by Rachel Frazin | Feb 8, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The House and Senate passed a two-year budget bill before dawn on Friday, causing only an hours-long government shutdown. House Republicans were not uniformly in favor of the bill, with deficit hawks upset at the large spending increase. The House Freedom...
by Caroline Vakil | Feb 8, 2018 | Energy, Featured
WASHINGTON – The U.S. system that provides electricity to people is old and wastes energy, but regulations and government funding for older infrastructure are getting in the way of upgrades, energy industry experts told the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural...
by Syd Stone | Feb 8, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The budget deal being voted on Thursday includes a sharp increase from $1.4 to $6 billion to fight the opioid crisis, and the Senate health committee announced the same day that it will offer a bill to further address the epidemic by the end of March. ...
by Caroline Vakil | Feb 7, 2018 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON–After SpaceX successfully launched its heavy-lift rocket into orbit yesterday, aerospace enthusiasts had something to celebrate: the first privately owned spacecraft to reach orbit. SpaceX “made incredibly hard look easy and fun,” Boeing official John...
by Renzo Downey | Feb 7, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON–Prominent opponents of President Donald Trump debated Wednesday whether the U.S. president has damaged American democratic institutions during a panel at the center-left Brookings Institution. David Frum has been among the most vociferous...
by Erica Snow | Feb 7, 2018 | Cybersecurity, National Security
WASHINGTON – In response to Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, 16 states asked the Department of Homeland Security to review the security of their voting systems, and five reviews have been completed, a DHS official said Wednesday. Sen. Kamala...
by Stavros Agorakis | Feb 7, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The participation of North Korean athletes with the South Korean Olympic team is raising eyebrows around the world, with some experts saying North Korea is trying to politicize the event. Athletes from both countries will march together in the opening...
by Maggie Harden | Feb 7, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Despite recent reports of sexual misconduct by senior military leaders, no more than 1 percent of generals have been accused of improper sexual relationships or sexual misconduct, Department of Defense and military experts said Wednesday at a...
by Jakob Lazzaro | Feb 6, 2018 | Cybersecurity, Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Uber’s handling of a data breach that exposed 57 million customers to data theft was “morally wrong and legally reprehensible” Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) said at a hearing Tuesday. The firm failed to notify the government or the public...
by Stavros Agorakis | Feb 6, 2018 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — Tensions flared over college affordability at a Senate hearing Tuesday, with some lawmakers calling for more regulation on the issue. The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee’s priority should be to help the 40 million students with...
by Mila Jasper | Feb 6, 2018 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON– Without a spending resolution that would fund the defense budget for a year—which the House will vote on later this afternoon ahead of Thursday’s shutdown deadline—the Defense Department’s plans to bolster the military will have to be changed. That...
by Libby Berry & Paola de Varona | Feb 6, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Following recent allegations of sexual misconduct levied against lawmakers and the ongoing #MeToo movement House lawmakers unanimously voted Tuesday to change the way claims of sexual harassment and misconduct are handled on the Hill. “There is no place...
