DC mayor, police chief to testify before House lawmakers on George Washington University protests

FOX News— Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and police chief Pamela Smith will testify before the House Oversight Committee Wednesday to discuss ongoing anti-Israel protests and an encampment on the campus of George Washington University (GWU). The mayor’s office confirmed to Fox News Digital Tuesday that the mayor and the police chief will testify at the hearing.  The confirmation comes after Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, criticized D.C....

BBC News—George Washington University: House cancels DC mayor testimony after campus arrests. Some House Republicans had called on officials to arrest the pro-Palestinian student protesters in DC.

Washington Examiner—DC Mayor Bowser and police chief to testify to Congress on GWU campus protests. Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser and Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith will testify before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday regarding the pro-Palestinian protests and encampment at George Washington University. Officials from the House Oversight Committee and the mayor’s office confirmed to the Washington Examiner that both Bowser and Smith will appear before the […]

WBRZ—St. George's newly appointed mayor and police chief are familiar faces. BATON ROUGE — Gov. Jeff Landry on Tuesday named a longtime leader of the St. George incorporation effort to be the new city's interim mayor and selected a noted sheriff's department employee as its chief of police.If the Louisiana Supreme Court ultimately lets the incorporation go through, Dustin Yates and Maj. Todd Morris will hold the top spots in Louisiana's fifth-largest city.Justices last month approved St. George's creation, though East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council member Lamont...