by Sarah Lin | Oct 24, 2024 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — On Oct. 15, two giant pandas arrived at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo after a 19-hour trans-Pacific flight on a FedEx carrier plane, fittingly known as the “Panda Express”. Before last week’s arrival, pandas have not occupied the National Zoo since...
by Erica Schmitt | Oct 24, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Health & Science
In this third episode of Point by Point, we focus on health care by comparing former President Trump’s efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act with Vice President Kamala Harris’s commitment to expanding health care access. Tune in as we explore how their policies on...
by Ananya Chag | Oct 23, 2024 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund projected global public debt to exceed $100 trillion by the end of 2024 in its bi-annual Fiscal Monitor report, released Wednesday at the Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF. “Public debt may be worse than it...
by Raj Ghanekar and Sonya Dymova | Oct 23, 2024 | Featured, National Security
Washington — Ending trade with foreign competitors to protect U.S. technology is not a path forward, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Wednesday, underscoring the need for more nuanced and targeted export controls. “It doesn’t make sense to allow...
by Audrey Pachuta | Oct 23, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – More than 200 doctors and nurses are calling on former President Donald Trump to release his medical records, citing concerns over his age and fitness for office as he campaigns for a potential second term that would make the 78-year-old the oldest...
by Ananya Chag and Heather Zhu | Oct 22, 2024 | Business, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that the U.S. is finalizing a $20 billion contribution to G7’s $50 billion loan to Ukraine in remarks on Tuesday. “We’re 99% of the way there,” Yellen said at a Treasury press conference, starting off the World Bank...
by Erica Schmitt | Oct 22, 2024 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — In the final weeks before Election Day former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are turning to nontraditional media platforms to reach key voter groups crucial to their campaign strategies. While these approaches have proven...
by Jonas Blum | Oct 22, 2024 | Featured, Living, Politics
WASHINGTON — Residents and prospective tenants appeared appreciative of new leadership, but eager to see more change at the first District of Columbia Housing Authority public oversight roundtable on Tuesday, which saw benefit recipients directly address the...
by Hannah Webster | Oct 22, 2024 | Business, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund nudged its growth forecast for the United States upward Tuesday, amid steady economic growth and a global dip in inflation. The latest World Economic Outlook, released during the IMF annual meeting, projected the U.S....
by Caroline Killilea | Oct 22, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science, Topics
WASHINGTON –The Food and Drug Administration and National Institutes of Health analyzed practices for reducing tobacco consumption, including switching from traditional cigarette use to e-cigarettes, at a joint public meeting on smoking cessation on Monday. “We’ve...
by Ananya Chag and Heather Zhu | Oct 17, 2024 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen emphasized the need for the U.S. to maintain healthy economic global relations and warned against former President Trump’s proposed tariffs on Thursday at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. “Calls for walling...
by Coby Potischman | Oct 17, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Politics
NEWARK – Sarah McBride, the Democratic nominee for Delaware’s sole U.S. House seat, laid out her policy goals in a moderated discussion at University of Delaware’s Mitchell Hall on Wednesday, reiterating her agenda to potential voters with less than three weeks until...
