by Martha Castro | Feb 5, 2020 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON— Experts on disease control said on Wednesday that quarantines and travel bans on China are not enough to control the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak and said the U.S. should provide more assistance to China and collaborate with other nations. “We don’t have a...
by Evan Ochsner | Feb 5, 2020 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — The USS Fitzgerald returns to sea this week after its 2017 collision with a tanker off the coast of Japan in which seven service members were killed. On Wednesday, Navy Vice Admiral Richard A. Brown and Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Steven R. Rudder told a joint...
by Zamone "Z" Perez | Feb 5, 2020 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday called for the House to pass a bill designated to strengthen workers’ rights to unionize and collectively bargain. Pelosi was joined at the news conference before Thursday’s scheduled House vote by union members and...
by Angelina Campanile | Feb 5, 2020 | Featured, SOTU2020, State of the Union
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Congress should approve his plan to replace Obamacare with a new health care program that would provide “affordable alternative” insurance options and criticized Democrats for trying to impose “a socialist takeover...
by Suzy Vazquez | Feb 5, 2020 | Featured, SOTU2020
Washington – Through fashion choices, Twitter storms or sheer absence, Democratic members of Congress found ways to express disdain for President Donald Trump at this year’s State of the Union. At least 10 Democrats decided to boycott Trump’s address. Reps. Earl...
by Rupa Palla | Feb 5, 2020 | Featured, SOTU2020
WASHINGTON – While Democrats and Republicans Tuesday showed few signs of bipartisanship during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, there were a few moments where the two sides appeared to agree — on criminal justice reform and increasing...
by Zamone "Z" Perez | Feb 5, 2020 | Featured, SOTU2020
WASHINGTON — Speaking at her daughter’s high school in East Lansing, Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivered the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, saying Trump’s claims of a strong economy don’t jibe with wage...
by Sneha Dey | Feb 5, 2020 | Featured, Immigration, SOTU2020
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump touted hard-line border policies at his third State of the Union, impressing on his anti-immigrant supporters he has fulfilled his 2016 campaign promises. “If you come illegally, you will now be promptly removed,” Trump said....
by Alex Moore, Cassidy Wang and Janea Wilson | Feb 5, 2020 | Featured, SOTU2020
WASHINGTON – Georgetown University students and community members gathered to watch President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address said the most memorable parts of the event may be Trump’s seeming snub of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the outset and her ripping...
by Evan Ochsner | Feb 5, 2020 | Featured, SOTU2020
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday presented a rosy view of the economy during the State of the Union that could be a preview of his campaign strategy later this year when he tries to convince voters to give him a second term. Trump spent the first...
by Benjamin Rosenberg and Gregory Svirnovskiy | Feb 5, 2020 | Education, Featured, SOTU2020
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will prioritize supporting working families by mandating paid leave and lowering barriers to education. Members of Congress from both parties said they agree with the sentiments, but disagree on how to implement the...
by Martha Castro | Feb 5, 2020 | Featured, National Security, SOTU2020
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump emphasized U.S. foreign relations in Latin America and the Middle East on Tuesday in his State of the Union speech, but failed to mention any concerns about Russia and North Korea. “In general, it’s been a pretty light speech on...
