by Anna Waters | Nov 15, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Speaking on the Senate floor, outgoing Minority Leader Harry Reid, denounced president-elect Donald Trump and implored Americans not to normalize him. “This election has sparked a wave of hate crimes across America,” Reid said. He cited 315...
by Dan Waldman | Nov 15, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Terrorism has “metastasized” and the only way to stop it is to prevent the spread of radical ideas to young Muslims, according to former CIA director Leon Panetta, Panetta appeared alongside former British Prime Minister Tony Blair Tuesday at the release...
by David Fishman | Nov 15, 2016 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON — For the eighth and final time Tuesday, first lady Michelle Obama honored students who use the arts to counter bullying, highlighting a commonality between her agenda and that of her successor. “Don’t ever lose hope, don’t ever feel fear,”...
by Rishika Dugyala | Nov 15, 2016 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump needs to show the world that his promise to “Make America Great Again” will focus on powerful American leadership that upholds existing free trade deals and military alliances, experts said Tuesday. World leaders are worried...
by Jason Mast | Nov 15, 2016 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s promises to roll back President Barack Obama’s climate change regulations and back out of the Paris Climate Agreement may not have as severe an impact as many environmentalists fear,, a top Energy Department official...
by Darby Hopper | Nov 15, 2016 | Environment
WASHINGTON – Republican legislators questioned Tuesday the logic behind designating federal lands as “wilderness areas” in a House subcommittee hearing on a Utah conservation bill. The debate came about in response to the Central Wasatch National Conservation and...
by Benjamin Din | Nov 15, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — There is “no doubt” that America’s presence in the Pacific and Asia will continue because of potential threats from North Korea, China and the Islamic State, the commander of U.S. military activities in the region said Tuesday. Navy Adm. Harry B. Harris...
by Michelle Kim | Nov 15, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
WASHINGTON- As the Democratic Party scrambles to pick its leadership after last week’s presidential loss, people have looked toward several high-profile lawmakers, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who said on Tuesday that Democrats need to demonstrate support for...
by Michelle Kim | Nov 14, 2016 | Featured, Politics
In his first news conference since the election of Donald Trump, President Barack Obama downplayed on Monday concerns that the president-elect would undo international commitments. Obama, citing a private meeting late last week with his Republican successor,...
by Kelly Norris | Nov 14, 2016 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s plan to improve the nation’s infrastructure is a big deal for the president-elect, but at the National Transportation Safety Board it’s still safety first. The NTSB released its biennial ‘Most Wanted List’ of safety improvements...
by Eunice Lee | Nov 14, 2016 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON – Top education experts on Monday expressed concern about the future of higher education under a Trump administration and Republican-controlled Congress. Terry Hartle, of the American Council on Education, speculated that the first four months of Congress...
by Anna Waters | Nov 14, 2016 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – First lady Michelle Obama predicted Monday that successful efforts to reduce homelessness among veterans will continue under the new administration. As she began to speak at the White House, a member of the audience shouted, “Run for president!”...
