]. And as soon as we triumphed, Seattle transit imposed the infamous Geller ban, banning political, religious and cause-related ads in Seattle (following NY, Washington DC, Boston, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco, etc),” Geller told Breitbart News in the email.

In a document outlining the transit agency’s advertising restrictions, King County officials noted that the policy bans advertising on transit facilities and vehicles that fall within the categories of political, religious, government (except for the county’s), and other forms of “speech.”

“They banned all political ads, as that was the only course of action they could possibly take in order to continue to avoid running my ads,” Geller said. “They’re so determined to continue whitewashing Islam and denying and obfuscating the roots of jihad terror that they are willing to lose immense amounts of revenue from all political advertising.”

Transit agency officials argued that their “viewpoint neutral” ban seeks to prohibit “advertisements that interfere with and divert resources from transit operations, that detract from transit purposes by creating substantial controversy, and/or that pose significant risks of harm, inconvenience, or annoyance to transit passengers, operators, and vehicles.”

“Such advertisements create an environment that is not conducive to achieving increased revenue for the benefit of the transit system or to preserving and enhancing the security, safety, comfort, and convenience of its operations,” the officials added.

Responding to the agency’s argument Geller noted, “I see ads that annoy me all the time. If that is the criterion [for the ban], whose annoyance counts, and whose doesn’t, and why?”

She told Breitbart News that King County’s decision to ban FBI wanted posters featuring some jihadis amounts to the “enforcement of Sharia blasphemy law in another American city.”

King County officials described the transit agency’s advertising ban as“restrictions” that “foster the maintenance of a professional advertising environment that maximizes advertising, revenue, and protects the interests of the captive audience that uses Metro’s transit services.”

In other words, the county’s transportation department believes that banning certain ads will allow the county to generate more revenue.

“The ban will, obviously, drastically curtail their ad revenues. To argue otherwise is plain deception” Geller noted.

Nevertheless, the county asserted that the advertising policy intends to fulfill the following goals:

Maximizing advertising revenue; maintaining a position of neutrality and preventing the appearance of favoritism or endorsement by the county; preventing the risk of imposing objectionable, inappropriate or harmful view on a captive audience; preserving the value of the advertising space; maximizing ridership and maintaining a safe environment for transit customers and other members of the public; avoiding claims of discrimination and maintaining a non-discriminatory environment for riders; preventing any harm or abuse that may result from running objectionable, inappropriate, or harmful advertisements; [and] reducing the diversion of resources from transit operations that is caused by objectionable, inappropriate or harmful advertisements.

Geller vowed to keep fighting for free speech all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary to ensure Seattle upholds the appeal court’s ruling.

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BREITBART NEWS: Seattle Imposes Ad Ban to Annul Pamela Geller’s Free Speech Lawsuit Victory

By: Pamela Geller — April 17th 2019 at 14:00

Another city bans free speech. Chilling. Read this.

Related:

Seattle Imposes Ad Ban to Annul Pamela Geller’s Free Speech Lawsuit Victory

Officials who oversee Seattle’s transit system moved to ban political, religious, and other ads from its facilities and public transportation vehicles soon after Pamela Geller’s American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI) prevailed in a freedom of speech lawsuit against the city, earning the right to run FBI’s Most Wanted terrorist posters, Breitbart News has learned.

By: Edwin Mora, Breitbart, April 16, 2019:

“People should realize that this is a struggle for the very foundation of any free society: the freedom of speech. If there is a group you can’t criticize, then that group can impose tyranny over you. If we lose this free speech battle, all our other freedoms are lost” Geller recently told Breitbart News via email.

She argued the advertisement ban sidestepped the September 2018 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruling in AFDI’s favor, which allowed the group to advertise the Most Wanted terrorist list in Seattle.

However, the new restrictions, dubbed the “Geller ban” and instituted in December 2018 by the King County Department of Transportation’s Transit Division that oversees Seattle’s public transportation system, have ended up preventing AFDI from running the terrorist wanted ads, Geller pointed out, noting that her free speech lawsuit victory was bittersweet.

Before the appeal court’s ruling, judges had denied AFDI the right to place public service ads featuring images of the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists on Seattle’s public transportation system, due to a perceived disparagement of Islam.

The city’s rejection prompted AFDI to sue the King County Metro system for its suppression of free speech.

“We won the right to run the FBI wanted terrorist poster that Seattle prevailed upon the FBI to withdraw [ in 2013]. And as soon as we triumphed, Seattle transit imposed the infamous Geller ban, banning political, religious and cause-related ads in Seattle (following NY, Washington DC, Boston, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco, etc),” Geller told Breitbart News in the email.

In a document outlining the transit agency’s advertising restrictions, King County officials noted that the policy bans advertising on transit facilities and vehicles that fall within the categories of political, religious, government (except for the county’s), and other forms of “speech.”

“They banned all political ads, as that was the only course of action they could possibly take in order to continue to avoid running my ads,” Geller said. “They’re so determined to continue whitewashing Islam and denying and obfuscating the roots of jihad terror that they are willing to lose immense amounts of revenue from all political advertising.”

Transit agency officials argued that their “viewpoint neutral” ban seeks to prohibit “advertisements that interfere with and divert resources from transit operations, that detract from transit purposes by creating substantial controversy, and/or that pose significant risks of harm, inconvenience, or annoyance to transit passengers, operators, and vehicles.”

“Such advertisements create an environment that is not conducive to achieving increased revenue for the benefit of the transit system or to preserving and enhancing the security, safety, comfort, and convenience of its operations,” the officials added.

Responding to the agency’s argument Geller noted, “I see ads that annoy me all the time. If that is the criterion [for the ban], whose annoyance counts, and whose doesn’t, and why?”

She told Breitbart News that King County’s decision to ban FBI wanted posters featuring some jihadis amounts to the “enforcement of Sharia blasphemy law in another American city.”

King County officials described the transit agency’s advertising ban as“restrictions” that “foster the maintenance of a professional advertising environment that maximizes advertising, revenue, and protects the interests of the captive audience that uses Metro’s transit services.”

In other words, the county’s transportation department believes that banning certain ads will allow the county to generate more revenue.

“The ban will, obviously, drastically curtail their ad revenues. To argue otherwise is plain deception” Geller noted.

Nevertheless, the county asserted that the advertising policy intends to fulfill the following goals:

Maximizing advertising revenue; maintaining a position of neutrality and preventing the appearance of favoritism or endorsement by the county; preventing the risk of imposing objectionable, inappropriate or harmful view on a captive audience; preserving the value of the advertising space; maximizing ridership and maintaining a safe environment for transit customers and other members of the public; avoiding claims of discrimination and maintaining a non-discriminatory environment for riders; preventing any harm or abuse that may result from running objectionable, inappropriate, or harmful advertisements; [and] reducing the diversion of resources from transit operations that is caused by objectionable, inappropriate or harmful advertisements.

Geller vowed to keep fighting for free speech all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary to ensure Seattle upholds the appeal court’s ruling.

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