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Pelosi desk-sitter is ‘everyone’s crazy redneck uncle,’ lawyer says

Pelosi desk-sitter is ‘everyone’s crazy redneck uncle,’ lawyer says

by Logan Schiciano | Jan 19, 2023 | Featured, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON — Think of him as your “crazy uncle.” That is how Richard Barnett’s lawyer asked the jury to characterize the defendant in his U.S. Capitol riot trial.  “He’s not a domestic terrorist, but he is everyone’s crazy redneck uncle from out of town,” Joseph...
Wes Moore becomes Maryland’s 63rd governor

Wes Moore becomes Maryland’s 63rd governor

by Nicole Markus and Kate Walter | Jan 18, 2023 | Featured, Politics

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Wes Moore made history Wednesday after being sworn in as Maryland’s first Black governor. The inauguration took place outside Maryland’s historic State House. Moore, who took his oath of office on Frederick Douglass’s bible, emphasized the need for...
NASA is innovating fuel-efficient airplane technologies that could help battle climate change

NASA is innovating fuel-efficient airplane technologies that could help battle climate change

by Emiliana Betancourt | Jan 18, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON– NASA is flying closer to home this time, seeking to help traditional aircraft save fuel and lower costs. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Wednesday the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project, which is aimed at bringing new climate-friendly...
Biden administration announces historic strategy to address racism, other obstacles for Asian Americans

Biden administration announces historic strategy to address racism, other obstacles for Asian Americans

by Brennan Leach | Jan 18, 2023 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration announced a broad national strategy to provide resources and justice for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the wake of recent hate crimes and lack of reliable data on the communities. The plan announced...
Supreme Court hears lawsuit against a school district for discriminating against a deaf student

Supreme Court hears lawsuit against a school district for discriminating against a deaf student

by Julia Narvaez Munguia | Jan 18, 2023 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday about a deaf student who was denied a high school diploma from a Michigan school district that failed to provide him with a qualified ASL interpreter.  The court will decide if the plaintiff, Miguel...
Barnett expected to testify as prosecution rests its case in trial of Jan. 6 desk-sitter

Barnett expected to testify as prosecution rests its case in trial of Jan. 6 desk-sitter

by Logan Schiciano | Jan 18, 2023 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Richard “Bigo” Barnett is expected to testify in defense of his actions in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, Brad Geyer, one of his lawyers, announced Tuesday. The prosecution is on track to rest its case Wednesday afternoon and Barnett could take the...
House abortion bill addresses “almost impossible” scenario

House abortion bill addresses “almost impossible” scenario

by Avani Kalra | Jan 18, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON –– The House passed a bill Wednesday that, if enacted, would enforce punitive measures for health care providers who don’t attempt to preserve the life of an infant born after a failed abortion.  H.R. 26, dubbed the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection...
British foreign secretary celebrates US partnership, emphasizes support for Ukraine

British foreign secretary celebrates US partnership, emphasizes support for Ukraine

by Jacob Wendler | Jan 17, 2023 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — U.K. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaffirmed their support for Ukraine in bilateral talks Tuesday. In a joint press conference Tuesday afternoon, Blinken and Cleverly told reporters they discussed Russia’s...
Supreme Court hears appeal of transgender asylum-seeker

Supreme Court hears appeal of transgender asylum-seeker

by Saul Pink | Jan 17, 2023 | Featured, Immigration, Politics

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard a case Tuesday morning that raised technical questions about the legal labyrinth of U.S. immigration procedure with possible impacts on thousands of migrants hoping to overturn deportation orders in federal courts.  The case,...
Video: Biden speaks at National Action Network breakfast, students give back on MLK Day

Video: Biden speaks at National Action Network breakfast, students give back on MLK Day

by Logan Schiciano | Jan 17, 2023 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – President Biden called for unity in the continued fight for social justice at the National Action Network’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast on Monday.  “The path is clear. To go forward, we need to do it together,” said Biden, who spoke at the...
Legislators, experts, and public call for deeper examination of FAA outage

Legislators, experts, and public call for deeper examination of FAA outage

by Stephanie Markowitz | Jan 12, 2023 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON – Airports and airlines are attempting to recoup their losses and quell public exasperation a day after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had to issue a 90-minute nationwide ground stop to air travel, scrambling schedules and grounding thousands of...
Biden addresses classified documents during remarks, assures cooperation with DOJ

Biden addresses classified documents during remarks, assures cooperation with DOJ

by Kate Walter | Jan 12, 2023 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — President Biden touted a promising inflation report and economic improvement in his remarks Thursday, while also addressing the second batch of classified documents found at his home in Wilmington, Delaware this morning. After delivering his remarks on...
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