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...
by Isabella Alvarenga | Nov 16, 2016 | Education
WASHINGTON — The next president must make education worldwide a priority in order to improve conditions in unstable regions of the world, according to global education experts. Rebecca Winthrop, director of Center for Universal Education at the Brookings...
by Eunice Lee | Nov 16, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – The new Congress that starts in January undoubtedly will have Obamacare as a top priority, but the Republicans who have majorities in both chambers should first have an alternative outlined and leave the current law in place at least through 2017,...
by Lauren Bally and Jason Mast | Nov 16, 2016 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – In a victory for the Blackfeet Nation, the secretary of the interior canceled 15 of the remaining 34-year-old oil and gas leases of Montana land considered sacred by the tribe. In a ceremony at the Department of the Interior, six Blackfeet tribal leaders,...
by Evelyn Wang | Nov 16, 2016 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – Top fashion industry leaders said Wednesday that immigration policies will hurt their competitive capacity if they do not continue to allow robust legal immigration and protections for illegal immigrants because foreign-born entrepreneurs, creative talent...
