by Samantha Handler and Charlotte Walsh | Jan 29, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON —Roger Stone walked into federal court Tuesday as a crowd erupted into chants of both “Roger Stone did nothing wrong” and “lock him up.” Once inside, he pleaded innocent to charges brought against him by special counsel Robert Mueller in connection with...
by Henry Erlandson | Jan 29, 2019 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee hammered Pentagon officials Tuesday on the cost of having nearly 6,000 troops on the US-Mexico border, both in terms of dollars spent and training activities that are disrupted by irregular deployment...
by Justin Askenazy | Jan 29, 2019 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – FBI Director Christopher Wray and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats on Tuesday provided further evidence of how President Donald Trump is often at odds with his intelligence leaders, saying ISIS remains a threat, North Korea is unlikely to give...
by Nirmal Mulaikal | Jan 29, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — In a ceremony to honor Chinese-American World War II veterans, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Tuesday that recognition of the Chinese-American service in the armed forces is long overdue. The ceremony comes at the heels of the bipartisan...
by Samantha Handler | Jan 29, 2019 | Education, Featured
A recent U.S. Department of Education report rescinds guidelines on proportionate discipline to avoid discrimination against minorities and recommends arming school personnel, but Frederick County Public Schools says it will not change its approaches. “We always...
by Leslie Bonilla | Jan 29, 2019 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – Health professionals Tuesday urged the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to pass a bill extending federal funding for community health centers, which can be the only affordable health care options for low-income and other medically...
by Heena Srivastava | Jan 29, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee postponed a vote set for Tuesday on recommending the Senate confirm Attorney General nominee William Barr because Democrats wanted to air fears that Barr would compromise the Mueller investigation. Such delays have...
by Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff | Jan 29, 2019 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON –– After two years without an administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, President Trump’s pick to lead the agency, Nicole Nason, testified before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Tuesday. Nason, an experienced government...
by Nirmal Mulaikal | Jan 24, 2019 | Featured, Living
SUITLAND, Md. — Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant is giving low-income students a “license to dream” as they started their first day Thursday at a new after-school facility a few blocks from the apartment where Durant grew up. The Maryland native pledged...
by Heena Srivastava | Jan 24, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – The Senate on Thursday voted against President Donald Trump’s proposal to end the shutdown and build the border wall as well as a Democratic measure for short-term funding to reopen government while seeking a compromise on border security. The...
by Henry Erlandson | Jan 24, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Some House Democrats on Thursday criticized the Interior Department for bringing furloughed workers back to their jobs without pay to continue processing oil and gas leasing and permits. California Rep. Alan Lowenthal asserted that the Bureau of Ocean...
by Cameron Peters | Jan 24, 2019 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made an unannounced appearance at an Organization of American States Permanent Council special meeting Thursday to urge the group to unequivocally recognize Juan Guaido as the legitimate president of Venezuela. Venezuelan...
