Category: State Watch
Patel finalizes plan to close FBI’s Hoover building in DC
FBI Director Kash Patel on Friday said the FBI’s J. Edgar Hoover building in Washington, D.C., will be “shut down permanently” after previously discarding plans to move the bureau’s headquarters to Maryland. Instead, employees will report to the Ronald Reagan Building to occupy the former location of the U.S. Agency for International Development, which was…
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2 hospitalized after ICE officers shoot driver during operation in Maryland
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on Wednesday shot a migrant who drove a van toward them while fleeing an immigration enforcement operation, resulting in a crash that injured his passenger, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The DHS said in a statement that ICE officers were conducting a targeted operation in…
Newsom proclaims state of emergency in multiple Southern California counties due to storms
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) declared a state of emergency in several southern counties on Wednesday, as a powerful winter storm swept through the state. Newsom issued the proclamation in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Shasta counties, unlocking additional state resources and assistance to aid in the emergency response. He warned…
Judge rejects Trump administration challenge to New York’s ‘Green Light Law’
A federal judge on Tuesday rejected the Trump administration’s bid to block New York’s so-called Green Light Law, which allows the state to issue driver’s licenses to people without requiring proof that they’re in the country legally. U.S. District Judge Anne Nardacci in Albany ruled that the Trump administration failed to support its claims that…
Administration • House • National Security • News • State Watch • The Hill
Illinois lawmakers gain access to Chicago-area ICE facility after pushback
A group of Illinois Democrats accessed a Chicago-area Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility after previous pushback, some of the lawmakers said on the social platform X. “@repdeliaramirez @RepDannyDavis @RepChuyGarcia and I finally were able to enter the Broadview ICE Facility after being denied entry in June,” Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-Ill.) said Tuesday in a…
Republican wins South Carolina state House special election
Republican John Lastinger has won the special election for a South Carolina state House seat vacated by ex-state Rep. RJ May (R), who pleaded guilty this year to distributing child sexual abuse material, according to Decision Desk HQ. Lastinger, a pastor, defeated Democrat and retired Army Col. Joseph “Chuck” Hightower to win state House District 88,…
Education • News • State Watch • The Hill
UVa board defies Spanberger in naming new president
The University of Virginia’s (UVa) board on Friday announced that Darden School of Business dean Scott C. Beardsley will serve as the university’s next president, defying Virginia Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger’s request to choose a new president after she is sworn in. The board unanimously voted for Beardsley. In a statement, the board said Beardsley “will…
Democrat wins Kentucky state Senate special election
Democrat Gary Clemons has won a special election to a fill a Kentucky state Senate seat, according to Decision Desk HQ. Clemons, president of United Steelworkers Local 1693 and an Army veteran, beat back challenges from Republican Calvin Leach, an Army veteran and former state Senate candidate, and Libertarian candidate Wendy Higdon, who founded the Louisville Tea Party…
Brown shooting person of interest cased area that morning: Police
A person of interest in the recent shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island cased the area Saturday morning, according to police “We believe that he was actually casing out this area to commit the crime,” Providence Police Department Chief Oscar Perez said during a press conference Tuesday. “That’s a pattern that criminals do, and…
Campaign • News • State Watch • The Hill
Crockett: People who ‘regret’ voting for Trump are ‘absolutely welcome’ in her campaign
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) said any voter, regardless of party affiliation, is welcome to support her campaign to be one of the Lone Star State’s senators. “I’m a Texan, and so at the end of the day, I think people are trying to say it has to be one [party] or the other, and I…
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