by David Fishman | Sep 28, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Congress voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to allow victims of 9/11 to sue the government of Saudi Arabia, an unprecedented change to sovereign immunity that legal experts say could open the U.S. to a flood of litigation and the first veto override for...
by Michelle Kim | Sep 28, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON. — Republicans wasted no time Wednesday in turning FBI Director James Comey’s appearance before the House Judiciary Committee into another review of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server. The FBI closed...
by Dan Waldman | Sep 28, 2016 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen said Wednesday that larger banks should have more stringent regulations than smaller ones in light of the recent Wells Fargo fraud findings. Yellen testified before the House Financial Services Committee on...
by Anna Waters | Sep 28, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Paul Ryan, a close observer of the 2016 campaign, still thinks about his unsuccessful race for vice president four years ago. “My 9th grade daughter was just elected high school vice president,” Ryan said. “Goes to show that at...
by Kelly Norris | Sep 28, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s child care plan proposes a payment cap of 10 percent of a family’s income for expenses, while Republican nominee Donald Trump would increase access for families to open tax-free saving accounts,...
by Kelly Norris & Ben Din | Sep 28, 2016 | Featured, National Security
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Robert McDonald, secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, stand next to each other during the national anthem. Both leaders spoke at the launch of Hidden Heroes. (MNS) MSNBC anchor Richard Liu emceed the Hidden Heroes...
by Andrew Merica | Sep 27, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured, Politics
A representative from NextGen Climate Action Committee holds a sign with others bearing the phrase “Do Your Job,” the theme of Tuesday’s event. (Andrew Merica/MNS) Wade Henderson, President and CEO, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, emceed the event...
by Jason Mast | Sep 27, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – The woman who is closer to President Barack Obama than any other White House official has met with and praised the Koch brothers, the conservative billionaires who funded the Tea Party and publicly feuded with the president. Senior Advisor Valerie...
by Eunice Lee | Sep 27, 2016 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – The wage gap between black workers and white workers remains wide, according to a new report by the Economic Policy Institute. Black men make 22 percent less and black women make 34.2 percent less than their white counterparts. And yet, poverty or...
by David Fishman | Sep 27, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Republican senators sharply criticized FBI director James Comey Tuesday for his agency’s handling of recent terrorism incidents, including a bombing in New York and a shooting in an Orlando nightclub. “Let’s just admit we’re...
by Benjamin Din | Sep 27, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs has overpaid more than $100 million in pensions and other compensation to veterans who are in prison, VA Inspector General Michael Missal said Tuesday at a House Veterans Affairs subcommittee hearing. Federal law...
by Lauren Bally | Sep 26, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
MOS Pre-Debate Opinions from Medill Washington 2 on Vimeo. WASHINGTON — Monday marks the first presidential debate between Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Tourists outside the White House Monday are from the...
