by Carlotta Angiolillo | Mar 5, 2026 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – Fifty three medical schools will dedicate at least 40 hours of students’ degree requirements to nutrition education beginning next fall, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced on Thursday. In a survey of 133 U.S. medical...
by Alexia Sextou | Mar 5, 2026 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee voted 22-11 Thursday to advance a Republican-backed bill targeting sanctuary immigration policies, sending the measure to the House floor for a full vote despite firm Democratic opposition. “This bill is for you,” Rep. Tom...
by Cate Bouvet | Mar 5, 2026 | Featured, National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — Democratic senators on the Foreign Relations Committee have sharply criticized Troy Edgar, the nominee for ambassador to El Salvador, over his actions as Department of Homeland Security deputy secretary under President Donald Trump. At Edgar’s nomination...
by Isabel Papp | Mar 5, 2026 | Featured, National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — At the beginning of a Senate subcommittee hearing, a member of the public audience stood up and shouted, “Israel is the reason for this war!” The protestor, who was roughly removed from the hearing room, was later identified as Brian McGinnis,...
by Dasha Dubinina | Mar 5, 2026 | Business, Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Chief Executive Officer of the Internal Revenue Service Frank Bisignano on Wednesday celebrated bigger refunds for American taxpayers, while lawmakers criticized Bisignano’s for exposing tens of thousands of U.S. taxpayers’ private information. “This is...
by Anisha Iqbal | Mar 5, 2026 | Featured, National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON –– Lawmakers warned Wednesday that China has quietly expanded its political and economic influence across Europe while the continent remained focused on countering Russia’s war in Ukraine. “China and Russia share a vision for the world where the strong do...
by Carlotta Angiolillo | Mar 4, 2026 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday considered whether the brokers who connect shippers with truck companies can be held liable for irresponsible drivers. The case, Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC, stems from a 2017 incident in which Shawn Montgomery,...
by Marissa Fernandez | Mar 4, 2026 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Senators seemed split along party lines over future military action in the Middle East after a classified intelligence briefing on Tuesday afternoon. Democrats called for increased clarity on the objectives and justifications for attacks, while...
by Chloe Park | Mar 4, 2026 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — House Democrats grilled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday, one day after the Senate Judiciary Committee’s fiery hearing on Tuesday. The House Judiciary Committee hearing came as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) approaches its...
by André Hiroki | Mar 4, 2026 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on the House Agriculture Committee debated a sweeping proposal to reshape U.S. agricultural policy late on Tuesday as Republicans advanced the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, a bill intended to serve as the House framework for the...
by Anisha Iqbal | Mar 4, 2026 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON –– The Department of Defense revealed a new national defense strategy Tuesday that prioritizes deterring China in the Indo-Pacific over Middle East involvement while urging United States allies to take greater responsibility for their own defense. “The...
