by Brooke Fowler | Mar 21, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Army Women’s Foundation hosted its 11th annual hall of fame induction and scholarship awards reception on March 7, 2019 to honor the service of exceptional female army soldiers. Honorees included Lauran Glover, Clara Adams-Ender and a group of World...
by Brooke Fowler | Mar 21, 2019 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Sexual assaults of members of the military have risen in recent years, and some female veterans say they need better mental health services from the Department of Veterans Affairs, which already has implemented some new treatment plans for mental health...
by Brooke Fowler | Mar 14, 2019 | Featured, Immigration, National Security, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON – The Senate voted 59-41 Thursday to block President Donald Trump’s Feb. 15 declaration of a national emergency, with 12 Republicans joining the 47 Democrats to send a message to the president that he had overstepped his authority. Trump said he declared...
by Brooke Fowler | Mar 12, 2019 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Wounded veterans and veteran support organizations said Tuesday that several federal veterans’ programs, especially mental health care, need to be improved to provide better care and access to benefits. Veterans also said the Veterans Affairs Department...
by Brooke Fowler | Mar 5, 2019 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – High school student Ethan Lindenberger, who sought vaccinations last month without his mother’s approval, told a Senate committee Tuesday that anti-vaccination rhetoric is founded in fear and misinformation. Outside the hearing, hundreds of...
by Brooke Fowler | Feb 28, 2019 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – An increasingly female veterans’ population is pressuring the Department of Veterans Affairs to expand their health care options, especially in rural areas. Between 1973, when the draft ended, and 2018, the percentage of women in enlisted forces increased...
by Brooke Fowler | Feb 26, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – After months of uncertainty, President Donald Trump signed a federal spending bill for the 2019 fiscal year last week. A renewal for the Violence Against Women Act, which expired in September, wasn’t included. But even though the law has ended,...
by Brooke Fowler | Feb 26, 2019 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Members of the Task Force to End Extremism in Fragile States met with Democratic and Republican lawmakers on Tuesday to share the latest report on preventing extremism abroad. “You cannot kill your way into winning this battle against extremism,” said...
by Brooke Fowler | Feb 7, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – The United States’ involvement and impact in the Middle East remains a subject of debate inside and outside Washington, but on Wednesday, two scholars from the region shared their approach to formulating policies from the ground up. “Our approach [to...
by Brooke Fowler | Feb 6, 2019 | Featured, Politics, State of the Union
WASHINGTON – DC-area residents had very different reactions to President Donald Trump’s second State of the Union address Tuesday night. But whether they celebrated or denounced the event, emotions were strong. Around 40-50 people gathered at each of two...
by Brooke Fowler | Jan 31, 2019 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON – Advocates for women’s rights in the Gulf countries have adopted a style of feminism that blends western equality with secular values, several experts said Thursday. Academics, economic experts and human right advocates gathered at an event hosted by...
by Brooke Fowler | Jan 23, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The House voted Wednesday to pass an appropriations bill that would fund closed federal agencies but provide no money for the $5.7 billion border wall that President Donald Trump demanded in return for signing legislation to end the partial...
