by Eric Miller | Mar 12, 2018 | Politics
WAYNESBURG, Pa. – Two days before the Tuesday special election in Pennsylvania’s 18th congressional district, Conor Lamb, the first Democrat to run for Congress here since 2012, was all smiles. Speaking before a crowd of coal miners in rural Greene County,...
by Eric Miller | Mar 12, 2018 | National Security, Politics
ARLINGTON, VA – Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort pled not guilty on Thursday to charges of tax and bank fraud as part of the Russia investigation. The charges were the latest brought by Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller in the wide-ranging probe of possible...
by Jakob Lazzaro | Mar 12, 2018 | Featured, Politics
CANNONSBURG, Pa. – Millennial turnout could make or break Democrat Conor Lamb’s chances to win a seat in Congress in Pennsylvania’s special election Tuesday, possibly offsetting the fact that President Donald Trump won the heavily Republican district by over 19...
by Renzo Downey | Mar 12, 2018 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON – Once the most prosperous country in Latin America, Venezuela now has the worst hyperinflation in the world, and the resulting exodus of its citizens may produce more refugees than the Syrian conflict, according to some experts. Venezuela is experiencing...
by Jakob Lazzaro, Eric Miller & Caroline Vakil | Mar 11, 2018 | Featured, Politics
MOON TOWNSHIP, PENN. – President Donald Trump touted steel tariffs and his upcoming talks with North Korea as he urged western Pennsylvania Republicans to vote for Rick Saccone in a Saturday night campaign rally leading up to a tight special election against Democrat...
by Jakob Lazzaro | Mar 9, 2018 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON — Transportation policy expert Sarah Kline has done a lot of research on selling government assets to the private sector. But President Donald Trump’s proposal to sell the George Washington Memorial Parkway took her by surprise. “You...
by Libby Berry | Mar 8, 2018 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON – Despite early concerns about its effects on reproductive health care in the developing world, Congress is unlikely to repeal policy that restricts international organizations’ ability to offer abortion services if they receive U.S. funding, Sen. Jeanne...
by Rhytha Zahid Hejaze | Mar 8, 2018 | Cybersecurity, Featured, National Security, Technology
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security has failed to hire needed cybersecurity professionals even though it was given approval to do so by Congress in 2014, according to a report released March 8 by the Government Accountability Office. The GAO, which is the...
by Jakob Lazzaro | Mar 8, 2018 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON — Touting Oregon’s efforts to combat the opioid crisis, Gov. Kate Brown told a Senate committee Thursday that states need the federal government to step up its efforts by providing more money and moving beyond punishment of drug users to prevention. “Right...
by Eric Miller | Mar 7, 2018 | National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Guantanamo Bay’s first and most notorious prison camp for terrorist suspects will be destroyed, the Department of Justice announced. Critics complained Tuesday the move is a government attempt to “erase the history” of...
by Priyanka Godbole & Kristina Karisch | Mar 7, 2018 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s recent announcement of tariffs on steel and aluminum likely will have consequences for two American industries – whiskey and Harley Davidson motorcycles, related only because they come from states that are home to Senate...
by Caroline Vakil | Mar 7, 2018 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON — The Highway Trust Fund, which provides federal funding to highway and transit programs, is expected to run out of money by 2020, but experts disagreed on whether to raise gas taxes or try alternative means to generate more revenue during a House highways...
