Arizona authorities say a package addressed to Sheriff Joe Arpaio would have exploded if opened, leading to serious injuries or death.
Conservatism is fundamentally and unyieldingly at war with poverty and disorder. At its core, conservatism seeks not just to alleviate these social problems, but to wage an aggressive war against them.
D.C. officials are requiring Donald Trump's organization to pay millions in local property taxes to redevelop the Old Post Office Pavilion into a luxury hotel.
The government owns thousands of federally-owned, historic structures across the nation. Maintaining those buildings, however, presents costly problems as diverse as the structures themselves.
Only in America can a president who inherits a deep recession and whose policies have actually made the effects of that recession worse get re-elected. Only in America can a president get re-elected who wants the bureaucrats who can't run the Post Office to micromanage the administration of every American's health care. Only in America can a president who kills Americans overseas who have never been charged or convicted of a crime get re-elected. Only in America can a president who borrowed and spent more than $5 trillion in fewer than four years, plans to repay none of it, and promises to borrow another $5 trillion in his second term, get re-elected.
Developers of active-adult communities, which are restricted to homeowners age 55 or older, have researched the desires of this age group and discovered they are eager to move into homes with fewer home-maintenance chores. In addition, active-adult buyers want to live close to their friends and family members, to cultural or volunteer opportunities, and be able to walk to stores to meet their daily needs.
D.C. Council repeals iGaming; Opening statements expected in Huguely trial; D.C. fire official scrubs Twitter account of racism charges; Franchot: Gas tax hike 'crushing'; D.C. mayor acknowledges missteps; Trump acquires Old Post Office Pavilion; Sharpton cuts video supporting Maryland gay marriage.
What would America do without its government-run postal monopoly? The U.S. Postal Service is set to go bust within a few weeks absent yet another multibillion-dollar bailout. If it doesn't get one, the postman threatens to cancel Christmas deliveries. This threat could safely be ignored if only we'd permit companies like DHL, FedEx and UPS to handle regular mail in addition to packages. The only thing we'd miss without USPS would be long lines and a careless postman losing our mail.
A woman found fatally stabbed near the Old Post Office Pavilion was identified Tuesday by the Metropolitan Police Department.
