by Aanika Sawhney | Nov 18, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pitched his Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement as a disruptive force in health policy at a “fireside chat” hosted by Turning Point USA-Foggy Bottom on Monday evening. Organizers intended the event at George...
by Aanika Sawhney | Nov 13, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – U.S. Supreme Court justices weighed whether changes in sentencing law can be used as part of a petition for a compassionate release on Wednesday. In the consolidated cases of Rutherford v. United States and Carter v. United States, plaintiffs raised...
by Aanika Sawhney | Nov 6, 2025 | Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — Women dressed in red robes marched in front of the Heritage Foundation building, shouting “shame” on Wednesday. A year after President Donald Trump won re-election, the Handmaid Army DC began a week of resistance, starting with a protest against the...
by Aanika Sawhney | Nov 4, 2025 | Featured, Politics, Topics
Medill News Service reporters provide live updates from polling places across Northern Virginia on Election Day. These reports are published in conjunction with the Washington Post. 6:42 p.m. — Republicans need ‘better judgment’ and to show respect to win back...
by Aanika Sawhney | Oct 29, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON — In an attempt to curb a national humanitarian crisis when SNAP benefits — the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that feeds nearly one in eight Americans — are set to be suspended nationwide on Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown, Democrats and...
by Aanika Sawhney | Oct 23, 2025 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The White House’s entire East Wing was turned into rubble, making way for President Trump’s new $300 million ballroom. The project continues amid the government shutdown, a concern for some traveling across the country to see the president’s...
by Aanika Sawhney | Oct 8, 2025 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Democrats and Republicans expressed unified concerns on the need to protect Department of Defense personnel’s data during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Tuesday. Publicly available data across social media and other private information...