by Caroline Vakil | Feb 7, 2018 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON–After SpaceX successfully launched its heavy-lift rocket into orbit yesterday, aerospace enthusiasts had something to celebrate: the first privately owned spacecraft to reach orbit. SpaceX “made incredibly hard look easy and fun,” Boeing official John...
by Caroline Vakil | Feb 6, 2018 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – Virtual currencies and the online platforms where they are traded must be regulated by the government, top financial regulators told lawmakers Tuesday. Jay Clayton, chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission testified in front...
by Caroline Vakil | Feb 1, 2018 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — High schools should provide more educational and career-related opportunities to students to help them transition better into college or the workforce, former Education Secretary John B. King Jr. said Thursday. “We give the kids who need the most...
by Caroline Vakil | Jan 30, 2018 | Featured, Politics, SOTU2018
WASHINGTON — College Republicans praised President Donald Trump’s first year in office Tuesday and found relatable themes during Trump’s State of the Union address. Allison Coukos, a senior and chair of the George Washington University College Republicans, said the...
by Caroline Vakil | Jan 26, 2018 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s annual budget proposal for fiscal 2019 is scheduled to be released Feb. 12 even as Congress tries to approve a spending bill for this year that would continue to fund the government past the current short-term spending...
by Caroline Vakil | Jan 23, 2018 | Featured, Politics, Topics
% of Americans believe the news media plays a critical or very important role in our democracy % of Americans say they can think of a news source that reports the news objectively of Democrats have a favorable opinion of the news media 54% 54% of Republicans have an...
by Caroline Vakil | Jan 18, 2018 | Featured, Politics
CORAOPOLIS, Pa. — President Donald Trump touted his tax plan as boosting Americans’ paychecks and praised Republican congressional candidate Rick Saccone Thursday during a speech at a manufacturing company outside of Pittsburgh. Calling Saccone a...
by Caroline Vakil | Jan 17, 2018 | Featured, Immigration, Politics
WASHINGTON – A group of university presidents united with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus called on Congress Wednesday to pass a bill to protect “dreamers” from imminent deportation with the expiration of temporary visas provided by the Obama...
by Caroline Vakil | Jan 11, 2018 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON – Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson announced Thursday that his agency will provide $2 billion in grants to fight homelessness through temporary housing. “The funding we announced today is provided through the Continuum of Care grant...
