Getty Images A married nurse in Gig Harbor, Washington, is facing rape and assault charges for allegedly forcing abortion pills on his pregnant girlfriend. David Benjamin Coots, 42, is facing charges of third-degree rape, second-degree assault, tampering with a witness, and five counts of violation of a court order, FOX13 Seattle reported. According to court
Report: Washington ‘Trans-Identifying Male Inmate’ Had Sex with Female Prisoner in Cell
April 23, 2024 by
A male felon in Washington State who identifies as a woman is accused of having sex with a female inmate in a prison cell on March 14. The National Review on Friday cited an incident report about a âtrans-identifying male inmateâ that said âa corrections officer at the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW), discovered
Washington Post Op-Ed: Harvard President Claudine Gay Should Resign over Plagiarism Scandal
February 25, 2024 by
A high-ranking editor and columnist for the Washington Post is calling on Harvard Universityâs president Claudine Gay to resign, saying the instances of plagiarism in Gayâs published works have grown too numerous to ignore. In her op-ed this week, associate editor Ruth Marcus noted that Claudine Gayâs acts of plagiarism are far-reaching and include whole
Pro-Palestinian protesters in car caravan disrupt Christmas caroling in Washington Square Park
December 25, 2023 by
Pro-Palestinian protesters tried to play the role of Grinch when they crashed a Christmas caroling tradition at Washington Square Park Sunday night â but holiday revelers were undeterred as they sang themselves âhoarseâ during the dueling events. Some demonstrators circled their cars around the iconic Big Apple park, blaring music and honking their horns while […]
Adams keeps blaming Washington for budget woes amid his own troubles
November 27, 2023 by
New York City Mayor Eric Adams continues to press Washington for help amid his own political troubles. | Richard Drew/AP NEW YORK â For more than a year, Mayor Eric Adams has been demanding financial support from the federal government to pay for migrants in the cityâs care. A federal investigation into the mayorâs fundraising
Caught on tape: Washington man seen forcing woman into car in Vancouver
October 30, 2023 by
Police in Washington State are asking for public’s help to identify the people involved after a man was caught on video forcing a woman into a car in Vancouver on Sunday, according to the Vancouver Police Department. Officers did not say when the event took place, but they responded to a neighborhood in the area […]
Fired Washington deputy, who stalked wife and violated no-contact order, sentenced to prison
October 13, 2023 by
A former sheriffâs deputy in Washington state who was fired last year has been sentenced to prison for stalking his now ex-wife and repeatedly violating a no-contact order. Michael Phipps, 50, pleaded guilty in Pierce County Superior Court to stalking, first-degree malicious mischief, three counts of violation of a no-contact order and disclosing intimate images, […]
Democrat-Run Washington, DC, Sees 27% Surge in Homicides Year-to-Date
September 30, 2023 by
Democrat-run Washington, DC, has witnessed 166 homicides year-to-date in 2023, a 27 percent increase over the number that had occurred by this time last year. According to Washington, DCâs, Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), there were 166 homicides in the city from January 1, 2023, through August 16, 2023. There were 131 homicides during the same
Feds: Washington Farm Used H-2A Visa Program to Import Cheaper Foreign Workers
September 29, 2023 by
Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images Executives at a farm in Sunnyside, Washington, allegedly used the H-2A visa program to import cheaper foreign workers and then subsequently paid them below-market wages, federal officials say. Months ago, the Washington Attorney Generalâs Office reached a $3.4 million settlement with Ostrom Mushroom Farms for allegedly firing its mostly female farmworkers and replacing
Washington Post Columnist Changes Mind, Says Biden’s Role in Family Business Warrants Investigation
August 24, 2023 by
President Joe Bidenâs involvement in his family business warrants investigation, Washington Post columnist Henry Olsen wrote, changing his tune on a scandal he previously dismissed as an âirrelevant sideshow.â Years after Senate Republicans issued the 2020 Senate report detailing the Biden family business, Olsen wrote that he âchangedâ his mind on the Biden family scandal because of âmore
Matthew McConaughey has another demand of Washington on gun safety
August 12, 2023 by
