by Neha Rashid | Apr 22, 2017 | Living
WASHINGTON – The trend of increased urbanization as baby boomers and young people leave the suburbs for metropolitan areas has created economic segregation, but it can be mitigated by ensuring affordable housing, better wages for service jobs and leadership at the...
by Sara Sarwar | Apr 10, 2017 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan congressional task force created last week wants to draft legislation that would take on sexual violence in colleges, in elementary and high school and in the military, saying the stigma of being a victim must be eradicated and police...
by Benjamin Din | Dec 1, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The first family rang in the holiday season Thursday evening, lighting the National Christmas Tree for the final time. Joined by first lady Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha Obama, President Barack Obama focused on the need for acceptance, regardless of...
by Jason Mast | Dec 1, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON – The liberal Supreme Court justices Wednesday seemed skeptical of U.S. policies that allowed certain immigrants to be detained for years without trial, potentially signaling a ruling that would impede President-elect Donald Trump’s mass deportation...
by Jason Mast | Dec 1, 2016 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – On the evening of Nov. 8, Tracy Terrill smiled and kissed his partner beneath the vaulted glass ceiling of the Javits Convention Center, Hillary Clinton’s election night headquarters. When the Associated Press called Florida for Donald Trump...
by Evelyn Wang | Dec 1, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
WASHINGTON – The ongoing search for scapegoats to explain the surprise result of the presidential election has found a convenient one in the form of fake news. But it is impossible to tell how much fake news has affected the election results, said Kathleen Jamieson,...
by Isabella Alvarenga | Nov 30, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s rhetoric on the campaign trail about Russia and Russian President Vladimir Putin has understandably created speculation about what U.S.-Russia relations will look like under President-elect Trump. As tensions with Russia increased...
by Marissa Page | Nov 30, 2016 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON –Senators on the Special Committee on Aging said Wednesday the government needs to better track the extent of elder abuse involving financial manipulation, which elderly advocates said is a vastly underreported problem. “There are currently no national...
by Evelyn Wang | Nov 30, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Former Clinton administration Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former Bush administration National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley called for a new approach to the Middle East Wednesday – taking the lead from the countries and providing the...
by Lauren Bally & Ross Krasner | Nov 30, 2016 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Rep. Linda Sanchez edged Rep. Barbara Lee Wednesday in a race for the vice chairwoman in the Democratic leadership in the House of Representatives. Usually a little watched contest, this one was different for its historic implications. No matter who...
by Anna Waters | Nov 30, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Topics
WASHINGTON — In mid-November, a congressional committee unveiled a bipartisan report recommending the construction of an American Women’s History Museum on the National Mall. But that museum will be missing what most expected to be its crowning jewel. One week...
by Eunice Lee | Nov 30, 2016 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON – In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election, protestors took to the streets of New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami and other cities. But those hoping to make their voices heard during the inaugural parade in January will face obstacles. Since 1980, the...
