{"id":2488121,"date":"2025-09-18T10:55:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T14:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-dc-officials-testify-before-house-oversight-committee\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T10:55:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T14:55:35","slug":"watch-live-dc-officials-testify-before-house-oversight-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-dc-officials-testify-before-house-oversight-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH LIVE: DC officials testify before House Oversight Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-live-dc-officials-testify-before-house-oversight-committee%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2488121&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary is about a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/real-bullst-fox-news-segment-goes-off-the-rails-when-guest-brings-up-january-6th-hearings\/\" title=\"\u2018Real Bulls**t!\u2019: Fox News Segment Goes Off The Rails When Guest Brings Up January 6th ...s\">live hearing<\/a> where several Washington, D.C. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fed-found-economy-is-recovering-much-faster-than-officials-expected\/\" title=\"Fed Found Economy Is Recovering Much Faster Than Officials Expected\">officials<\/a>,including Mayor Muriel Bowser,D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, and Attorney General Brian Schwalb, testify before the House Oversight Committee. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jury-finds-former-loudoun-county-superintendent-guilty-of-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">crime<\/a>-stemming-from-trans-rape-coverup\/&#8221; title=&#8221;Former Loudoun County Superintendent Found Guilty in Trans Rape Coverup Case&#8221;>testimony focuses<\/a> on public safety, crime, the current state of the district, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >potential federal assistance<\/a> for the capital. The hearing is chaired by James Comer (R-KY) with ranking member Robert Garcia (D-CA). This event follows recent House votes on legislation affecting D.C., including bills that would grant former President Donald Trump authority to nominate D.C. judges and alter prosecution rules for minors. Gregory Jackson Jr., former deputy director of the White House office of gun violence prevention, is also scheduled to testify. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">WATCH LIVE: DC officials testify before House Oversight Committee<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Oversight of the District of Columbia\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W4Fcfe9-o9w?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Several <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, officials will testify before the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">House<\/a> Oversight Committee at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser, Council of the District of Columbia Chairman Phil Mendelson, and D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb will testify on public safety and crime, the current state of the district, and opportunities for continued federal assistance in the capital.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3813157\/gop-senators-introduce-transit-crime-reporting-act\/\">GOP senators introduce Transit Crime Reporting Act after Iryna Zarutska&#8217;s murder<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3812868\/abc-reporter-apologizes-after-being-blasted-for-calling-alleged-kirk-assassin-texts-touching\/\">ABC reporter apologizes after being blasted for calling alleged Kirk assassin texts &#8216;touching&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3812675\/elon-musk-calls-jimmy-kimmel-disgusting-for-segment-on-kirks-assassination\/\">Elon Musk calls Jimmy Kimmel &#8216;disgusting&#8217; for Kirk Segment as ABC suspends show indefinitely<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3812152\/house-votes-give-trump-more-control-dc-judges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>HOUSE VOTES TO GIVE TRUMP MORE CONTROL OVER DC JUDGES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The hearing, led by Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and ranking member Robert Garcia (D-CA), comes days after the House passed two bills directed at the district: one that would give President Donald Trump authority to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3812152\/house-votes-give-trump-more-control-dc-judges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nominate D.C. judges<\/a> and one that would change how D.C. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3810873\/house-bills-youth-prosecution-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">minors are prosecuted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gregory Jackson Jr., the former deputy director of the White House office of gun violence prevention under former President Joe Biden&rsquo;s administration, will also appear before the committee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WATCH LIVE: DC leaders testify on safety, crime, and aid<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2488122,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25246702925501-e1758204923155.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50501,55288,34573,45366,40583],"class_list":["post-2488121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-dc-2","tag-government-hearing","tag-house-oversight-committee","tag-live-testimony","tag-washington-d-c"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25246702925501-e1758204923155.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2488121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2488121"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2488121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2488125,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2488121\/revisions\/2488125"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2488122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2488121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2488121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2488121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}