College Republicans struggle to find common ground

WASHINGTON — Lucy Lohrmann became president of the American University College Republicans as a sophomore. She’s been a passionate Republican since middle school, but she’s not confident the GOP can win over others of her generation. As president of the AUCR, Lohrmann...

Direct democracy, Twitter style

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley might be a 79 year-old Republican, but he knows how to connect to young American voters better than many of his younger colleagues — via Twitter. “People make fun of him because he has typos and he has weird misspellings and it...

Ukraine at a crisis point, experts say

WASHINGTON — There is a real potential for Ukraine to split into two countries along ethnic lines, but there also is enough international and internal push against the idea that such an outcome as the result of the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovich is...

Protesters demand pay raise for all Americans

WASHINGTON –  About 100 protesters  rallied outside the Capitol Tuesday  for legislation supported by labor unions to raise the minimum wage and extend unemployment benefits for all Americans and ensure workplace equality for women. Seven Democratic lawmakers...

EPA celebrates cities’ sustainable growth

WASHINGTON – The programs that won Environmental Protection Agency awards for sustainable growth Wednesday show economic growth and environmental protection work together, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said in announcing the winners. McCarthy and the project winners...