by Evelyn Wang | Sep 21, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
WASHINGTON – As the FBI adapts its counterterrorism strategy in response to ISIS’ social media savvy and internet recruitment techniques, Hillary Clinton’s plans for fighting terrorism appear to be closer to law enforcement than Donald Trump’s. FBI National...
by Lauren Bally | Sep 21, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
WASHINGTON — A Trump presidency would be disastrous for Mexico, but it’s a “tough call” on whether a Clinton presidency would be a boon for Mexico and Latin America, according to a former secretary of foreign affairs for Mexico. New York University Professor...
by Jason Mast | Sep 21, 2016 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — House Republicans accused the Obama administration of attempting to subvert the law and also congressional authority Wednesday during a hearing on a new law that replaced No Child Left Behind. Democrats charged that Republicans were trying to...
by Rishika Dugyala | Sep 21, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
WASHINGTON — The presidential candidates should emphasize an economic agenda that cuts across income levels, Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Wednesday. “Americans aren’t just worried about their future, they are also angry — angry that too often, Washington...
by David Fishman | Sep 21, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — The European Union urged President Barack Obama on Wednesday to block a bill that would allow survivors of the 9/11 terror attacks to sue Saudi Arabia, calling it a rolling back of the principle of sovereign immunity that could lead to reciprocal action....
by Darby Hopper | Sep 21, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
WASHINGTON — Republican congressional leaders “should be ashamed” of their record on voting rights laws and should stop blocking Democratic proposals to reduce discrimination at the polls, Senate Assistant Democratic Leader Dick Durbin said Wednesday. Rep. John...
by Andrew Merica & Ben Din | Sep 21, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump would be a “dangerous” and unfit commander-in-chief because he has never paid attention to national security issues, a group of retired generals and admirals said Wednesday “Donald Trump is not...
by Ethan Cohen | Apr 4, 2016 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama mentioned House Speaker Paul Ryan only once in his last State of the Union address – when he raised their shared goal of tackling poverty. The two men don’t agree on much. But the idea of expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit, a...
by Mariana Alfaro, Allyson Chiu and Celena Chong | Mar 27, 2016 | Featured
WASHINGTON — Facial recognition software, iris scanners and fingerprint matching are spy-movie staples but they also are part of a national security debate over whether they should be installed at U.S. borders to ensure all foreign travelers who come to the U.S....
by Julia Jacobs | Mar 27, 2016 | Featured
WASHINGTON — In 1993, the United States government proposed adding a piece of hardware to telephones that would give it access to encrypted communications with a court-approved wiretap. Called the “Clipper chip,” the technology was like an encryption key that...
by Jack Corrigan | Mar 27, 2016 | Featured
How an unregulated, invisible industry makes a fortune on people’s personal information without them even knowing WASHINGTON — Every year, data brokers make billions of dollars collecting and selling your personal information – even sensitive data like...
by Drew Gerber | Mar 20, 2016 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — While the U.S. Navy is better known for its role in protecting Americans from enemies abroad, it also works in labs throughout the world, combatting an unseen enemy: infectious disease. And now, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit 6 (NAMRU-6) based in Lima,...
