by Kelly Norris & Ben Din | Sep 28, 2016 | Featured, National Security
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Robert McDonald, secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, stand next to each other during the national anthem. Both leaders spoke at the launch of Hidden Heroes. (MNS) MSNBC anchor Richard Liu emceed the Hidden Heroes...
by Rishika Dugyala & Fallon Schlossman | Sep 27, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Protesters spread dozens of empty shoes in front of the Department of Health of Human Services Tuesday, symbolically representing those affected by Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and unable to attend the event. Loetta Vann,...
by Andrew Merica | Sep 27, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured, Politics
A representative from NextGen Climate Action Committee holds a sign with others bearing the phrase “Do Your Job,” the theme of Tuesday’s event. (Andrew Merica/MNS) Wade Henderson, President and CEO, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, emceed the event...
by Lauren Bally, Michelle Kim & Eunice Lee | Sep 27, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Topics
At debate-watching parties in the nation’s capital on Monday, young voters said they know just how important this election is — they just don’t agree on why. About 350 college Republicans and Democrats came together at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, to watch...
by Jason Mast | Sep 27, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – The woman who is closer to President Barack Obama than any other White House official has met with and praised the Koch brothers, the conservative billionaires who funded the Tea Party and publicly feuded with the president. Senior Advisor Valerie...
by Eunice Lee | Sep 27, 2016 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – The wage gap between black workers and white workers remains wide, according to a new report by the Economic Policy Institute. Black men make 22 percent less and black women make 34.2 percent less than their white counterparts. And yet, poverty or...
by David Fishman | Sep 27, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Republican senators sharply criticized FBI director James Comey Tuesday for his agency’s handling of recent terrorism incidents, including a bombing in New York and a shooting in an Orlando nightclub. “Let’s just admit we’re...
by Benjamin Din | Sep 27, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs has overpaid more than $100 million in pensions and other compensation to veterans who are in prison, VA Inspector General Michael Missal said Tuesday at a House Veterans Affairs subcommittee hearing. Federal law...
by Lauren Bally | Sep 26, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
MOS Pre-Debate Opinions from Medill Washington 2 on Vimeo. WASHINGTON — Monday marks the first presidential debate between Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Tourists outside the White House Monday are from the...
by Dan Waldman | Sep 26, 2016 | Business
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans and Democrats clashed again Monday over funding levels for Zika research, the Flint, Michigan water crisis and Securities and Exchange Commission campaign contributions oversight — a fight that has blocked a stopgap spending bill...
by Anna Waters | Sep 26, 2016 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – As many as 100 million people are expected to watch Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton face off for the first time in a televised debate Monday night. But a panel of bipartisan activists, moderated by Federal Election Commission Commissioner Ann Ravel, has...
by Dan Waldman | Sep 26, 2016 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans and Democrats clashed again Monday over funding levels for Zika research, the Flint, Michigan water crisis and combating opioid addiction — a fight that has blocked a stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown on Friday....
