by Jasmine Kim | Mar 19, 2026 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — From a coffee cart inside the Cannon House Office Building to a pop-up inside a vintage clothing store, Washington entrepreneurs are rethinking how to start a business by turning to temporary setups instead of traditional storefronts. With commercial...
by Ben Shapiro | Mar 18, 2026 | Featured, Immigration, Politics
WASHINGTON — Wes Powers can see the Bishop Henry Whipple Building from his dining room window. In January, the Navy veteran left his house for the federal complex — the hub of the sweeping Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdown in Minnesota — to join what began...
by Melody Xu | Mar 18, 2026 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Inside the Longworth House Office Building, lawmakers on the Agriculture Committee worked until 2 a.m. one night earlier this month, until they passed a roughly 800-page Farm, Food, and National Security legislation, better known as the farm bill. The...
by Isabel Papp | Mar 15, 2026 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Cuando Rafael Escalante revisó su teléfono durante un descanso de sus estudios en enero, no esperaba ver Caracas, Venezuela, envuelta en misiles. Al principio pensó que la precaria red eléctrica de la ciudad había causado el apagón esa noche, pero...
by Cate Bouvet and Jasmine Kim | Mar 12, 2026 | Featured, National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON — In a debate over the exploitation of American universities by foreign governments, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions examined what lawmakers described as a “critical national security vulnerability” at Thursday’s hearing....
by Clara Martinez | Mar 12, 2026 | Business, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON – Senators from both parties raised concern over both Iran war spending and how future generations will be impacted by the national debt in a Finance subcommittee hearing on Wednesday. Chairman Ron Johnson, R-Wis., called out past Democratic and Republican...
by André Hiroki | Mar 12, 2026 | Business, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON — Senators examined the rapidly growing pet economy Wednesday as veterinarians and business owners warned that rising costs and workforce shortages are squeezing small businesses across the industry. Each year, Americans spend more on their pets, reaching...
by Melody Xu | Mar 12, 2026 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats urged the Trump administration Wednesday to limit imports of generic pharmaceuticals from China to the United States, for the sake of national security. The Senate Aging Committee recently condemned the Food and Drug...
by André Hiroki | Mar 12, 2026 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — Basma Ahmad leaves her apartment in Arlington, Va., just after 7 a.m., walking a few blocks to a Metro station before catching the train into Washington. By the time she reaches her office downtown, the commute has taken close to an hour. Ahmad, 25, moved...
by Gloria Ngwa | Mar 11, 2026 | Politics
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution examined birthright citizenship Tuesday after President Donald Trump issued an executive order denying citizenship to children born to undocumented immigrants. Ranking chair Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo.,...
by Cayla Labgold-Carroll and Ben Shapiro | Mar 10, 2026 | Featured, National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats Tuesday demanded clarity on an exit strategy for the Iran war. Republicans said their focus remains on what the military campaign would ultimately accomplish. On Feb. 28, the U.S and Israel initiated strikes against Iran, killing...
by Marissa Fernandez and Cate Bouvet | Mar 10, 2026 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Six Democratic senators on Monday pledged to fight to bring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio to testify on Iran before Congress and to force more debate over the war on the Senate floor. Democratic Senators held the...
