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Photos: Thousands gather in Washington to urge President Biden to call for a ceasefire in Gaza

Photos: Thousands gather in Washington to urge President Biden to call for a ceasefire in Gaza

by Jonah Elkowitz | Jan 16, 2024 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – Tens of thousands marched on Freedom Plaza on Saturday calling for President Biden to support a ceasefire in Gaza and halt support for Israel amidst the climbing death toll in the region. Organized by the American Muslim Task Force for Palestine, in...
Johnson follows in McCarthy’s footsteps as speaker: Path to extending federal funding is set

Johnson follows in McCarthy’s footsteps as speaker: Path to extending federal funding is set

by Ellie Skelly | Jan 16, 2024 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) has negotiated a deal with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) that would extend government funding until March.  The stopgap extension would prevent a partial government shutdown from taking place at...
U.S. Chamber of Commerce expresses optimism at yearly State of Business Address

U.S. Chamber of Commerce expresses optimism at yearly State of Business Address

by Alicia Tang | Jan 13, 2024 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON — The leader of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce emphatically praised American free enterprise and innovation at the Chamber’s annual State of American Business address.  “The State of American Business is optimistic,” said Suzanne P. Clark, president and CEO...
Rural veterans face too many hardships in getting health services, lawmakers say

Rural veterans face too many hardships in getting health services, lawmakers say

by Emma Sullivan | Jan 11, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON – Only 5% of the new enrollees in the Veterans Health Administration over the past 18 months lived in rural areas.  Such statistics are disconcerting to lawmakers like Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), who called on the Department of Veterans Affairs to do better....
Recording artist urges lawmakers to pass bipartisan fentanyl bill

Recording artist urges lawmakers to pass bipartisan fentanyl bill

by Aidan Johnstone | Jan 11, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON – Country music artist and rapper Jason “Jelly Roll” DeFord urged lawmakers on Thursday to pass legislation to help combat the fentanyl crisis that is gripping the country. The Grammy nominee was arrested at 14 years old and spent the following years...
Lawmakers seek answers on better ways to block imports of Chinese goods made by Uyghur forced labor

Lawmakers seek answers on better ways to block imports of Chinese goods made by Uyghur forced labor

by Lily Ogburn | Jan 11, 2024 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – Lawmakers tried to identify better ways of enforcing laws to combat the imports of goods made with slave labor and called on U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials to suggest how to improve tracking of goods that violate the Uyghur Forced Labor...
Havoc in the Heartland: Probing the Roots of Soaring Drug Trafficking Amidst Borderline Chaos

Havoc in the Heartland: Probing the Roots of Soaring Drug Trafficking Amidst Borderline Chaos

by Rafaela Jinich | Jan 11, 2024 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON  — Republican lawmakers made a concerted effort on Wednesday to find grounds to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas by focusing on how border enforcement policies have increased drug trafficking. The hearing, led by Rep. Mark Green...
News organizations tell lawmakers their industry could ‘collapse’ without AI restrictions

News organizations tell lawmakers their industry could ‘collapse’ without AI restrictions

by Clare Zhang | Jan 11, 2024 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Journalism executives called on legislators Wednesday to require generative artificial intelligence developers to license and pay for news content they are using to train their software.  The use of AI to spread misinformation has been an increasing worry...
Video: Republicans Firm on Border Control, Threaten Government Shutdown

Video: Republicans Firm on Border Control, Threaten Government Shutdown

by Maria Heim | Jan 11, 2024 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON —  After a failed rule vote on the House floor, both Senate and House Republicans held a press conference on Wednesday, labeling the situation at the southern border as an “imminent national security threat.” “I think it is a huge mistake...
House subcommittee members clash over methane emission regulations

House subcommittee members clash over methane emission regulations

by Lindsey Byman and Ruby Grisin | Jan 11, 2024 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency’s new methane emission regulations drew rebuke from House Republicans on Wednesday when they said small and midsize oil and gas companies would struggle to survive, while Democrats and environmental advocates...
Green, House Homeland Security Committee target Mayorkas’ leadership in impeachment hearing

Green, House Homeland Security Committee target Mayorkas’ leadership in impeachment hearing

by Simone Garber | Jan 10, 2024 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – House Republicans on Wednesday began efforts to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas amid partisan debates over the U.S.-Mexico border conflict. The House Committee on Homeland Security, chaired by Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.), led the...
Kirby: Houthis will ‘bear the consequences’ of continued attacks in the Red Sea

Kirby: Houthis will ‘bear the consequences’ of continued attacks in the Red Sea

by Jonah Elkowitz | Jan 10, 2024 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON –  The White House reaffirmed an effort on Wednesday to combat against attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea by the Houthis, an Islamic military organization based in Yemen, according to John Kirby, spokesperson for National Security Council in the...
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