by Rachel Frazin | Feb 15, 2018 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON – The U.S. faces a shortage of workers with technical skills, a gap that could be filled with more access to training, experts said at a congressional hearing. The House Science, Space and Technology Committee hearing focused on the importance of community...
by Ben Trachtenberg | Feb 14, 2018 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON-The controversial acting deputy director of the National Parks Service testified before a Senate committee Wednesday in opposition to legislation establishing various National Heritage Areas. That stance follows a reversal of previous NPS policy that...
by Stavros Agorakis | Feb 14, 2018 | Featured, Immigration, Politics
WASHINGTON — With only 19 days until protection for “dreamers” expires, Congress is more divided than ever in reaching a bipartisan fix that satisfies the demands of Republicans, Democrats and President Donald Trump on immigration. After a Senate vote on altering the...
by Syd Stone | Feb 14, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Vice President Mike Pence spoke out about the Rob Porter scandal on Wednesday, declaring that White House officials “could have handled this better.” “This administration has no tolerance for domestic violence,” Pence said in a...
by Priyanka Godbole | Feb 14, 2018 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON – Ending a program that provides temporary legal immigration status for Salvadorans could have massive economic impacts on the U.S., immigration experts and advocates said Wednesday. “We have had a fruitful and very close relationship with the...
by Paola de Varona | Feb 14, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Four months since the viral spread of the #MeToo movement, President Donald Trump, early Saturday morning, seemingly weighed in on the growing cultural movement amid previous silence on the issue: Peoples lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere...
by Ben Trachtenberg | Feb 13, 2018 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — A coalition of companies, academics and nonprofits Tuesday launched a new initiative to recycle two million more car batteries, which they claim will mean that virtually all car batteries in the U.S. will be recycled. Conventional car batteries are made...
by Libby Berry & Priyanka Godbole | Feb 13, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers and experts raised doubts on Tuesday that Republicans and Democrats can find common ground on President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion infrastructure program during a conference at American University. Trump unveiled the plan along with...
by Kristina Karisch | Feb 13, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his administration are too cozy with Russia, two experts said at a Tuesday discussion held by the Council on Foreign Relations. Robert Blackwill and Philip Gordon, both fellows at the Council, coauthored a report last month on...
by Rachel Frazin | Feb 13, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — A bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would add new requirements for filing lawsuits under the Americans with Disabilities Act is slated for a vote Thursday with strong support from the Republican majority. The ADA prohibits discrimination of...
by Mila Jasper | Feb 8, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON–The Pentagon on Thursday announced a new policy to combat sexual misconduct in the military by creating a framework outlining how to prevent and respond to harassment incidences and requiring each branch of the military to come up with implementation...
by Kristina Karisch | Feb 8, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — There are no concrete plans yet for the military parade that President Donald Trump wants, chief Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said at a Thursday briefing, but officials are working on options to send to the White House. Trump called for a military...
