by David Sun | Feb 12, 2026 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Senators condemned Jeremy Carl, President Trump’s nominee for assistant secretary of state for international organizations, during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Thursday. The confirmation hearing allowed senators to probe four Trump...
by Melody Xu | Feb 12, 2026 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON — Tears welled in Cynthia Flanders’ eyes Wednesday as she reflected on a group of Buddhist monks’ walk to promote peace. Wearing a beanie that read “it’s okay not to be okay,” Flanders traveled from her Michigan hometown to the Washington region solely for...
by Isabel Papp | Feb 12, 2026 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Republican and Democratic senators questioned ICE’s methods during testimony by DHS officials about violence conducted by ICE during Operation Metro Surge, the recent immigration crackdown in Minnesota. “Americans protesting shouldn’t give ICE the right...
by Gloria Ngwa | Feb 12, 2026 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON – House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., criticized the Department of Homeland Security for what he described as “un-American behavior” in arresting U.S. citizens during Thursday’s House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee hearing. “They are...
by Gloria Ngwa and Brooke Sharp | Feb 12, 2026 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — In honor of the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Wednesday criticized the Trump administration for economic and civil rights policies they say harm Black Americans. In her opening remarks, caucus chairwoman...
by Brooke Sharp | Feb 12, 2026 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Jennifer Homendy, Chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board, criticized the Federal Aviation Administration for ignoring the warning signs about the risk of passenger aircraft and helicopters sharing the same airspace before the 2025 midair...
by Dasha Dubinina | Feb 12, 2026 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Congressional members confronted Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday over allegations that she redacted alleged perpetrators’ names in the Epstein files while failing to protect victims’ identities. “This is bigger than Watergate,” Rep....
by Clara Martinez | Feb 12, 2026 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — Growing energy consumption from AI data centers dominated the agenda at the National Association of State Energy Officials’ 2026 Energy Policy Outlook Conference last week. Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Judy Chang said...
by Alexia Sextou | Feb 12, 2026 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Improving security ties between Israel and Syria may offer a rare opportunity to reduce regional tensions, witnesses told a House panel Tuesday morning, however lawmakers were concerned over violence and the targeting of minorities inside Syria. “Having...
by Anisha Iqbal | Feb 11, 2026 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON –– Experts on China-United States relations warned Wednesday that the U.S. had failed to respond to Beijing’s escalating campaign of “lawfare” and political coercion to marginalize Taiwan. Lawfare refers to legal action taken as part of a hostile strategy...
by Dasha Dubinina | Feb 11, 2026 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — As Americans struggle with the affordability crisis, a panel of top Democratic‑aligned economists at the Center for American Progress on Tuesday debated whether price controls should be the centerpiece of an affordability agenda. The think tank gathered...
by Cayla Labgold-Carroll | Feb 11, 2026 | Featured, Living, Politics
WASHINGTON — On the 108th day of their walk across much of the U.S., a group of Buddhist monks arrived in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday for the final leg of their ‘Walk for Peace’. The monks, who began their pilgrimage in Fort Worth, Texas, described the walk as a...
