On Thursday’s Front Page: House lawmakers have passed a bill that would give Congress more control over D.C. public safety, initial estimates show the number of Americans dying from drug overdoses fell last year for the first time since 2018, and more.
The U.S. government’s top intelligence official said Wednesday that the country faces active threats to its coming elections from Russia and an increasingly aggressive Iran. But Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines also contended that the U.S. government has “never been better prepared” to address challenges to election security, even as the threats multiply amid new tech tools and a potentially growing pool of adversaries.
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House lawmakers looking to restore congressional oversight over the District of Columbia passed a bill Wednesday that would give Congress more control over public safety in the city.
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The number of Americans dying from drug overdoses fell last year for the first time since 2018, according to provisional federal estimates released Wednesday.
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Amid low poll numbers that have left Democrats and the Biden campaign team in a panic, the president took charge of the debate schedule Wednesday, publicly challenging former President Donald Trump to meet him on stage at CNN’s Atlanta studio for a televised debate in June.
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Larry Hogan showed political magic in his two victories for governorship but will likely struggle to pull off a repeat as he tries to become the first Maryland Republican since 1980 to win a U.S. Senate seat.
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Politicians are making clear during National Police Week that the days of “defund the police” are firmly in the past.
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