by Libby Berry | Mar 8, 2018 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON – Despite early concerns about its effects on reproductive health care in the developing world, Congress is unlikely to repeal policy that restricts international organizations’ ability to offer abortion services if they receive U.S. funding, Sen. Jeanne...
by Rhytha Zahid Hejaze | Mar 8, 2018 | Cybersecurity, Featured, National Security, Technology
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security has failed to hire needed cybersecurity professionals even though it was given approval to do so by Congress in 2014, according to a report released March 8 by the Government Accountability Office. The GAO, which is the...
by Jakob Lazzaro | Mar 8, 2018 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON — Touting Oregon’s efforts to combat the opioid crisis, Gov. Kate Brown told a Senate committee Thursday that states need the federal government to step up its efforts by providing more money and moving beyond punishment of drug users to prevention. “Right...
by Priyanka Godbole & Kristina Karisch | Mar 7, 2018 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s recent announcement of tariffs on steel and aluminum likely will have consequences for two American industries – whiskey and Harley Davidson motorcycles, related only because they come from states that are home to Senate...
by Caroline Vakil | Mar 7, 2018 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON — The Highway Trust Fund, which provides federal funding to highway and transit programs, is expected to run out of money by 2020, but experts disagreed on whether to raise gas taxes or try alternative means to generate more revenue during a House highways...
by Eric Miller | Mar 7, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Last month, reporters revealed that Jared Kushner and numerous senior White House officials were working without permanent security clearances. They’re not alone. At a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Wednesday, lawmakers addressed the backlog of...
by Renzo Downey | Mar 7, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced Iran as the greatest threat to Israel and peace in the Middle East during his U.S. visit Wednesday. “You should not enable this aggressive regime out to conquer the Middle East, out to impose its Shiite...
by Rachel Frazin | Mar 6, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — To combat the veterans’ mental health crisis, Veteran Affairs Secretary David Shulkin and veterans’ interest group AMVETS announced a joint program Tuesday that will give veterans better access to mental health screenings and services and to allow...
by Maggie Harden | Mar 6, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Companies need to have long-term strategies to ensure change resulting from the #MeToo movement doesn’t fade away, panelists said Tuesday at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce forum in honor of International Women’s Day. In the wake of several recent high-profile...
by Catherine Kim | Mar 6, 2018 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said Tuesday he is skeptical that North Korea is willing to negotiate denuclearization, which South Korea announced earlier Tuesday. “Hope springs eternal, but we need to learn a lot more relative to these...
by Mila Jasper | Mar 2, 2018 | Featured, National Security
China is uniquely positioned to apply pressure on Kim Jong-Un that could reduce tensions on the Korean peninsula. Yet China has been lukewarm in its efforts to subdue a nuclearized North Korea, frustrating the U.S. This problem may come down to a fundamental...
by Catherine Kim | Mar 2, 2018 | Featured, National Security
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba –– The Pakistani nephew of alleged 9/11 mastermind Khlaid Sheik Mohammed should be released from the Guantanamo Bay detention center because he cannot receive a fair trial and is unable to effectively participate in a trial because of the effects...
