by Eric Miller | Jan 30, 2018 | Featured, Politics, SOTU2018
Members of Congress Stage Unprecedented Boycott of the State of the Union More than a dozen lawmakers staged an unprecedented boycott of President Trump’s State of the Union Tuesday night. Included in that list were Civil Rights leader Rep. John Lewis of Georgia,...
by Stavros Agorakis | Jan 30, 2018 | Featured, Immigration, SOTU2018
WASHINGTON — During his first State of the Union address, several of President Donald Trump’s remarks Tuesday were met with silence or lukewarm applause from Democrats. None of them appeared to divide the House chamber more, though, than his immigration reform...
by Priyanka Godbole | Jan 30, 2018 | Featured, Politics, SOTU2018
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump kicked off his first official State of the Union address Tuesday by touting the success of his tax bill and taking credit for record stock market highs. “Just as I promised the American people from this podium 11 months ago,...
by Maggie Harden & Anna Laffrey | Jan 30, 2018 | Featured, Politics, SOTU2018
Keep up with #SOTU18 as reporters Anna Laffrey and Maggie Harden fact-check President Trump’s first State of the Union address in real time. 22.47How did Trump do overall with accuracy? Politifact says several of his points were “fatally flawed” and...
by Caroline Vakil | Jan 30, 2018 | Featured, Politics, SOTU2018
WASHINGTON — College Republicans praised President Donald Trump’s first year in office Tuesday and found relatable themes during Trump’s State of the Union address. Allison Coukos, a senior and chair of the George Washington University College Republicans, said the...
by Libby Berry & Paola de Varona | Jan 30, 2018 | Featured, Politics, SOTU2018, Topics
WASHINGTON – Last year female Democratic lawmakers wore white to President Donald Trump’s first address to a joint session of Congress to honor suffragettes. This year, the color will be black as both male and female members of Congress show support for the #MeToo and...
by Mila Jasper | Jan 30, 2018 | Featured, National Security, SOTU2018, Topics
"As we rebuild America's strength and confidence at home, we are also restoring our strength and standing abroad." What it means: There are currently some 1.3 million active-duty service members, making the U.S. military the third largest in the world. The National...
by Caroline Vakil | Jan 26, 2018 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s annual budget proposal for fiscal 2019 is scheduled to be released Feb. 12 even as Congress tries to approve a spending bill for this year that would continue to fund the government past the current short-term spending...
by Stavros Agorakis | Jan 25, 2018 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — Serving students without college degrees is among the key challenges in higher education, said members of the Senate panel during a hearing Thursday. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. said Congress needs to create an environment that fosters more innovation...
by Eric Miller | Jan 25, 2018 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – The consequences of a nuclear armed North Korea could be disastrous, warned former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger and George Shultz, with one calling it the most “urgent” threat facing the United States. Testifying before the Senate Armed...
by Rachel Frazin | Jan 25, 2018 | Featured, Health & Science, Living
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service is “unprepared to police the mail arriving in our country” that contains illegal drugs, especially opioids, the head of a Senate homeland security investigations subcommittee said Thursday. Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, said the...
