All posts tagged "District Of Columbia"

Paul Strauss (D), the shadow senator representing the District of Columbia, blamed President Donald Trump's "unnecessary" military parade for causing the death of a 39-year-old woman after she was "dragged for blocks" by a truck carrying an M1-Abrams tank, according to The Daily Mail.

Sierra Nichole Smith was struck at the intersection of New York Avenue and Bladensburg Road in the city's Northeast quadrant on Monday as the tank was being moved to a rail yard in Jessup, Maryland.

According to a police report, the truck was heading east "when the pedestrian ran into the roadway, stumbled, and fell in front of the semi-trailer truck."...

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), who has represented the District of Columbia since 1991 and is now a nonvoting congressional delegate, said Tuesday there's no question she planned to run again to keep her seat in the House.

The civil rights icon turns 88 on Friday.

Politico reported that when asked if she would endure another election season, she responded, “Yeah, sure. I’m going to run. I don’t know why anybody would even ask me.”...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) purchased a new home in Washington, D.C., even after publicly bashing the nation's capital, according to a congressional financial disclosure.

Greene called Washington, D.C., a “crime ridden hell hole” and an “embarrassment” in a November 2022 tweet.

Fast forward to today, and Greene now owns a condo within the District of Columbia, valued between $500,001 and $1 million, according to her 2023 annual financial report filed on May 15 and recently made public....

What do Trump University and Trump Taj Mahal have in common — other than being among the failed businesses of former president Donald Trump?

They still have unclaimed assets in New York and New Jersey, according to online public databases.

That’s just for starters. ...