by Kelly Norris | Sep 26, 2016 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – Locally based exercise and health programs are the most effective way to improve American longevity, according to several municipal and community health leaders. A panel, meeting Monday at the Newseum, focused on integrating mental health, exercise and...
by Ross Krasner | Sep 26, 2016 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — A top Obama administration official teamed up with a Democratic lawmaker Monday to push for ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker defended the agreement, arguing it will result in “more jobs...
by Darby Hopper | Sep 26, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Indonesia’s strategy to combat Islamic State inroads with Muslim-based civic organizations should serve as a model for global counterterrorism, an Indonesian scholar said Monday. Abubakar Eby Hara, a senior lecturer at the University of Jember and a...
by Benjamin Din | Sep 26, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Law enforcement needs a nuanced understanding of how Islamic extremists recruit in order to be effective, Jesse Morton, a former extremist and al-Qaida recruiter, said at a George Washington University event Monday. For Revolution Muslim — a New...
by David Gernon | Sep 26, 2016 | Business, Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — The recent spate of price increases for prescription drugs got more attention Monday as a Minnesota lawmaker called for new policies to combat rising drug prices in the pharmaceutical industry. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn, at the Center for American...
by Marissa Page | Sep 26, 2016 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – Federal health officials are taking steps to contain nationwide opioid addiction by addressing it at the onset — by scaling back prescriptions, a top Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official said Monday. The number of opioid-related deaths has...
by Isabella Alvarenga | Sep 25, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON— Inauguration platform construction officially started with The First Nail Event on Wednesday morning. However, according to Maj. Gen. Bradley Becker, security preparations for the inauguration started long before that. Published in...
by Michelle Kim | Sep 22, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — The bloody journal found on New York and New Jersey bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami was displayed at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing Wednesday, showing his path to radicalization that included praise for Osama bin Laden and slain...
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...
