On Friday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Brian Kilmeade Show,” New York City Councilman Robert Holden (D), who is supporting Republican Curtis Sliwa’s candidacy for mayor of New York City, stated that he believes the city is “playing with the
During an interview with Fox 11 Los Angeles for “The Issue Is” that took place on Thursday and was released on Friday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) stated that there has been “roller coaster on progress as it relates to
On Friday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Brian Kilmeade Show,” New York City Councilman Robert Holden (D), who is supporting Republican Curtis Sliwa’s candidacy for mayor of New York City, stated that “it’s tanked, quality of life, there’s mayhem on
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher said that Washington, D.C. “does have high crime rates,” but there are other areas with higher murder rates and that while he disagrees with President Donald Trump’s solutions for crime
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that he would like to have Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), New York City mayoral candidate Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (D), and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on his show, but he
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Briefing,” Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) stated that “in too many cities,” “quality of life degradations, the shoplifting, the open-air drug use, the loitering, the encampments” haven’t been responded to by police “and we’ve got
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb (D) responded to a question on if the arrests and handgun seizures in D.C. touted by the Trump administration are progress by stating that “there has been a
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Briefing,” Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) said that while D.C. residents should govern themselves, “law and order is not being fully maintained in the nation’s capital.” And said that a woman he spoke to told
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher said that he somewhat agrees with President Donald Trump that “we have not used our power as much as we should.” And stated that some other nations had trade practices
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher said that while President Donald Trump has been overly friendly to Vladimir Putin in the past, it is a “zombie lie” that he’s “still backing Putin, because, first of all,
On Wednesday’s broadcast of Chicago’s WCPT 820’s “Driving it Home,” Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said the city is “literally paying artists,” “to create these activities that ultimately provide the type of mental health support that’s so critical, right? With so
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) responded to questions on attacks on the free market by New York City mayoral candidate Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (D), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and former President
During an interview with Washington, D.C. NPR affiliate WAMU on Thursday, D.C. City Councilwoman Christina Henderson (I) responded to criticism from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro on laws regarding juvenile offenders that were shared by Biden appointee Matthew Graves by saying that
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Inside Politics,” CNN Senior Political and Global Affairs Commentator, former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, former Obama Chief of Staff, and former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel acknowledged that Illinois is a heavily gerrymandered state and admitted “I
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” CNN Senior Law Enforcement Analyst and former D.C. Police Chief Charles Ramsey said that the increase in federal law enforcement in Washington D.C. can make a difference and “I’m not a big fan of
During an interview with CBS on Thursday, U.S. Marshals Service Director Gady Serralta said that Washington, D.C. has to eliminate cashless bail to eliminate crime and if they did that and made progress on holding people in jail, “absolutely, there will
CNN Senior Legal Analyst Elie Honig admits that “It is dangerous” in Washington, D.C., even if the crime rate is improving, and “You cannot deny that.”
On Wednesday’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” NPR National Correspondent Frank Langfitt stated that in the Congress Heights area of D.C. some of the people he spoke to told him “crime is worse than the statistics show,” because some
On Wednesday’s broadcast of “CNN NewsNight,” CNN Senior Legal Analyst Elie Honig said that he completely disagrees with all of the actions President Donald Trump took on January 6 and believes “the pardons were a disgrace.” But that’s pretty irrelevant
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN International’s “Amanpour,” D.C. City Councilwoman Brooke Pinto (D) stated that while the National Guard isn’t the answer, “we need hundreds of more officers” in D.C. Pinto stated that there has been progress on crime in
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” D.C. City Councilman Charles Allen (D) lamented that “we’re not having a conversation about what it means to have the military on our streets. Instead, we’re talking about public safety, and that’s their
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” D.C. City Councilman Charles Allen (D) stated that the arrests made by federal agents in the city “were arrests made with” the city’s police, which already arrests people. Allen said that “bringing in
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Briefing,” Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said that “the only way” President Donald Trump “can try to hold on to the Congress is cheating.” Moore said, “[T]his tracks for Donald Trump, because the way
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) said that big city police departments in cities with Democratic mayors “could probably use some support” from the National Guard, but President Donald Trump is just engaging in
On Tuesday’s edition of NBC’s “Meet the Press Now,” D.C. City Council Chair Phil Mendelson (D) stated that “when it comes to crime, there is how people perceive and what the reality is, and perception is clearly a challenge, and
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott (D) responded to a Baltimore Sun article on Baltimore residents whose neighborhoods are plagued by drug trafficking by saying that “we’re only having that discussion because the president’s having that discussion.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez stated that “we don’t need” the National Guard but what “we do need is the FBI, the ATF, and many of the other members of the federal
On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CNN This Morning,” D.C. City Councilwoman Christina Henderson (I) stated that there are “a lot of vacancies” on the city’s police force “But we have not cut those positions. And we’re certainly needing to do more
On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) responded to polling showing a large chunk of D.C. residents say crime is a serious issue by saying that “law enforcement should do everything in its power to address
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner (D) responded to a question on the rise in some crime categories in the city and what he would say to someone concerned about that by saying that
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that he isn’t worried that an American-pushed land swap between Ukraine and Russia would create a bad precedent “because this is not a war
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) defended using the National Guard and other federal law enforcement agencies to help the police in Washington, D.C. deal with crime and also stated that Washington,
On Monday’s edition of NBC’s “Meet the Press Now,” D.C. City Councilman Robert White Jr. (D) said that “we’re going to see flare-ups” between people in D.C. and federal officers “that are unnecessary and many of them unprovoked, and it’s
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” D.C. City Councilwoman Brooke Pinto (D) stated that she agrees with U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C. Jeanine Pirro “that there were a lot of gaps in our system,” and “some” of those gaps
On Monday’s broadcast of “CNN This Morning,” Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) said that Republicans made transgender issues “the issue in the campaign last year.” And stated that “I support all people, regardless of their background or who they love. And
On Monday’s broadcast of “CNN This Morning,” Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) stated that “homelessness is a problem in D.C.” And “crime is a problem in D.C., like it is in many cities.” But President Donald Trump “just wants the homeless
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said that the deployment of the National Guard in Washington, D.C. and federalization of its police force are an attempt to intimidate local officials and the public
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Weeknight,” Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) reacted to the federal takeover of the D.C. police and deploying of the National Guard in the city by saying that “I said that Project 2025 is Jim Crow
During an interview aired on Friday’s broadcast of “The Issue Is,” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass stated that President Donald Trump “has no clue about what he is talking about” when he criticizes her on permitting, but “there [are] problems
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that “government tries to do too much,” and taxing the rich doesn’t appear to actually help people who are struggling economically. While speaking with Washington Post columnist George Will,