Washington, D.C
Anti-Trump summit in DC evacuates after receiving ‘credible bomb threat’
A gathering of anti-Trump conservatives in Washington DC was evacuated on Sunday after receiving what officials with the organization called a “credible bomb threat” they said was sent in by an account claiming to represent Enrique Tarrio, former leader of the Proud Boys.
Video of attendees being evacuated was posted to Twitter along with a statement from summit organizers. An initial version of the statement identified Tarrio — who’d been at the summit on Saturday “harrassing” families of officers who defended the Capitol on January 6, per organizers — as having sent in the threat.
“Hotel security, private security, and MPD have made the decision to evacuate Summit floor so that the area can be secured. We intend to reconvene and continue with the Summit once the area has been secured,” read the statement from the summit’s organizers on Sunday afternoon.
It was edited within a few minutes to say that the threat was sent by an account “claiming” to represent Tarrio, who was also arrested this weekend at the Capitol after allegedly assaulting a counter-protester.
The Independent has reached out to convention organizers for more information on the account where the bomb threat originated.
A bomb threat claiming to be the Proud Boys disrupted the #PrinciplesFirst Summit today—an event dedicated to democracy, character, & the rule of law.
Violence and intimidation have no place in our politics.
We will not be silenced or intimidated. We will keep fighting for… pic.twitter.com/7HgOpseOFn
— Reed Howard (@ReedHowardVA) February 23, 2025
Tarrio himself responded with an apparent threat to sue for defamation in a tweet: “They literally edited their tweet. Too late you f—ing scumbags. You don’t get to retract now. PRESERVE YOUR F—ING DOCUMENTS.”
The summit was attended by numerous high-profile opponents of Donald Trump and the MAGA wing of the Republican Party. It’s also known as a sort of “CPAC alternative”, given that it is held the same weekend as the three-day CPAC gathering in National Harbor, just across the river from downtown DC.
Guests this year included hosts and writers from The Bulwark, an anti-Trump conservative publication, including Sarah Longwell, J.V. Last and Tim Miller, as well as the remnants of the Republican Party’s anti-Trump circles. Other speakers included George Conway, attorney and ex-husband to Kellyanne Conway, and former RNC chairman Michael Steele, now an MSNBC host, as well as billionaire Mark Cuban.
Former CNN reporter Jim Acosta posted an image of the alleged bomb threat to Twitter; the image names Cuban, Fanone, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and other attendees, whom the author says “deserve to die.”
The statement posted by Acosta refers to multiple explosive devices. Police have not yet authenticated the threat, and the image does not mention Tarrio or any social media accounts by name.
Police officers who gained national prominence for speaking out about the assault on the Capitol and what they witnessed that day, including Michael Fanone, Harry Dunn and Aquilino Gonell also attended the conference. They testified in the wake of the attack to hearing racist and extremely violent rhetoric hurled at them by protesters — including the hundreds pardoned by Donald Trump after his inauguration — while battling rioters in the halls of Congress.
On Friday, they traded insults with Tarrio as he followed them through the lobby of the Marriott in downtown DC, where the Principles First summit was held this weekend.
“You’re a traitor to this country,” an angry Fanone told Tarrio as the former Proud Boys leader attempted to instigate a verbal showdown.
DC has been slightly on edge all weekend, thanks to the arrival of the MAGA influencer sphere for the CPAC conference. Protesters hurled abuse at partygoers attending a DOGE “appreciation party” in northeastern DC on Saturday, while some January 6 rioters/social media stars were thrown out of CPAC itself, clashing with host Matt Schlapp in the process.
Washington, D.C
Nurses at Washington D.C.’s largest hospital call on leadership to reverse planned cuts to maternal health
RNs at MedStar Washington Hospital Center say closure of postpartum unit will disproportionately harm marginalized and underserved communities
Union nurses at MedStar Washington Hospital Center (MWHC) in Washington, D.C. are demanding that management stop the planned closure of an entire postpartum unit, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU). The hospital notified the union on May 26, 2026 of its intention to eliminate 11 maternal health beds and displace eight nurses by July 26, 2026, leaving MWHC with one postpartum unit.
