by Josh Solomon | Mar 19, 2013 | Business
WASHINGTON – Traditionally viewed as a government town, Washington and the capital region are undergoing an extensive entrepreneurial and startup renaissance. What began in Northern Virginia—an epicenter of telecommunications startups in the 1990s—has more recently...
by Josh Solomon | Mar 12, 2013 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — One day after North Korea threatened a preemptive nuclear strike against the U.S., , intelligence officials testified at a Senate panel Tuesday that it is very possible for the “belligerent” nation to attack its neighbors to the south. In a rare hearing...
by Josh Solomon | Feb 27, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Michael Huerta warned Wednesday that if mandatory federal budget cuts go into effect as scheduled Friday, the FAA likely would furlough employees, delaying flights at airports around the country. Huerta was...
by Josh Solomon | Feb 26, 2013 | Politics
BETHESDA, Md. – The U.S. could jeopardize its status as the most attractive place for science students to conduct research if Congress does not act to stop automatic across-the-board federal budget cuts set for next Friday, said National Institutes of Health Director...
by Josh Solomon | Feb 20, 2013 | Politics
(Josh Solomon/Medill)(Josh Solomon/Medill)(Josh Solomon/Medill) BETHESDA, Md. — Football season may be over, but that didn’t stop Washington Redskins stars London Fletcher and Alfred Morris from playing a new type of football Wednesday with some wounded troops at...
by Josh Solomon | Feb 13, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama urged Congress to take on his ambitious second-term agenda of job growth, immigration reform and gun control in a sweeping State of the Union address on Tuesday. “It is our unfinished task to restore the basic bargain that built...
by Josh Solomon | Feb 12, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Federal government workers rallied Tuesday on Capitol Hill to protest impending budget cuts and the threat to jobs that could occur as soon as the end of the month. If Congress and President Barack Obama do not agree on a budget by March 1, the federal...
by Josh Solomon | Feb 6, 2013 | Business
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Postal Service announced Wednesday that come Aug. 5 it will discontinue regular mail delivery service on Saturdays. Package delivery will continue to operate on a six-day schedule, and hours at local post office branches will not be affected....
by Josh Solomon | Feb 5, 2013 | Environment, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – In 2008, energy experts convened on Capitol Hill with a dire message: the world is running out of fossil fuels and America’s energy future is insecure. On Tuesday, the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power met with expert energy witnesses who said new...
by Josh Solomon | Jan 30, 2013 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder and Assistant Attorney General for National Security Lisa Monaco honored attorneys and other personnel of the National Security Division on Wednesday who aided in the investigation of terror plots and the prosecution of terror...
by Josh Solomon | Jan 23, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON – While federal funding is crucial to repair the devastation from Hurricane Sandy, it is local government and private sector leaders who should be responsible for the distribution of those funds, speakers at a briefing on Superstorm Sandy reconstruction...
by Josh Solomon | Jan 9, 2013 | Politics
WASHINGTON — National Governors Association Chairman Jack Markell of Delaware and Vice Chair Mary Fallin of Oklahoma said Wednesday that governors are deeply concerned the uncertain future of federal funding will make it difficult for states to write...
