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Senate committee approves plan for new FBI headquarters

Senate committee approves plan for new FBI headquarters

by Lexi Newsom | Oct 29, 2025 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON — The FBI is one step closer to having a new home at the Ronald Reagan Building. The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) voted to repurpose the Ronald Reagan Building to hold the new FBI headquarters. The building is located near the...
Lawmakers urge bipartisan push against political violence

Lawmakers urge bipartisan push against political violence

by Kally Proctor | Oct 29, 2025 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators on both sides of the aisle addressed the increasing political polarization in the country and their own roles in driving it during a hearing on politically violent attacks on Tuesday. “I find hearings like this frustrating,” said Sen. Cory...
WATCH: Small business owners bear the brunt as shutdown enters second month

WATCH: Small business owners bear the brunt as shutdown enters second month

by Avigna Ramachandran | Oct 29, 2025 | Business, Featured, Topics

WASHINGTON – Roughly 330,000 federal workers in the DMV area have been furloughed due to the government shutdown, and local establishments are feeling the impact. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 99.9 percent of businesses in the U.S. are small...
‘It’s turning back time’: parents, experts fear special education layoffs threaten civil rights protections

‘It’s turning back time’: parents, experts fear special education layoffs threaten civil rights protections

by Alison Miller | Oct 28, 2025 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON – Meredith Peterson is the parent of a 17-year-old with Down syndrome. The Pennsylvania mother said the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) is crucial in protecting her access to resources and funding as she navigated...
Federal workers’ holiday plans thwarted as government shutdown enters fourth week

Federal workers’ holiday plans thwarted as government shutdown enters fourth week

by Desiree Luo | Oct 28, 2025 | Featured, Living

WASHINGTON — Like many parents, Aimee Storm and Ted Westervelt asked their children to make Christmas lists as the holiday season approaches. But the couple is unsure they will have the money to buy presents with their income in limbo. They joined other furloughed...
Mamdani lights up New York with AOC and Sanders, calls for ambition and change

Mamdani lights up New York with AOC and Sanders, calls for ambition and change

by Katareena Roska | Oct 28, 2025 | Featured, Politics

NEW YORK — Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) drew thousands to Forest Hills Stadium in Queens on Sunday, where they spoke about fighting back against the policies of the Trump administration,...
TVA board nominees signal openness to net-zero carbon goals amid rising energy demand

TVA board nominees signal openness to net-zero carbon goals amid rising energy demand

by Philip Lam | Oct 24, 2025 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON – Nominees to the Board of Directors of the largest public power system in the country clashed with lawmakers Wednesday over commitments to honor decarbonization goals. The nominees to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), hailing from backgrounds in...
Trump nominee faces tough questioning at ambassador nomination hearing

Trump nominee faces tough questioning at ambassador nomination hearing

by Alison Miller | Oct 24, 2025 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — Hamtramck, Michigan, Mayor Amer Ghalib forcefully defended past comments and years of social media activity during intense questioning by lawmakers at his confirmation hearing to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait on Thursday. Ghalib faced scrutiny...
Ingrassia exit highlights rare GOP pushback to Trump’s personnel picks

Ingrassia exit highlights rare GOP pushback to Trump’s personnel picks

by Sophie Baker | Oct 24, 2025 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Paul Ingrassia withdrew his nomination to lead the Office of Special Counsel on Tuesday night after facing Republican pushback over past controversial statements.  While Ingrassia joins a growing list of President Donald Trump’s nominees who have...
Senate weighs EPA chemical regulations against defense, economic concerns

Senate weighs EPA chemical regulations against defense, economic concerns

by Katareena Roska | Oct 24, 2025 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON — At an Oct. 23 Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing, lawmakers discussed the benefits and disadvantages of stricter chemical regulation approvals from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah)  established the...
‘Judge, jury and executioner’: Legal experts, senators condemn U.S. strikes on alleged ‘narco-terrorist’ boats

‘Judge, jury and executioner’: Legal experts, senators condemn U.S. strikes on alleged ‘narco-terrorist’ boats

by Isaiah Steinberg | Oct 23, 2025 | Featured, National Security, Politics

WASHINGTON — U.S. forces struck two alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, eliciting international outcry as the Trump administration continues its campaign against alleged “narco-terrorists.” Since early September, U.S. Special Operations...
WATCH: FEMA EMPLOYEES RALLY AGAINST SECRETARY NOEM, CALL FOR RESIGNATION OF FEMA ADMINISTRATOR

WATCH: FEMA EMPLOYEES RALLY AGAINST SECRETARY NOEM, CALL FOR RESIGNATION OF FEMA ADMINISTRATOR

by Katarzyna Nguyen | Oct 22, 2025 | Featured, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON — Current and former FEMA employees held a solidarity rally outside the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters last Friday, calling out Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and FEMA administrator David Richardson for their policies and...
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