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 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 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 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 André Hiroki | Feb 27, 2026 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — As Section 230 marks its 30th anniversary, legal and technology experts warned Thursday that excluding generative artificial intelligence from the law’s protections could dramatically reshape online speech. Enacted as part of the Communications Decency...
by Anisha Iqbal | Feb 25, 2026 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON –– The Trump administration announced Tuesday they plan to formalize a new economic security coalition designed to counter China’s dominance in rare minerals and artificial intelligence infrastructure. “The nation that controls the industrial foundation of...
by Dasha Dubinina | Feb 19, 2026 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund was prepared to bring Ukraine’s $8.2 billion loan package to its executive board within days, after the war-ravaged country met requirements and secured other financing assurances from partner nations, the IMF’s top...
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 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 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...
