by Philip Lam and Isaiah Steinberg | 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 Kally Proctor | Oct 30, 2025 | Business, Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – As the government shutdown hits the one month mark, ground stops, travel delays and flight cancellations have become more common as staffing shortages caused by the shutdown increase at airports. Air traffic controllers, who are considered essential...
by Avigna Ramachandran | Oct 30, 2025 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced a quarter point rate cut on Wednesday, marking the second cut of this year. The reduction brings the federal funds rate to the 3.75% to 4.00% range, closer to what the Fed considers its neutral rate. The...
by Isabella Jacob | Oct 30, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – As the government shutdown nears the one-month mark, Native American advocacy groups and leaders warned that furloughs, terminations and funding lapses are hurting education, food access and economic aid for tribal communities by slowing crucial federal...
by Gabe Hawkins | Oct 30, 2025 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON – House Democrats gathered in Washington this week to present a united front amid the shutdown and continue to put pressure on their Republican colleagues to address cuts to health care and nutritional assistance programs. Meanwhile, Republicans blame...
by Cassie Sun | Oct 29, 2025 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — Over a thousand government leaders and IT professionals gathered for Google’s annual Public Sector Summit to learn about newly launched AI-optimized tools designed for the public sector. The theme of the summit was “A New Era,” focusing on how AI...
by Aanika Sawhney and Ashley Wong | Oct 29, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON — In an attempt to curb a national humanitarian crisis when SNAP benefits — the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that feeds nearly one in eight Americans — are set to be suspended nationwide on Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown, Democrats and...
by Katarzyna Nguyen | Oct 29, 2025 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers grilled public policy officials from two of the largest tech companies in the United States, Google and Meta, on the alleged “jawboning” they endured during the Biden administration and other policies during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing...
by Misha Manjuran Oberoi | Oct 29, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — At a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee hearing on biotechnology and U.S. competitiveness, lawmakers and witnesses warned that America risks losing its industry dominance. China now accounts for 30% of global clinical trial starts,...
by Lexi Newsom | Oct 29, 2025 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — The FBI is one step closer to having a new home at the Ronald Reagan Building. The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) voted to repurpose the Ronald Reagan Building to hold the new FBI headquarters. The building is located near the...
by Kally Proctor | Oct 29, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators on both sides of the aisle addressed the increasing political polarization in the country and their own roles in driving it during a hearing on politically violent attacks on Tuesday. “I find hearings like this frustrating,” said Sen. Cory...
by Avigna Ramachandran | Oct 29, 2025 | Business, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON – Roughly 330,000 federal workers in the DMV area have been furloughed due to the government shutdown, and local establishments are feeling the impact. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 99.9 percent of businesses in the U.S. are small...
