by Jacob Wendler | Mar 22, 2023 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Kora Delta was one of thousands of U.S. troops who helped evacuate more than 100,000 people from Afghanistan in the summer of 2021. The mission came as she was awaiting gender-affirming care, a few months after the Biden administration announced that...
by Jacob Wendler | Feb 28, 2023 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON –– Hundreds of activists gathered outside the Supreme Court Tuesday morning to urge the justices to allow President Joe Biden’s student debt relief program to take effect. Inside the high court, the justices heard oral arguments in Biden v. Nebraska, a case...
by Jacob Wendler | Feb 22, 2023 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON –– The U.S. Supreme Court stopped short of blaming Twitter for the use of its platform for terrorist activity on Wednesday, in the second of two cases against social media companies the court heard this week. The latest case, Twitter v. Taamneh, stems from...
by Jacob Wendler | Feb 15, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, a rumored Republican presidential or vice presidential candidate, touted her own credentials in standing up to the influence of the Chinese government Wednesday during a keynote address in Washington. During her speech at...
by Jacob Wendler | Feb 14, 2023 | Featured, National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans urged President Joe Biden Tuesday to address the nation about a recent surge of flying objects shot down by the U.S. military. The military downed three flying objects over Alaska, Canada and Michigan this weekend using missiles...
by Jacob Wendler | Feb 9, 2023 | Featured, National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers on Capitol Hill raised new warnings about China’s threats to the U.S. and condemned its brazen attempts at spying after the U.S. Air Force shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon, prompting new worries about the relationship between the two...
by Jacob Wendler | Feb 7, 2023 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON –– President Joe Biden underscored America’s steadfast support for Ukraine during his second State of the Union address Tuesday night, noting the administration’s actions to date and committing to standing by its ally. Just weeks before the one-year...
by Jacob Wendler | Feb 7, 2023 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – The House Committee on Armed Services raised new worries about China’s threats to U.S. national defense and prospects for possible confrontation over Taiwan in the wake of the public’s attention over a suspected Chinese spy balloon that traversed the...
by Jacob Wendler | Feb 2, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON –– House Republicans voted Thursday to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, citing her past remarks about Israel, America’s longtime ally. Omar has been heavily critical of Israel in her position on the committee....
by Jacob Wendler | Jan 25, 2023 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that the U.S. will send 31 of its powerful M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, capping months of anticipation over whether the West would provide Ukraine with some of its strongest military equipment. “These tanks are...
by Jacob Wendler | Jan 24, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Two months after Ticketmaster drew criticism for its flawed rollout of tickets for Taylor Swift’s upcoming tour, the ticketing giant is not yet out of the woods. The Senate Judiciary Committee questioned the effect that Ticketmaster parent company Live...
by Jacob Wendler | Jan 19, 2023 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — The Department of State announced a new program Thursday that will allow groups of American citizens to sponsor refugees looking to resettle in the United States. The program will significantly restructure the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, which in the...
