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Rep. Connolly Calls for More Postal Police
The News4 I-Team found an increase in mail theft and attacks on postal carriers. Consumer Investigative Reporter Susan Hogan reports one lawmaker wants more postal police on the streets.
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House Dems Set to Choose Leader of Powerful Oversight Panel
As impeachment hearings resume on Capitol Hill, House Democrats are preparing to choose who will lead the powerful Oversight and Reform Committee — a key role in the ongoing impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. Three veteran lawmakers, including Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York, the acting chairwoman, are seeking to replace the late Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, who...
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Congress Reacts to Death of Rep. Elijah Cummings
Congress Reacts to Death of Rep. Elijah Cummings DEAC: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Steny Hoyer, D-Md., comment on the death of Rep. Elijah Cummings.
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Justice Department Inspector General to Investigate Decision to Cancel FBI Relocation
The U.S. Department of Justice Inspector General will launch an investigation into President Donald Trump administration’s decision to cancel the relocation of FBI headquarters.
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Lt. Gov. Fairfax's Team Says He Passed Polygraph Test Concerning Sexual Assault Allegations
Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax’s team says he took a polygraph that supports his denials that he engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with two women are truthful. The two women are set to speak in TV interviews for the first time on Monday and Tuesday.
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Local Lawmakers React to Summary Report
Members of Congress from the DMV area are reacting to the Barr summary report on Mueller’s investigation. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Md.) told News4 the report should be made public. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.
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Lt. Gov Fairfax, Accusers Invited to Testify Before Virginia General Assembly Committee
Virginia Lt. Gov. Fairfax and the two women who have accused him of sexual assault were invited Friday to testify before a General Assembly committee, nearly two weeks after the women offered to testify on their allegations.
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Both Fairfax Accusers Say They Are Willing to Testify About Alleged Assault
Hours after Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax again denied two claims of sexual assault, both women accusing him said they would be willing to testify at a possible impeachment hearing as the Virginia Democrat faces calls to resign and a threat of impeachment.
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Virginia Leaders Call on Lt. Gov. Fairfax to Resign; Delegate Says He'll Move to Impeach
Democrats’ calls for an investigation into sex assault claims against Virginia’s Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax dissolved into demands for resignation and threats of impeachment after a second woman publicly accused him.
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House Oversight Committee to Investigate Decision Not to Relocate FBI Headquarters
Congress will launch an investigation into President Donald Trump administration’s decision to cancel the relocation of FBI headquarters.
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Democrats: Trump Stopped FBI Relocation to Block Competition With His Hotel
Congressional Democrats say they have evidence that President Donald Trump personally directed subordinates to scrap a long-planned relocation of FBI headquarters from downtown Washington to the suburbs.
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Inspector General Report: Trump Involved in FBI HQ Decision
President Donald Trump was directly involved in meetings where officials decided to move forward with a controversial plan to build a new FBI headquarters in the nation’s capital, according to a government report issued Monday. The report from the General Services Administration inspector general cites two White House meetings in January and June of this year in which Trump participated....
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Speaker Paul Ryan Forces Out the House Chaplain, Angers Lawmakers
In a move that’s outraged members of both parties, Speaker Paul Ryan has ousted the chaplain of the House of Representatives, according to the religious leader’s resignation letter. The Rev. Patrick Conroy wrote in an April 15 letter to Ryan obtained by NBC News: “As you have requested, I hereby offer my resignation as the 60th Chaplain of the United...
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Veterans Affairs Asking Veterans to Return Benefit ‘Overpayments'
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is sending thousands of overpayment notices telling veterans to pay back their benefits.
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Here's What DC-Area Politicians Say About Net Neutrality
The internet could be a very different place by January if the Federal Communications Commission votes to change essential rules that govern how it works.
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Congress Backs Measure Condemning White Nationalists
The resolution describes Heather Heyer’s death as a “domestic terrorist attack” and acknowledges two Virginia state troopers who died in a helicopter crash while monitoring the protests.
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Lawmakers Pledge ‘Commitment' to Metro in Capitol Hill Hearing
“The tin cup approach to financing Metro has to end. It doesn’t work anymore,” said Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va.
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Nancy Kerrigan to Perform at Tysons Corner Tree-Lighting Ceremony
Olympic figure skating medalist Nancy Kerrigan is scheduled to perform at a tree-lighting ceremony in Tysons Corner.