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Commerce Department kicks off talks on government transparency

by Alex Duner | Mar 15, 2016 | Politics

WASHINGTON — Digital tools have shaped how the government stays accountable to the American people in 2016 On Tuesday at the Commerce Department, advocates for government openness said publishing data and maintaining electronic records are a driver of transparency and...
First lady welcomes cast of hit musical “Hamilton” to the White House

First lady welcomes cast of hit musical “Hamilton” to the White House

by Tyler Kendall | Mar 15, 2016 | Topics

  WASHINGTON– Thousands of New York City public school students are about to get their hands on what first lady Michelle Obama joked Monday is “the hardest ticket to get on the planet.” First lady Michelle Obama welcomed the cast from the hit Broadway...
Senate confirms Education Secretary John King, but not without a fight

Senate confirms Education Secretary John King, but not without a fight

by Natalie Escobar and Sabrina Rodriguez | Mar 14, 2016 | Education, Topics

  WASHINGTON– Acting Education Secretary John B. King Jr. is officially dropping the “acting” from   his job title. King was confirmed as Education Secretary Monday night in a 49-40 Senate vote, following months of stark criticism by lawmakers of President...
Newly discovered T. rex ancestor reveals how “the king got its crown”

Newly discovered T. rex ancestor reveals how “the king got its crown”

by Nicolas Rivero | Mar 14, 2016 | Health & Science, Topics

WASHINGTON — A newly discovered species, an ancestor of the Tyrannosaurus rex, sheds light on how tyrannosaurs evolved from small man-sized predators into the iconic dinosaur we know from Jurassic Park, scientists announced Monday. Smithsonian paleobiologist...
Ken Burns, Henry Louis Gates have a “conversation about race”

Ken Burns, Henry Louis Gates have a “conversation about race”

by Shane McKeon | Mar 14, 2016 | Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON — Henry Louis Gates was getting death threats. It was July 2009. Days earlier, the Harvard professor had returned home from China, where he was researching Yo-Yo Ma’s ancestry for a new documentary. When he got to his house in Cambridge, Mass., he...
Congress calls on UN to try ISIS, Assad government for war crimes

Congress calls on UN to try ISIS, Assad government for war crimes

by Jack Corrigan | Mar 14, 2016 | National Security

WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives Monday overwhelmingly approved two resolutions for the Syrian government and the Islamic State to be tried for war crimes and crimes against humanity and are expected to be passed by the Senate. “The atrocities committed...
U.S. counterterrorism efforts ineffective, experts say

U.S. counterterrorism efforts ineffective, experts say

by Celena Chong | Mar 14, 2016 | National Security

WASHINGTON – The terrorist threat to the U.S. is not as dire as national security officials say, and Americans are being scared into believing they are in more danger than the facts suggest, some experts say. “The truth is, you are 3,000 to 5,000 times more likely to...
The White House wants you to help modernize the government

The White House wants you to help modernize the government

by Nick Hagar | Mar 14, 2016 | Business

WASHINGTON — The nation’s chief technology officer called Monday for top tech talent to join a White House team in modernizing government. “It’s an honor to get to work in the federal government on behalf of the American people,” said Megan Smith, who has served...
Five years after the Arab Spring, media landscape in Middle East still shifting

Five years after the Arab Spring, media landscape in Middle East still shifting

by Alex Lederman | Mar 14, 2016 | National Security

WASHINGTON — Although the restrictive media landscape in the Arab world has shifted since the Arab Spring with the rise of social media and more diverse television coverage, Arab countries also have adjusted their crackdown tactics while media polarization has...
Israeli Minister of Defense asks for more accountability in Iran

Israeli Minister of Defense asks for more accountability in Iran

by Geordan Tilley | Mar 14, 2016 | National Security

WASHINGTON — Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon argued Monday that America’s nuclear deal with Iran was a mistake, citing Iran’s ballistic missile test last Wednesday as a reason why. Ya’alon spoke at the Wilson Center before his meeting with Secretary of...
Sky high: Congress makes push for drone regulations

Sky high: Congress makes push for drone regulations

by Tyler Kendall | Mar 14, 2016 | Topics

WASHINGTON– In the past two years, more than a million unmanned aircraft systems have been sold in the United States, but only a small fraction- 3,853 to be exact- have been cleared to fly commercially in American skies, according to the Federal Aviation...
Has Sanders pushed Clinton to the left on energy issues?

Has Sanders pushed Clinton to the left on energy issues?

by Jasper Scherer | Mar 14, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Energy, Environment

Clinton’s positions on the environment have shifted amid pressure from Sanders and primary voters. (Photo credit: Natalie Escobar) During the Democratic presidential debate in Flint, Michigan, a student in the crowd asked candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie...
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