Last summer, the actor Matthew McConaughey lent his voice and star power to the White Houseâs push for action on gun safety following the deadly shooting at an elementary school in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas. Now, heâs launching an endeavor to ensure that the $1 billion in school safety funding included in the law
Chris Christie Announces 2024 Presidential Run, Knocks Trump, George Washington, Praises Woodrow Wilson
August 11, 2023 by
Former Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced his campaign for the 2024 presidential election on Tuesday, during which he knocked former President Donald Trump and strangely praised former President Woodrow Wilson at George Washingtonâs expense. Christie has been a fierce opponent and critic of Donald Trump, despite endorsing him wholeheartedly in 2016, since the
Washington Post Reporter Caught Quoting John Fettermanâs Prepared Remarks, Not Actual Statements
July 22, 2023 by
Washington Post reporter Jeff Stein apologized after he was caught quoting Sen. John Fettermanâs (D-PA) prepared remarks instead of his actual statements during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Tuesday. Fetterman returned to the Senate last month after taking a two-month leave of absence to deal with his âdepression.â A little over a year ago, Fetterman
Sen. Dianne Feinstein returns to Washington, DC following months-long absence
July 14, 2023 by
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., returned to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday after taking a months-long absence following a shingles diagnosis. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer confirmed the longtime senator’s return in a statement, saying he is pleased that his “friend Dianne is back in the Senate and ready to roll up her sleeves and get […]
Washington DC mayor considers adding cops to deal with crime surge: reports
July 13, 2023 by
The mayor of Washington, D.C. is turning to the public for a solution on how to solve the rising crime problem, which may include hiring more police officers, according to reports. According to DC News Now, Mayor Muriel Bowser will be hosting a Public Safety Summit at 9 a.m. on Wednesday to give the public […]
Contaminated fuel caused Washington state ferry to run aground last month, investigators say
July 9, 2023 by
A Washington state ferry with nearly 600 people aboard ran aground last month after contaminated fuel caused a generator failure, officials said Wednesday following a weeks-long investigation. The Walla Walla, a four-engine jumbo class ferry, was en route to Seattle from Bremerton around 4:30 p.m. on April 15 when the vessel ran aground in Rich […]
On this day in history, April 30, 1789, George Washington inaugurated as first US president
July 4, 2023 by
President George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States on this day in history, April 30, 1789. In his address, which he delivered at New York City’s Federal Hall, Washington expressed his anxiety over the prospect of leading a new nation. At the time, New York City’s Federal Hall served as […]
House GOP leaves Washington with a debt win â but not quite a breakthrough
April 29, 2023 by
Speaker Kevin McCarthyâs fiscal standoff with President Joe Biden remains as deadlocked as ever. | Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo House Republicans left Washington on Friday for a week feeling elated about their massive debt bill they muscled through despite the thinnest of narrow margins. Just donât call it a breakthrough. Speaker Kevin McCarthyâs fiscal standoff
Washington Post: Mayorkas Plans Global Migrant Pipeline
April 21, 2023 by
President Joe Biden may open a welcome center for global migrants in the South American country of Colombia, according to a report in the Washington Post. The wage-cutting migrants would be processed and then flown into the U.S. for jobs and homes that would otherwise be filled by Americans, including sidelined Americans. The revelations come as
Washington man bought gas can and lighter minutes before missing woman’s car found on fire: court documents
April 11, 2023 by
A Washington man accused of stealing thousands of dollars in jewelry from a Costco store before meeting a woman there who vanished is now charged with trying to kill her son and torching her car in an attempt to hide evidence, court documents show. Leticia Martinez-Cosman was last seen March 31 at T-Mobile Park with […]
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna hammers the Washington Postâs âincredibly racistâ attack: Demands paper ‘do better’
March 10, 2023 by
