by Anna Waters | Oct 12, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
WASHINGTON — A new survey by Gallup finds that Americans who make up Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s base will still be relevant politically after the Nov. 8 election and may be part of a new normal. The University of Virginia Institute for...
by Andrew Merica | Oct 12, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Gun rights has not been the most critical issue in the presidential campaign, but former National Rifle Association president David Keene reminded an audience Wednesday that because the next president will fill the vacant Supreme Court seat,...
by Marissa Page | Oct 12, 2016 | Featured, Living, National Security
WASHINGTON – The libertarian-leaning Cato Institute typically promotes limited government, but Cato said Wednesday federal agencies have an important role to play in addressing police misconduct. Researchers and analysts from the Cato Institute’s project on criminal...
by Michelle Kim | Oct 12, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Environment, Featured
MIAMI – Hillary Clinton and former Vice President Al Gore reunited on the campaign trail Tuesday to highlight what both consider one of the most important issues of the presidential campaign: climate change. “The world is on the cusp of either building on the...
by Isabella Alvarenga | Oct 12, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — The next president must build on the increased cooperation between the U.S. and India during the Obama administration to ensure the U.S. retains international support for its efforts in Afghanistan and other conflicts, a top National Security...
by Fallon Schlossman | Oct 11, 2016 | Featured
WASHINGTON — Tuesday marked the fourth annual International Day of the Girl, a United Nations initiative to protect and promote girls from around the world. Speakers at the United States Institute of Peace celebrated the gains made to ease the burdens placed on...
by Lauren Bally | Oct 11, 2016 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — America’s economy would be spurred by boosting the number of high-skilled immigrants tin the country, the author of a new book on income inequality said Tuesday. Edward Conard, author of “The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the...
by Andrew Merica | Oct 11, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
Ninety minutes before the debate, the spin room and media filing center at Washington University in St. Louis were buzzing with activity. Networks were live on air with pre-debate coverage, and reporters, producers and journalists of all kind were running...
by Darby Hopper | Oct 11, 2016 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — American-made feta cheese could be relabeled as “feta-like” if the European Union gets its way. In recent months, the EU has proposed changes in current trade deal negotiations between the U.S. and the EU that would restrict the use of certain food...
by Eunice Lee | Oct 11, 2016 | Business, Featured, Technology
WASHINGTON –The Supreme Court Tuesday wrestled with how to apply a 1952 patent law, particularly sections related to design patents, to a tech industry where innovation and aesthetic appeal play key roles in originality – with Apple arguing that Samsung shouldn’t...
by Dan Waldman | Oct 10, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured, Politics
ST. LOUIS – For U.S,. college students getting their first taste of presidential politics, the Clinton-Trump election is baffling. “As a Republican, there is nothing I wanted more than to vote for the Republican nominee,” said Zach Persing of Livingston, New Jersey....
