by Brooke Sharp | Mar 23, 2026 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — When Michigan state Rep. Laurie Pohutsky, D-Mich., filed her reelection paperwork this January, she wasn’t just considering policy goals. She was weighing her safety. For her, the decision to run for reelection was a calculated risk, one made easier...
by David Sun | Mar 23, 2026 | Environment, Featured
When Bad Bunny climbed onto broken power lines during his Super Bowl halftime show, millions of viewers saw a spectacle. Climate communicators saw a lesson in how to talk about climate change. The performance, which drew more than 100 million U.S. viewers last month,...
by Clara Martinez | Mar 20, 2026 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — His top hat, fake mustache and the thick wad of cash he used to wipe his brow made it clear who was sitting behind Netflix’s Co-CEO Ted Sarandos at a Senate hearing in February. An attendee dressed as Mr. Monopoly stood out in the packed room as the...
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...