According to Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla, The Washington Post’s “mind-blowing” profile of her is the press’s latest attempt to attack powerful conservatives and “control” their “reach,” the freshman congresswoman claimed. The profile on Luna was spewed with mischaracterizations and “bizarre” factual errors that were quickly revised and corrected. “It’s awful how [The Washington Post] […]
Washington Post corrects ‘comical’ story on GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna a second time
March 10, 2023 by
The Washington Post corrected a story on freshman Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna a second time Friday to clarify an additional error in the original profile, which the congresswoman has ridiculed as “comical” and false. The “clarification” at the bottom of the Post’s story states that the “story has been amended to clarify that Luna’s […]
‘Asexual and aromatic’ people are making Valentine’s Day ‘their own,’ Washington Post reports
March 9, 2023 by
In honor of Valentineâs Day, Washington Post editor Samantha Chery focused on covering how “asexual” and “aromantic” people plan to celebrate the date normally dedicated to romance. Citing Jennifer Pollitt, assistant director of gender, sexuality and womenâs studies at Temple University in Philadelphia, Chery dove into the experiences of those who don’t feel a sexual […]
Washington baseball player’s ejection goes viral; fans can’t figure out what ‘excessive celebration’ was
March 4, 2023 by
University of Washington first baseman Will Simpson admired his two-run homer a bit too much for the liking of umpires, who ejected him from his game against Santa Clara University Monday. In the top of the sixth inning, Simpson unleashed a bomb to left field to tie the game at six between the Huskies and […]
Washington, DC government employee shot and killed 13-year-old boy, mayor says
January 12, 2023 by
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said Wednesday that the man who shot and killed 13-year-old Karon Blake on Saturday morning is a government employee. The shooting happened around 4:00 a.m., when a homeowner went outside after hearing noises and observed “someone that appeared to be tampering with vehicles,” according to police. The homeowner opened fire […]
Washington Senate Race Put on ‘Upset Alert’ as Republican Smiley Polls Within Margin of Error
November 2, 2022 by
Washingtonâs Senate race between 30-year incumbent Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Republican Tiffany Smiley has been placed on âupset alertâ by the University of Virginia Center for Politics. Larry Sabatoâs Crystal Ball, the Centerâs political prognosticating publication, also switched the race from âSafe Democraticâ to âLikely Democratic.â The move in favor of Smiley also comes…
China Seeks to Override Washington with âSubnationalâ U.S. State Deals
May 25, 2021 by
Chinaâs state-run Global Times on Sunday hailed Chinese provinces and American state governments for âseeking to boost subnational economic and trade cooperationâ â in other words, bypassing U.S. national policy and its restrictions on trade with China. The Global Times was excited that representatives from U.S. states such as California, New York, and Iowa attended…
âVaccination Segregationâ: Jason Rantz Tells Tucker Carlson That Washington State Is Introducing COVID-19 Vaccine Passports
May 6, 2021 by
Broadcast journalist Jason Rantz said Wednesday that Washington state is implementing a âvaccination segregationâ policy that amounts to a vaccine passport system. âGovernor [Jay] Inslee just released some guidance on non-vaccinated-only sections, so vaccination segregation, at outdoor stadiums, at graduation ceremonies for schools, even your church: so now you get some of your freedoms back…
Tulsi Gabbard Says Working In Washington Is âLike High Schoolâ
February 27, 2021 by
Former Democratic Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard equated being in Congress to being in high school during a recent interview with Megyn Kelly. Gabbard said on Kellyâs podcast âThe Megyn Kelly Showâ that there are âwell-intentioned membersâ from both parties in Congress who want to work together but that ultimately partisan interests corrupt genuine intent. âIf…
Washington Highly Militarized Ahead of Bidenâs Inauguration
January 18, 2021 by
National Guard soldiers maintain a watch over the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 14, 2021. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters) 2020 Election Fences with coiled barbed wire, security checkpoints, barricades, and heavily armed guards are what you would expect in a military encampment for a warzone, not in downtown Washington. But these are only some of the […]