by Kristen Axtman | Oct 25, 2023 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – A Senate panel on Wednesday sought to address a key issue affecting working parents: the lack of a federal paid leave program. Although no specific bill was debated during the Senate Finance Committee hearing, several Democratic lawmakers cited their...
by Shravya Pant | Oct 25, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – The nomination for Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, Biden’s pick to lead the National Institutes of Health, cleared the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday despite Chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) opposition after several...
by Shravya Pant | Oct 25, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy stressed that further involvement in Israel and Ukraine would render the U.S. vulnerable to China’s emerging power during a speaking event at the Hudson Institute on Tuesday. “I worry that the...
by Jessica Ma | Oct 25, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — On Tuesday morning, Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) secured the GOP nomination for House Speaker, beating out eight other candidates. But hours later, he dropped out, signaling the Republicans’ inability to rally behind a single candidate. In a historic move,...
by Elleiana Green | Oct 25, 2023 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — Saying they want to protect students from explicit content in school, Republican lawmakers on October 18, 2023, pushed for parents to have more power over educators in deciding the materials used in schools. As books containing LGBTQ+ and Black stories...
by Pavan Acharya | Oct 24, 2023 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Assistant Secretary of State of African Affairs Molly Phee defended the State Department’s response to the July coup in Niger, pushing back on assertions from senators that the Biden administration hasn’t been forceful enough in condemning the West...
by Casey He | Oct 24, 2023 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – Congress needs to act on immigration reform for high-skilled workers to fill jobs in the growing U.S. semiconductor industry, a Department of Commerce director and industry experts said on Tuesday. “We are imposing a self-inflicted wound on our country...
by Cate Bikales | Oct 19, 2023 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government’s current response to pandemic-related fraud is outdated and not fit to fight back against dynamic foreign adversaries, experts warned at a House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee hearing on Thursday. One solution could be emerging...
by Casey He | Oct 19, 2023 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – Artificial intelligence and cybersecurity researchers urged lawmakers on Thursday to enact tougher legislation to protects American companies and their intellectual property from cyberattacks, especially those from China. “The Chinese Communist Party,...
by Matthew Vega | Oct 19, 2023 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — Small business owners told lawmakers on Thursday that new regulations enacted by the Department of Labor are hurting their productivity and claim the rules have led to bureaucracy and mounted costs which push their businesses out of the market. Mario...
by Kunjal Bastola | Oct 19, 2023 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – A House oversight hearing on Wednesday became a lightning rod for partisan criticism on immigration, with Republicans using the forum to ostensibly showcasing their concern for how the Biden administration border policies have led to environmental...
by Luis Castaneda | Oct 19, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – Dr. Gerald W. Parker, chair of the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB), told House lawmakers on Wednesday that research laboratories worldwide handling dangerous pathogens continue to pose a credible threat in producing future...
