by Evelyn Wang | Nov 21, 2016 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Chinese citizens viewed the victory of Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election as an opportunity for China to increase its global power because they believe the president-elect will cause “chaos” in America, according to several China experts. But...
by Dan Waldman | Nov 20, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
WASHINGTON – Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., challenged President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday night to keep his promises to the middle class. In a speech at George Washington University to a sold-out crowd of students, Sanders also called on Trump to pull back his...
by Darby Hopper | Nov 17, 2016 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton made her first post-election public appearance Wednesday night to call on her supporters to get engaged with politics on every level for the sake of the nation’s children. The former first lady, former senator, former...
by Michelle Kim | Nov 16, 2016 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — The United States should bar Chinese state-owned enterprises from acquiring U.S. companies – takeovers that give China an unfair advantage in trade relations, according to a report released Wednesday by a congressional advisory panel. While Chinese...
by Lauren Bally and Jason Mast | Nov 16, 2016 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – In a victory for the Blackfeet Nation, the secretary of the interior canceled 15 of the remaining 34-year-old oil and gas leases of Montana land considered sacred by the tribe. In a ceremony at the Department of the Interior, six Blackfeet tribal leaders,...
by Evelyn Wang | Nov 16, 2016 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – Top fashion industry leaders said Wednesday that immigration policies will hurt their competitive capacity if they do not continue to allow robust legal immigration and protections for illegal immigrants because foreign-born entrepreneurs, creative talent...
by Andrew Merica | Nov 16, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – There are “significant concerns” about the U.S. military’s strength and its ability to combat global threats, according to a report released Wednesday by a leading conservative think tank. “Clearly, the takeaway on this … is that the...
by Fallon Schlossman | Nov 15, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
WASHINGTON– From the moment students arrived in Washington, . Medill on the Hill reporters, in one way or another, were preparing to cover election night. The time spent on the Capitol Hill and on the campaign trail—from Florida to Pennsylvania, Colorado to...
by Anna Waters | Nov 15, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Speaking on the Senate floor, outgoing Minority Leader Harry Reid, denounced president-elect Donald Trump and implored Americans not to normalize him. “This election has sparked a wave of hate crimes across America,” Reid said. He cited 315...
by Dan Waldman | Nov 15, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Terrorism has “metastasized” and the only way to stop it is to prevent the spread of radical ideas to young Muslims, according to former CIA director Leon Panetta, Panetta appeared alongside former British Prime Minister Tony Blair Tuesday at the release...
by David Fishman | Nov 15, 2016 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON — For the eighth and final time Tuesday, first lady Michelle Obama honored students who use the arts to counter bullying, highlighting a commonality between her agenda and that of her successor. “Don’t ever lose hope, don’t ever feel fear,”...
