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To contain opioid epidemic, limit prescriptions for chronic pain, health officials say

To contain opioid epidemic, limit prescriptions for chronic pain, health officials say

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...
2017 Inauguration security preparation begins

2017 Inauguration security preparation begins

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...
Bombing suspect’s journal highlights increasing “lone wolf” threat

Bombing suspect’s journal highlights increasing “lone wolf” threat

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...
Clinton’s counterterrorism plan closer to FBI’s strategy than Trump’s

Clinton’s counterterrorism plan closer to FBI’s strategy than Trump’s

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...
Former top Mexican official says Mexico isn’t prepared for Trump presidency

Former top Mexican official says Mexico isn’t prepared for Trump presidency

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...
House Republicans accuse Obama administration of overreach at education hearing

House Republicans accuse Obama administration of overreach at education hearing

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...
Warren pushes for a comprehensive economic agenda, denounces Trump’s plans

Warren pushes for a comprehensive economic agenda, denounces Trump’s plans

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...
European Union asks Obama to block 9/11 bill, argues nations have sovereign immunity

European Union asks Obama to block 9/11 bill, argues nations have sovereign immunity

by David Fishman | Sep 21, 2016 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — The European Union urged President Barack Obama on Wednesday to block a bill that would allow survivors of the 9/11 terror attacks to sue Saudi Arabia, calling it a rolling back of the principle of sovereign immunity that could lead to reciprocal action....
Congressional Democrats denounce Republican leadership for blocking voting rights bills

Congressional Democrats denounce Republican leadership for blocking voting rights bills

by Darby Hopper | Sep 21, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured

WASHINGTON — Republican congressional leaders “should be ashamed” of their record on voting rights laws and should stop blocking Democratic proposals to reduce discrimination at the polls, Senate Assistant Democratic Leader Dick Durbin said Wednesday. Rep. John...
Trump would be “dangerous” commander-in-chief, retired generals say

Trump would be “dangerous” commander-in-chief, retired generals say

by Andrew Merica & Ben Din | Sep 21, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump would be a “dangerous” and unfit commander-in-chief because he has never paid attention to national security issues, a group of retired generals and admirals said Wednesday “Donald Trump is not...
Improper payments–the two words that might scuttle an anti-poverty measure

Improper payments–the two words that might scuttle an anti-poverty measure

by Ethan Cohen | Apr 4, 2016 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama mentioned House Speaker Paul Ryan only once in his last State of the Union address – when he raised their shared goal of tackling poverty. The two men don’t agree on much. But the idea of expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit, a...
Will biometric tracking systems at U.S. exits improve border security?

Will biometric tracking systems at U.S. exits improve border security?

by Mariana Alfaro, Allyson Chiu and Celena Chong | Mar 27, 2016 | Featured

WASHINGTON — Facial recognition software, iris scanners and fingerprint matching are spy-movie staples but they also are part of a national security debate over whether they should be installed at U.S. borders to ensure all foreign travelers who come to the U.S....
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