The Latest Breaking News from Muriel Bowser

Washington, D.C., mayor declares public health emergency over Texas’ migrant busing

Muriel Bowser will open a $10 million office to provide services to the migrants arriving as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s busing program.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 9, 2022

Commentary: Sanctuary cities, border crisis costs, and a rude awakening for the Left

Record numbers of illegal immigrants are entering the country illegally and spreading throughout the interior of United States — and it’s playing out in a sadly predictable way.

Tribune News Service · Sep 8, 2022

Gov Worker & MMJ Patient Fired For 'Intoxication': D.C. Office Of Employee Appeals Steps Up

The D.C. Office of Employee Appeals (OEA) ruled in favor of a government employee and medical marijuana (MMJ) patient who was fired after being suspected of intoxication in the workplace and who subsequently tested positive for marijuana in late 2020.

Benzinga · Sep 7, 2022

Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas is now busing migrants to New York City

Abbott made the announcement Friday in the state’s latest confrontation with an East Coast city that is steeped in politics.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 5, 2022

GOP governors sent buses of migrants to D.C. — with no plan for what came next

For months, governors of Texas and Arizona have been sending charter buses full of migrants to Washington, D.C. Neither the local nor federal government greets them when they arrive.

WEKU · Aug 5, 2022

Trump’s former defence secretary contradicts own sworn Jan 6 testimony on Fox News

’I was never given any direction or order or knew of any plans of that nature,’ said former defence secretary Mark Miller in a video shared by the January 6 Committee

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022

Trump says he sent Secret Service agents to move homeless people in DC

Former president says homelessness rampant in DC. Data shows it’s at its lowest rate in 17 years

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022

Governors' immigrant-busing strategy hits home for mayors

Two Republican border-state governors who are investing billions of dollars on immigration enforcement have found indirect support from the Democratic mayors of Washington and New York

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2022

What really happened during the wait for Trump to quell the Jan. 6 insurrection

WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 committee's prime-time hearing Thursday is billed as a look at what former President Donald Trump did in the 187 minutes between the start of the insurrection and when he urged his supporters to leave the Capitol.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 21, 2022

DC Mayor Signs Cannabis Employment Protection Amendment, Congressional Review To Follow

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed a bill protecting employees from discrimination in the workplace based on their recreational or medical marijuana use.

Benzinga · Jul 20, 2022