Matt Delaney

D.C. mayor had ‘great meeting’ with Trump in Mar-a-Lago ahead of second term

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser struck a hopeful note on collaborating with President-elect Donald Trump after revealing late Monday she'd met with him at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida.

December 31, 2024

Portland judge delays Soros-backed prosecutor’s ‘last-minute’ leniency plan for violent criminals

Rushed leniency hearings for criminals convicted in beatings and deadly home invasions were thwarted this week by a judge in Portland, Oregon, who argued the outgoing city prosecutor, once supported by left-wing billionaire George Soros, didn't properly notify victims about the court dates.

December 31, 2024

Top prosecutor of Jan. 6 protesters plans his exit before Trump takes office

U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves, the District's top prosecutor who led the charge to jail Jan. 6 defendants, said Monday he will step down shortly before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office.

December 30, 2024

Two men die searching for Sasquatch in Washington state forest

Washington state authorities said two Oregon men were found dead Saturday after they ventured deep into the woods to look for Sasquatch.

December 29, 2024

Guatemalan migrant charged in woman’s subway death said he was drunk, doesn’t remember killing

The Guatemalan immigrant accused of setting a woman on fire and watching her burn to death on a New York City subway train returns to court Friday, just days after his initial hearing where he said he was drunk and doesn't remember the brutal slaying.

December 26, 2024

Special delivery: Volunteers send gifts to service members

A handwritten thank you card and a clean pair of socks are some of the treasured gifts veterans and deployed service members will receive from a Christmas Day care-packaging event in the Virginia suburbs.

December 25, 2024

Imprisoned pro-life activist hopes for Trump pardon after prosecution by Biden DOJ

A pro-life activist who is in prison for blocking an entrance to a D.C. abortion clinic said he is hopeful about being pardoned next month once President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

December 25, 2024

Black gun activist says ATF raided his home to scare legal firearm owners

A federal raid at the Baltimore home of a gun rights activist ended with no arrests, charges or weapons confiscations, leaving the local advocate wondering if the action was intended to intimidate lawful Black gun owners.

December 25, 2024

Guatemalan migrant charged in woman’s fiery subway killing was deported under Trump administration

The illegal immigrant accused of lighting a sleeping woman on fire and casually watching her burn to death in a New York subway car was deported under the Trump administration but had been back in the United States since at least 2023.

December 23, 2024

Scores of Tren de Aragua members arrested in Colorado, New York City during federal crackdown

U.S. authorities arrested dozens of members of the Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua during recent operations in two major American cities.

December 22, 2024

Police arrest suspect in death of woman set on fire in New York subway car

The man suspected of lighting a sleeping woman on fire and then watching her die Sunday inside the New York City subway was arrested by police hours after the attack.

December 22, 2024

Sleeping woman burned alive on New York City subway train

A woman was set ablaze and died Sunday morning after police said a man threw a lit match on the victim while she slept inside a New York City subway car.

December 22, 2024

D.C. restaurant owner wanted on hate crime charges arrested in separate knife incident

A D.C. restaurant owner who was wanted on a hate crime charged was arrested last week after police said he swung a knife at someone during an argument.

December 22, 2024

Mayor mum on backing D.C. Council’s new reparations bill

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser didn't answer questions Thursday about whether she supports or opposes an amorphous reparations bill passed by the city council this week.

December 19, 2024

Man pleads guilty to running ‘secret police station’ for Chinese government in Manhattan

A New York resident pleaded guilty Wednesday to working as an unregistered foreign agent after prosecutors said he ran a "secret police station" in the city on behalf of Beijing's efforts to crack down on Chinese dissidents abroad.

December 18, 2024

Proposed spending bill offers Maryland Key Bridge funding while opening door for Commanders to leave

The temporary spending bill before Congress this week is a mixed bag for Maryland.

December 18, 2024

Two people charged after 5-year-old girl shot by toddler brother in Southwest

D.C. police said Tuesday that they charged a man and a woman after a three-year-old boy got hold of a gun and accidentally shot his five-year-old sister inside a Southwest apartment.

December 17, 2024

Luigi Mangione charged with terrorism-related murder in New York City

Luigi Mangione was indicted Tuesday on terrorism-related murder charges, nearly two weeks after the 26-year-old suspect was accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare's CEO on a Manhattan sidewalk.

December 17, 2024

Police try to link manifesto to teen girl who killed 2 in Wisconsin Christian school shooting

Wisconsin police said Tuesday they are trying to verify whether a manifesto circulating online actually came from the 15-year-old girl behind the deadly shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison.

December 17, 2024

D.C. residents not sold on crime crackdown despite police numbers that say otherwise

The decrease in killings and carjackings celebrated by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Metropolitan Police Department has yet to sink in with Washingtonians who are jaded from years of increased violence.

December 16, 2024