Tag Archives: Washington DC

Anti-Vax Trucker Convoy Assembles Outside Of DC

CNN reports: Convoy groups led by American truckers are making their way toward the nation’s capital to demand an end to all Covid-19 mandates and restrictions. The protesters, with members coming from at least three individual convoy groups, are expected to arrive in Washington, DC, throughout the upcoming weekend. Organizers told CNN the protest will be tame and “lawful,” and …

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DC Trucker Welcome Rally Is Humiliating Flop [VIDEO]

The Washingtonian reports: A rally on the Washington Monument grounds Tuesday to support trucker convoys has drawn a minuscule crowd so far. About 20 people are in attendance, Washingtonian photographer Evy Mages reports from the scene, as well as a similar number of people who are there to cover the event. The rally was organized by Kyle Sefcik, an MMA …

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Capitol Fence To Return Ahead Of Biden’s SOTU Speech

Politico reports: The Hill’s police department confirmed Sunday that some perimeter fencing would be reinstalled around the Capitol days before President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address and expected protests in Washington, D.C. “Out of an abundance of caution, and in conjunction with the United States Secret Service, a plan has been approved to put up the inner-perimeter fence …

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Pentagon To Deploy National Guard Ahead Of Convoys

The Associated Press reports: The Pentagon has approved the deployment of 700 unarmed National Guard troops to the nation’s capital as it prepares for trucker convoys that are planning protests against pandemic restrictions beginning next week. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin approved the request Tuesday from the District of Columbia government and the U.S. Capitol Police, the Pentagon said in a …

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DC-Bound Truckers To Demand “Justice For Ashli”

Penn Live reports: On Wednesday, a convoy of an undetermined number of truckers is set to leave Scranton and head for the nation’s capital by way of Harrisburg, where the first of many grievances will be aired. “We are going to let our voices be heard,” said Bob Bolus, a Scranton-area trucking parts and towing service business owner who is …

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National Guard May Deploy Against DC Trucker Convoy

Politico reports: The Pentagon said Tuesday it is considering a request to deploy the National Guard to provide assistance ahead of trucker protests that could halt traffic around the nation’s capital as soon as this week. Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said the department received a request for Guard support from the U.S. Capitol Police and the D.C. government, but …

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Anti-Vax Convoy Leader Vows To “Choke” DC’s Beltway

The Daily Beast reports: The trucker convoys headed to Washington, D.C. later this week to protest vaccine mandates plan to shut down the Beltway, an organizer of one such convoy said. “I’ll give you an analogy of that of a giant boa constrictor,” explained Bob Bolus, one of the decentralized convoy movement’s organizers, in an interview with Fox 5 DC. …

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Police Brief Capitol Hill Staff On Anti-Vax Convoy To DC

Roll Call reports: Capitol Police are briefing congressional staff on Friday afternoon on planning efforts regarding a potential trucker convoy protest in Washington that could be similar to the demonstration in Ottawa, Canada. Hugh Carew, an MPD spokesperson said the department “is aware of potential First Amendment activities that may take place in the National Capital Region, including Washington, D.C.,” …

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DC Lifts Proof Of Vax Requirement To Enter Businesses

The Washington Post reports: D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) said Monday she is dropping the city’s requirement that people show proof of coronavirus vaccination before entering many businesses in the city, as coronavirus transmission continues to trend downward throughout the region. The District’s requirement for residents to show proof of vaccination to enter most businesses — announced in December …

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Teen Arrested In Bomb Threats To DC High Schools

The Washington Post reports: D.C. police said they arrested a 16-year-old and charged him with calling in bomb threats at several high schools in the District on Wednesday, forcing the evacuations of hundreds of students and staff from buildings across the city. Dustin Sternbeck, a police spokesman, said the youth is from Southeast Washington and is being charged with making …

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DC Metro Won’t Return To Pre-Pandemic Service Levels

The Washington Post reports: The public transit service that riders were accustomed to before the pandemic is not coming back, a result of fewer trips to downtown Washington and a rise in workers abandoning commutes, Metro leaders testified Wednesday at a hearing on problems plaguing the transit agency. Hundreds of suspended rail cars could return in April, but Metro officials …

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Doug Emhoff Evacuated After Bomb Threat At School

The Washington Post reports: Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Harris, was evacuated from a Washington D.C. public school Tuesday afternoon following a bomb threat, officials said. A Secret Service agent told Emhoff “we have to go” as he participated in an event at Dunbar High School marking Black History Month. A schoolwide announcement followed saying teachers should evacuate …

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Cultist Michigan Man Arrested In October Standoff Outside Supreme Court Returns To The Same Spot

Roll Call reports: A Michigan man who initiated a standoff near the Capitol with police in October returned to the same spot on Thursday, the same morning President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and several members of Congress were delivering remarks nearby to the National Prayer Breakfast at the Capitol Visitor Center. Dale Paul Melvin, 55, of Kimball, Mich., …

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Mandate Defiant DC Bar Loses Liquor License [VIDEO]

The Washington Post reports: D.C. officials said Thursday they are suspending the liquor license of an H Street bar for violating of the city’s vaccine and mask regulations. Conservatives rallied to defend the Big Board earlier this month after it received two $1,000 citations as well as written and verbal warnings for unmasked employees and not checking customers’ vaccine status. …

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DC Officials Warn Businesses Of Coming Anti-Vax March

The right wing Washington Times reports: D.C. officials alerted businesses Thursday about possible “threats” from pro-life and anti-vaccine protesters who might flout the city’s new vaccination passport mandate this week. The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development emailed the alert to city business owners Thursday morning, citing the D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency’s (HSEMA) …

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Armed Cultist Collared In DC, Wanted To Discuss Riot

NBC News reports: Capitol Police have arrested a woman who went to the department’s Washington, D.C., headquarters with multiple firearms because she “wanted to talk” to officers about last year’s Capitol riot. Kery Lynn McAttee, 58, told officers she drove from Michigan because she had information regarding the Jan. 6 riot she wanted to discuss, according to the Capitol Police. …

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Cruz Seeks To Block Vax Mandate For DC School Kids

The DCist reports: Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) says he plans to introduce a bill that would overturn a vaccine mandate for school kids in D.C., which is more than 1,100 miles from the border of the state he actually represents in the U.S. Senate. “These mandates, we’re seeing them all over the place. You know, we’re seeing them in schools. …

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Feds Shutter DC Offices Ahead Of Major Snowstorm

The Associated Press reports: A winter storm packing heavy snow was blowing into the nation’s capital on Monday, closing government offices and schools with fierce winds and as much as 10 inches of snow forecast for the District of Columbia, northern Virginia and central Maryland through the afternoon. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for the area …

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DC To Require Proof Of Vax To Enter Most Businesses

The Washington Post reports: People 12 and older will be required to show proof of coronavirus vaccination to enter many businesses in D.C., including restaurants, starting in mid-January under rules that Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) announced on Wednesday. The change comes two days after Bowser announced a host of new restrictions to curb record-setting numbers of daily coronavirus cases …

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Cop Beaten In Capitol Riot Resigns From Police Force

The Washington Post reports: Michael Fanone, the D.C. police officer who was dragged into a mob and beaten during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, and later publicly excoriated lawmakers and others who downplayed the attack, said he submitted his resigned from the force Monday. The 41-year-old officer will officially depart Dec. 31 after using previously acquired leave. …

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