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Freedom of speech issue energizes conservative conference

Freedom of speech issue energizes conservative conference

by Paola de Varona & Rachel Frazin | Feb 22, 2018 | Featured, Politics

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. -Students and speakers decried the protests erupting across the country over conservative speakers being brought to present at universities at the Conservative Political Action Conference. The issue of freedom of speech resonated with the crowd at...

As ‘new economy’ jobs expand, labor laws must adjust, Labor Secretary says

by Kristina Karisch | Feb 22, 2018 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON —The United States needs to adjust its labor laws and regulations that are holding back growth of an expanding technology-based economy, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta said Thursday. Speaking to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Technology Engagement Center’s...

Opioid crisis fix might be found in grassroots

by Paola de Varona | Feb 20, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — — If conservatives want to help solve the problems of opioid addiction and high crime in poor neighborhoods, they need to embed in the communities and work with local leaders, Robert Woodson, an American community development leader,  said...
‘Pleading the Fifth’ under review by high court

‘Pleading the Fifth’ under review by high court

by Kristina Karisch | Feb 20, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – A Supreme Court case heard Tuesday could have widespread impact on the 5th Amendment protection against self-incrimination. The case considers whether statements a Kansas police office made to his colleagues could be used against him in a criminal...
Israeli Prime Minister stuck on settlement decisions

Israeli Prime Minister stuck on settlement decisions

by Libby Berry | Feb 20, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Embroiled in a corruption investigation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is walking a political tightrope when it comes to settlements and annexation in Palestinian territory, experts said Tuesday. “Status quo is his middle...
U.S. and India should build on similarities, experts say

U.S. and India should build on similarities, experts say

by Priyanka Godbole | Feb 20, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — The U.S. should provide more weapons and military technology to India to ensure stability in the Indo-Pacific area and mitigate China’s efforts to increase its power in the region, several former ambassadors said Tuesday.  “There’s an inner core of...
Frederick County remains below state, national averages for structurally deficient bridges

Frederick County remains below state, national averages for structurally deficient bridges

by Jakob Lazzaro | Feb 19, 2018 | Featured, Living

WASHINGTON – Frederick County’s bridges are in better shape than the national average, but improvements are still needed, according to newly released data from the Federal Highway Administration. According to the 2017 National Bridge Inventory, over 50,000 of...
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin defends Trump’s budget plan amidst criticism from lawmakers

Treasury Secretary Mnuchin defends Trump’s budget plan amidst criticism from lawmakers

by Priyanka Godbole | Feb 15, 2018 | Featured, Politics

Millions of middle-class Americans and businesses will enjoy substantial economic benefits in the coming years as a result of President Donald Trump’s tax and budget policies, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said at a hearing Thursday. Mnuchin testified before the...
Speaker Ryan dismisses Democrats’ call for tougher gun control laws after Florida shooting

Speaker Ryan dismisses Democrats’ call for tougher gun control laws after Florida shooting

by Jakob Lazzaro | Feb 15, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – House Speaker Paul Ryan offered condolences for the victims and families of yesterday’s Parkland school shooting, in which 17 people were killed and at least 14 injured, during a Thursday press conference at the Capitol. “Our first thoughts are with the...
How effects of toxic masculinity lead to mass violence

How effects of toxic masculinity lead to mass violence

by Paola de Varona | Feb 15, 2018 | Featured, Politics

Seven weeks into 2018 the nation is having an all too familiar conversation: How do we prevent school shootings? With seventeen confirmed dead in the latest shooting in Parkland, Florida on Wednesday, this marks the eighth school shooting in the U.S. in 2018 that has...
Republicans: Undocumented immigrants destroying national parklands

Republicans: Undocumented immigrants destroying national parklands

by Syd Stone | Feb 15, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — House Republicans said at a hearing on Thursday that the environmental damage caused by an unsecured border endangers public lands and natural resources. A National Park Service report last year warned that illegal immigration and drug running have...
Focus on mental illness could prevent gun violence, Sessions says

Focus on mental illness could prevent gun violence, Sessions says

by Anna Laffrey | Feb 15, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Better efforts to combat mental illness and enforcement of existing gun laws may have prevented yesterday’s mass shooting at a school in Parkland, FL, said Attorney General Jeff Sessions. “Focusing on dangerous people, mentally ill people, can...
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