In a follow-up town hall with staff nurses, Chief Nursing Officer Ariam Yitbarek confirmed the closure. Other leaders have additionally informed staff that the hospital will strictly limit scheduled C-sections and inductions for patients from numerous D.C. maternal health organizations. The list of organizations includes many that primarily serve low-income patients, immigrants, and patients of color, all communities with significantly higher risks of maternal mortality. Additionally, staff were informed that Kaiser Permanente, which notably insures a large number of DC city employees and even many of MWHC’s own workers, will see a strict limit on scheduling inductions and C-sections for their patients as well.
“Closing postpartum unit 5F will gravely impact those most affected by health disparities,” said Stephanie Sims-Coates, RN in the neonatal intensive care unit. “Our low-income families and families of color will be most affected by this closure. Families trust the medical staff at MWHC and plan to come to us for their care. In a city where Black women make up 90 percent of pregnancy-related deaths despite being only half the population, the hospital’s decision to close this unit is a significant mistake.”
Community leaders and healthcare workers are joining the call for MedStar to put patients before profits and keep the unit open. This past weekend, nurses met with D.C. mayoral candidate and Ward 4 councilwoman Janeese Lewis George about the planned closure and the impact it would have on DC’s most vulnerable residents.
“Maternal mortality is a crisis for Washington, DC, and our healthcare system needs to address the crisis immediately, rather than exacerbate the challenges that birthing parents face,” said Councilwoman Janeese Lewis George. “Now is the time to invest in health care, rather than make cuts. I want to work with the hospital to identify solutions that work for patients and the provider.”
“In my time at Washington Hospital Center, I’ve seen the hospital tout its Safe Moms, Safe Babies program and host a community baby shower specifically designed to call attention to the maternal mortality crisis,” said Marcqueata “Tiya” Butler, RN in the Mother/Baby unit. “Their current plan to shut down 11 postpartum beds betrays the hospital’s stated commitments. They are aware of persistent inequities in access to care. We are calling on the hospital to consider the impacts on the community, safeguard the mothers and infants of DC and commit to addressing the maternal mortality rate.”
In 2024, MedStar Health, a registered non-profit, reported $9 billion in operating revenue.
NNOC/NNU represents more than 2,200 registered nurses at Washington Hospital Center.
National Nurses United is the largest and fastest-growing union and professional association of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members nationwide. NNU affiliates include California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, DC Nurses Association, Michigan Nurses Association, Minnesota Nurses Association, and New York State Nurses Association.
WASHINGTON (7News) — Tuesday was the last day the D.C. Council could vote to enact an expanded curfew in time for summer.
7News learned it never even made it on the agenda for a discussion and went to council members to find out why.
For the next two months, it’ll be up to the mayor to declare a curfew until the permanent version kicks in. There is already a city curfew. The curfew that has been up for debate for more than a year is the expanded version of the curfew. The expanded version allows the Metropolitan Police Department to create zones where teens 17 and under cannot gather in groups of nine or more.
RELATED | DC curfews pushed large groups into local neighborhoods, some residents say
Mayor Muriel Bowser currently has her own curfew order in place, which ends Saturday. The mayor can continue issuing an order. Councilmembers against the expanded curfew said that’s why it doesn’t need to come from the council.
In a video posted two weeks ago, D.C Council public safety chair Brooke Pinto said she wanted her councilmembers to vote to fill the gap today. 7News asked her why she never presented it to the council.
“Unfortunately, in working with my colleagues over the last several weeks, we did not have the votes,” said Pinto. “We have to have enough votes to pass the law and make sure that we didn’t have a gap.”
Bowser, in a letter to council Tuesday, said councilmembers Trayon White, Robert White, Zachary Parker, Brianne Nadeau and Janese Lewis-George are “blocking the will of the public and majority of council.”
7News spoke to three of the members she called out about the mayor’s pushback.
“I reject the rhetoric and the political games that are being played, and I’m wanting for us to get to the bottom of how do we stop the teen takeovers and the delinquent behavior we’ve been seeing,” Parker said.
“I stand by my belief that a curfew policy is a failed policy, kind of smoke and mirrors, and what we really needed is investments in our young people, so I’m pretty firm on that,” Nadeau said.
“We have to choose our tools and the time we use those tools. I’ve supported the curfew in the past, but I think with the current surge of more federal troops that have been impending, we’re putting our youth in even more danger by extending that work. I know the executive has put in an emergency executive order that will fill the gap. I hope that comes alongside extended hours, I’ve funded at DPR, extended weekends, and opening more safe spaces for youth here in the city. And that’s the solution that we do agree on,” Lewis-George said.
The mayor has not confirmed if she’ll issue another order, but it is on the table.
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