by Cate Bouvet | Feb 4, 2026 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — In a debate over how to best address rising college tuition, the Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee discussed the consequences of recent changes to federal student loan policy on American families. At Wednesday’s hearing,...
by Melody Xu | Feb 4, 2026 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers questioned Tesla and Waymo executives about the safety and privacy of their self-driving cars at a Senate Commerce, Science, & Technology Committee hearing Wednesday. Rules on self-driving cars currently differ state-to-state, and lawmakers...
by Gloria Ngwa | Feb 4, 2026 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON – The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs warned Tuesday that Trump administration cuts to tribal economic and renewable energy programs are stalling development across tribal nations as tribal leaders testified the changes are already...
by Ben Shapiro | Feb 4, 2026 | Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON — Melania Trump met with freed American-Israeli hostage Keith Siegel in a private conversation at the White House Wednesday afternoon. The talk came one year after Siegel was released from Hamas captivity in what was part of the first phase of a temporary...
by André Hiroki and Clara Martinez | Feb 4, 2026 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — A Senate antitrust hearing on Netflix’s proposed $83 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery began Tuesday with debate on market power, labor competition and consolidation in the entertainment industry — before exploding into a partisan fight over...
by Sarah Han | Feb 4, 2026 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers at a U.S. Helsinki Commission hearing Tuesday spotlighted Turkey as a key regional partner in efforts to remove Russian forces in Syria. “An increased military presence by Turkey and northern Syria naturally puts the Russian presence under...
by David Sun | Feb 3, 2026 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Wildfire legislation aimed at reducing fire risk exposed partisan divisions Tuesday, as Democrats used a House Subcommittee on Federal Lands hearing to criticize the Trump administration. California’s Palisades and Eaton fires exploded within hours of...
by Anisha Iqbal | Feb 3, 2026 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON –– National security experts cautioned Tuesday that Lebanon faces a narrow opportunity to permanently curb Hezbollah, but only if U.S. policy focuses on dismantling the group’s financial and political networks, not just its weapons. “Lebanon today presents...
by Cayla Labgold-Carroll | Feb 3, 2026 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — Amid freezing temperatures, demonstrators gathered at the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Petworth Sunday afternoon for an “ICE Out For Good” protest. The protest, led by college senior RJ Doroshewitz, was organized by Indivisible, a nationwide...
by Dasha Dubinina | Feb 3, 2026 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Conference of Mayors held an event at the Singaporean embassy on Thursday night where mayors mingled in tents and viewed exhibits and performances showcasing Singapore’s culture and governance. There were costumed performances, traditional food...
by Gloria Ngwa | Jan 29, 2026 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON – Hundreds of people joined federal workers in D.C. Wednesday night to host a vigil mourning the murder of Alex Pretti and protesting the massive Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) surge. Pretti, 37, was fatally shot by two federal agents in...
by Alexia Sextou | Jan 29, 2026 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — As Congress considers whether to renew surveillance legislation enacted after Sept. 11, 2001, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command told senators that authority is “indispensable.” “I know it’s...
