Susannah Luthi

1 month ago | freebeacon.com | Susannah Luthi

Kamala Harris's protégée, far-left Rep. Lateefah Simon (D., Calif.), will deliver the progressive response to President Donald Trump's congressional address on behalf of the Working Families Party next week. Simon, a defund the police advocate and so-called rising star in the Democratic Party, praised Harris after the former vice president swore her into office last month. The announcement solidifies Simon's position within the ranks of some of the most far-left House Democrats. Reps.

2 months ago | conservativereview.com | Susannah Luthi

2 months ago | freebeacon.com | Susannah Luthi

Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass (D.) on Friday terminated city fire chief Kristin Crowley, whom she accused earlier this week of failing to warn her about last month's wildfire threats before Bass traveled to Ghana. In a press release, Bass said, "1,000 firefighters that could have been on duty on the morning the fires broke out were instead sent home on Chief Crowley’s watch." At the time the flames erupted on Jan. 7, Bass herself was at a cocktail party in Ghana.

2 months ago | conservativereview.com | Susannah Luthi

2 months ago | freebeacon.com | Susannah Luthi

As the Los Angeles Fire Department publicly upgraded its warnings of extreme fire threats, Mayor Karen Bass opted to remain in Ghana, where she was attending a cocktail party when wildfires broke out in her city last month. The department pointed to its escalating alerts after Bass accused fire chief Kristin Crowley on Tuesday of failing to adequately warn her of impending danger. The fire department also told the Washington Free Beacon that before the wildfires broke out on Jan.