by Philip Lam | Nov 6, 2025 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON – Senators clashed over the federal government’s role in helping families plan and pay for higher education, a process lawmakers have deemed “opaque,” at a Senate Health, Labor, Education and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing Thursday. The discussion...
by Philip Lam | Nov 4, 2025 | Featured, Politics, Topics
Medill News Service reporters provide live updates from polling places across Northern Virginia on Election Day. These reports are published in conjunction with the Washington Post. 6:42 p.m. — Republicans need ‘better judgment’ and to show respect to win back...
by Philip Lam | Oct 31, 2025 | Business, Featured, Topics
VIENNA, Va. — A significant majority of Halloween essentials like costumes and decorations are made in China, leaving many families spooked by tariff-induced price increases this holiday season. The National Retail Foundation projects that Americans will spend a...
by Philip Lam | Oct 24, 2025 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – Nominees to the Board of Directors of the largest public power system in the country clashed with lawmakers Wednesday over commitments to honor decarbonization goals. The nominees to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), hailing from backgrounds in...
by Philip Lam | Oct 21, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard arguments for a high-profile Louisiana Congressional redistricting case that could potentially gut a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act prohibits redrawing congressional maps that would...
by Philip Lam | Oct 2, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The federal government shut down Wednesday after the Senate failed to pass a funding bill that would keep the government open until at least late October. Republicans blame Democrats for holding the government hostage in efforts to push through health...
by Philip Lam | Sep 26, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Rep. Pressley (D-Mass.) called on the Federal Reserve on Thursday to address disproportionately higher unemployment rates among Black women before the government potentially shuts down on Sept. 30. Rep. Pressley sent a letter to Federal Reserve Chair...
