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In Photos: Kid Rock and Ticketing representatives appear before Congress, targeting ticket resale and rise of bots

In Photos: Kid Rock and Ticketing representatives appear before Congress, targeting ticket resale and rise of bots

by Cayla Labgold-Carroll | Jan 29, 2026 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — The Senate’s subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy brought in the singer Kid Rock and representatives of the ticketing industry to debate the resale ticket market and the unfair practices of bot ticket purchasing.  Chair Sen....
Native American leaders endorse draft bill to protect native children

Native American leaders endorse draft bill to protect native children

by Chloe Park | Jan 29, 2026 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Native American tribal leaders, advocates and policy experts expressed strong support Wednesday for a draft bill aimed at providing justice and protections for Native children. Speakers emphasized the need for federal support of culturally responsive...
Senators unite on need to solve unfair ticketing practices by automated bots

Senators unite on need to solve unfair ticketing practices by automated bots

by Brooke Sharp | Jan 29, 2026 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Live Nation executive, Dan Wall, on Wednesday told senators that despite his company’s measures to fend off millions of automated bots, they are not able to stop them from excessively increasing the prices of resale tickets. “We’re fighting back with the...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell deflects political questions as interest rates remain unchanged

Fed Chair Jerome Powell deflects political questions as interest rates remain unchanged

by Clara Martinez | Jan 29, 2026 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON – The Federal Open Market Committee announced that the federal funds rate will remain at 3.5-3.75% on Wednesday. In his first press conference since the Department of Justice opened a criminal investigation into renovation spending, Federal Reserve Chairman...
Rubio hearing heats up over US role in Venezuela

Rubio hearing heats up over US role in Venezuela

by Sarah Han and Isabel Papp | Jan 28, 2026 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., clashed at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing Wednesday over whether U.S. actions could spark international conflict after the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. ...
Is climate change a losing message for Democrats?

Is climate change a losing message for Democrats?

by David Sun | Jan 28, 2026 | Environment, Featured, Topics

WASHINGTON — With the United States withdrawing from the Paris Agreement and environmental regulations being dismantled under the Trump administration, Democrats are reexamining whether climate change still resonates in American politics.  Earlier this week, the...
Senate Democrats plan to block funding for DHS, in what could be the start of a partial government shutdown

Senate Democrats plan to block funding for DHS, in what could be the start of a partial government shutdown

by Ben Shapiro | Jan 28, 2026 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are opposing a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security in the aftermath of two deadly shootings by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in Minnesota, in a move that will likely lead to a partial government shutdown...
Repubs, Dems divided over school choice solution amid struggling education system

Repubs, Dems divided over school choice solution amid struggling education system

by Cate Bouvet | Jan 28, 2026 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON — In a debate over how to fix the struggling American education system, senators disputed policies that allow public education funds to follow students to schools of their choice, including private schools. ​“Traditional schools work for many students, what...
The Doomsday Clock moves closer to apocalypse than ever

The Doomsday Clock moves closer to apocalypse than ever

by Dasha Dubinina | Jan 28, 2026 | Featured, Health & Science, Topics

WASHINGTON – The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday clock to 85 seconds to midnight on Tuesday, the shortest the metaphorical countdown to apocalypse has ever been in the clock’s 79-year-long history. The science-oriented advocacy group emphasized...
Listen: Gen Z pro-life activists, students convene for annual March for Life

Listen: Gen Z pro-life activists, students convene for annual March for Life

by Carlotta Angiolillo | Jan 28, 2026 | Featured, Politics

Listen to the report here:...
US officially leaves the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Again.

US officially leaves the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Again.

by Isabel Papp | Jan 27, 2026 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON – For the second time, President Trump Tuesday withdrew the U.S. from the Paris Agreement on climate, the latest casualty of his approach to climate change.  Though Trump’s move to exit the climate accord lacked immediate policy consequences, it symbolizes...
In Photos: 53rd National March for Life draws thousands to Washington

In Photos: 53rd National March for Life draws thousands to Washington

by Ben Shapiro | Jan 27, 2026 | Featured, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of pro-life demonstrators filled the streets of downtown Washington on Friday for the 53rd annual March for Life. Carrying both handmade and printed out signs and chanting as they walked from the National Mall to the Supreme Court,...
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