by Rishika Dugyala & Fallon Schlossman | Nov 23, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
WASHINGTON — People interviewed in front of the White House Tuesday said they don’t blame Facebook for allowing the posting of election stories from fake news sites, but believe the company should do more in the future to verify information on its platform. Most...
by Benjamin Din | Nov 22, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The last time a president-elect lost the national popular vote was in 2000, when George W. Bush narrowly beat Al Gore in the Electoral College vote. The three times before that were more than 100 years ago. Now, President-elect Donald Trump’s 306-232...
by Darby Hopper | Nov 22, 2016 | Topics
WASHINGTON — The United States’ transition to clean energy is inevitable and won’t be stopped by any rollback of environmental regulations, Environmental Protection Agency chief Gina McCarthy said Monday. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to dismantle the Clean...
by Andrew Merica | Nov 22, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
WASHINGTON – A federal election official drew parallels between under-representation of women in American government to their lack of representation in Colombian government Tuesday at a Latin American think tank. Federal Election Commissioner Ellen Weintraub said that...
by Darby Hopper | Nov 21, 2016 | Energy, Featured
WASHINGTON — The United States’ transition to clean energy is inevitable and won’t be stopped by any rollback of environmental regulations, Environmental Protection Agency chief Gina McCarthy said Monday. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to dismantle the Clean...
by Isabella Alvarenga | Nov 21, 2016 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Prohibition has failed as a remedy for the worldwide drug problem, and decriminalization with regulation remains as the best solution, according to a group of activists and former international leaders. The Global Commission on Drug Policy released...
by Evelyn Wang | Nov 21, 2016 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Chinese citizens viewed the victory of Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election as an opportunity for China to increase its global power because they believe the president-elect will cause “chaos” in America, according to several China experts. But...
by Dan Waldman | Nov 20, 2016 | Campaign 2016
George Washington University students were feeling the Bern Wednesday night, as former presidential long-shot Sen. Bernie Sanders urged them to maintain hope, while he also denied any responsibility for the demise of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s campaign...
by Dan Waldman | Nov 20, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
WASHINGTON – Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., challenged President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday night to keep his promises to the middle class. In a speech at George Washington University to a sold-out crowd of students, Sanders also called on Trump to pull back his...
by Darby Hopper | Nov 17, 2016 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton made her first post-election public appearance Wednesday night to call on her supporters to get engaged with politics on every level for the sake of the nation’s children. The former first lady, former senator, former...
by Michelle Kim | Nov 16, 2016 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — The United States should bar Chinese state-owned enterprises from acquiring U.S. companies – takeovers that give China an unfair advantage in trade relations, according to a report released Wednesday by a congressional advisory panel. While Chinese...
by Marissa Page | Nov 16, 2016 | Technology
WASHINGTON — Wider implementation of autonomous vehicles could eliminate fatal car accidents, the head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration testified Wednesday before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee. Dr. Mark Rosekind said 94 percent of...
