by Sasha Draeger-Mazer | May 20, 2025 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Since his return to office in January, President Donald Trump has ushered in an era of enormous upheaval in the federal government: from dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development in early February to the recent announcement of extensive...
by Sasha Draeger-Mazer | Mar 12, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – An otherwise uneventful House committee hearing Tuesday afternoon quickly turned into a partisan showdown as lawmakers clashed over the proper way to address a transgender member of the committee. The hearing before the Europe subcommittee of the House...
by Sasha Draeger-Mazer | Mar 11, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science, Topics
WASHINGTON – White lab coats dotted the crowd gathered in the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial on Friday afternoon. Some attendees accessorized with oversized cardboard syringes, while others wore safety goggles pushed up onto their foreheads; this was – you guessed it...
by Sasha Draeger-Mazer | Feb 28, 2025 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Blair House, the residence used to accommodate foreign dignitaries, was busy this week as French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer both paid visits to the White House, the first European leaders to do so since President...
by Sasha Draeger-Mazer | Feb 25, 2025 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Leaders representing the United States and Russia met this week to discuss an end to the war in Ukraine as European NATO leaders and the Ukrainians themselves were iced out of the negotiations despite their enormous stake in the issue. But it’s only one...
by Sasha Draeger-Mazer | Feb 6, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Discussions about the role overregulation played in the January wildfires that tore through Los Angeles quickly devolved into partisan flamethrowing as Republicans and several witnesses blamed Democrats for the devastating event. “This was a man-made...
by Sasha Draeger-Mazer | Jan 23, 2025 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Republicans and Democrats on the House Committee on Homeland Security on Wednesday warned that China has positioned itself to undermine U.S. infrastructure via cyber warfare should it decide to do so. “Should we enter into a conflict with the P.R.C., the...
by Sasha Draeger-Mazer | Jan 20, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Judd Zimmermann’s daughter hasn’t spoken to him since November because of his support for Donald Trump. His wife voted for Kamala Harris. “It’s like the Civil War, it’s breaking a lot of families apart,” said Zimmermann. Despite the pain Trump’s election...
by Sasha Draeger-Mazer | Jan 15, 2025 | Featured, National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON – John Ratcliffe’s nomination hearing for CIA director on Wednesday was largely amiable as Republicans and Democrats of the Senate Select Intelligence Committee primarily sought confirmation that Ratcliffe would uphold the basic duties of the job. Questions...
