by Kally Proctor | Oct 30, 2025 | Business, Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – As the government shutdown hits the one month mark, ground stops, travel delays and flight cancellations have become more common as staffing shortages caused by the shutdown increase at airports. Air traffic controllers, who are considered essential...
by Avigna Ramachandran | Oct 30, 2025 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced a quarter point rate cut on Wednesday, marking the second cut of this year. The reduction brings the federal funds rate to the 3.75% to 4.00% range, closer to what the Fed considers its neutral rate. The...
by Cassie Sun | Oct 29, 2025 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — Over a thousand government leaders and IT professionals gathered for Google’s annual Public Sector Summit to learn about newly launched AI-optimized tools designed for the public sector. The theme of the summit was “A New Era,” focusing on how AI...
by Avigna Ramachandran | Oct 29, 2025 | Business, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON – Roughly 330,000 federal workers in the DMV area have been furloughed due to the government shutdown, and local establishments are feeling the impact. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 99.9 percent of businesses in the U.S. are small...
by Desiree Luo | Oct 16, 2025 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — Banking and finance representatives from the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund gathered this week for annual meetings. The event included panels, press conferences and a plenary session for the World Bank Development Committee....
by Desiree Luo and Avigna Ramachandran | Oct 14, 2025 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday projected the global economy to grow 3.2% in 2025, according to its latest World Economic Outlook. This figure represents a slowdown from 3.3% growth in 2024 but a 0.2% upward revision from the IMF’s July...
by Desiree Luo | Oct 9, 2025 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — One day after questioning Attorney General Pam Bondi during a highly televised Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) attended a much quieter discussion before a smaller audience on Wednesday. “This is like a normal hearing,”...
by Avigna Ramachandran | Oct 9, 2025 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers and witnesses emphasized the threat government censorship poses to First Amendment rights in a Senate Commerce hearing Wednesday, with Republicans referencing Biden officials’ censorship of social media and Democrats focusing on the current...
by Avigna Ramachandran | Oct 7, 2025 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – From Washington to Wall Street, policymakers and economists await the release of the monthly jobs report, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on the first Friday of every month, commonly known as “jobs Friday.” This past Friday morning,...
by Avigna Ramachandran | Oct 2, 2025 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – The Senate Finance Committee debated the fairness and transparency of current cryptocurrency tax policy on Tuesday, seeking to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda of global leadership in the industry. The hearing proceeded on the first day of the...
by Desiree Luo | Oct 2, 2025 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — Tariff uncertainty and delays have become the norm under the Trump administration. President Donald Trump announced a 100% import tax on pharmaceutical drugs Sept. 25. He also proposed levies on select kitchen cabinets, upholstered furniture and trucks...
by Avigna Ramachandran | Sep 24, 2025 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – Jimmy Kimmel returned to the air Tuesday night after Disney-owned ABC suspended the late-night show following his remarks on the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr’s threats to the...
