by Kristina Karisch | Feb 20, 2018 | National Security
WASHINGTON — As the Pentagon tries to increase troop numbers, the military is accepting recruits it would have rejected in years past. A different option, several experts say, would be to recruit troops who aren’t citizens. “Military recruiting is in...
by Paola de Varona | Feb 20, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — — If conservatives want to help solve the problems of opioid addiction and high crime in poor neighborhoods, they need to embed in the communities and work with local leaders, Robert Woodson, an American community development leader, said...
by Kristina Karisch | Feb 20, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – A Supreme Court case heard Tuesday could have widespread impact on the 5th Amendment protection against self-incrimination. The case considers whether statements a Kansas police office made to his colleagues could be used against him in a criminal...
by Libby Berry | Feb 20, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Embroiled in a corruption investigation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is walking a political tightrope when it comes to settlements and annexation in Palestinian territory, experts said Tuesday. “Status quo is his middle...
by Priyanka Godbole | Feb 20, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The U.S. should provide more weapons and military technology to India to ensure stability in the Indo-Pacific area and mitigate China’s efforts to increase its power in the region, several former ambassadors said Tuesday. “There’s an inner core of...
by Jakob Lazzaro | Feb 19, 2018 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON – Frederick County’s bridges are in better shape than the national average, but improvements are still needed, according to newly released data from the Federal Highway Administration. According to the 2017 National Bridge Inventory, over 50,000 of...
by Priyanka Godbole | Feb 15, 2018 | Featured, Politics
Millions of middle-class Americans and businesses will enjoy substantial economic benefits in the coming years as a result of President Donald Trump’s tax and budget policies, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said at a hearing Thursday. Mnuchin testified before the...
by Jakob Lazzaro | Feb 15, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – House Speaker Paul Ryan offered condolences for the victims and families of yesterday’s Parkland school shooting, in which 17 people were killed and at least 14 injured, during a Thursday press conference at the Capitol. “Our first thoughts are with the...
by Paola de Varona | Feb 15, 2018 | Featured, Politics
Seven weeks into 2018 the nation is having an all too familiar conversation: How do we prevent school shootings? With seventeen confirmed dead in the latest shooting in Parkland, Florida on Wednesday, this marks the eighth school shooting in the U.S. in 2018 that has...
by Syd Stone | Feb 15, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — House Republicans said at a hearing on Thursday that the environmental damage caused by an unsecured border endangers public lands and natural resources. A National Park Service report last year warned that illegal immigration and drug running have...
by Anna Laffrey | Feb 15, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Better efforts to combat mental illness and enforcement of existing gun laws may have prevented yesterday’s mass shooting at a school in Parkland, FL, said Attorney General Jeff Sessions. “Focusing on dangerous people, mentally ill people, can...
by Caroline Vakil | Feb 15, 2018 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – Employers need to provide more treatment and recovery services to those affected by the opioid epidemic, said Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) during a congressional hearing Thursday. 70 percent of U.S. companies offer programs to help employees facing substance...
