by Sabrina Rodriguez | Feb 17, 2016 | Business
WASHINGTON — Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker called on Cuban officials Wednesday to help create a welcoming atmosphere to aid the growth of U.S. companies opening shop on the island nation. “Without specific changes on your side, our changes will not unlock...
by Geordan Tilley | Feb 16, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Political reform does not have to be as pie-in-the-sky as Americans often see it, New America’s Lee Drutman argued Tuesday. Drutman, a senior fellow at New America, a liberal-leaning think tank, promoted the findings in his recent report...
by Celena Chong and Alex Lederman | Feb 16, 2016 | National Security
FORT MEADE, Md. — Walid bin Attash, an accused organizer of the 9/11 attacks, requested Tuesday that Judge Col. James Pohl review a letter he wrote explaining why he doesn’t trust his lawyers on the first day of his pre-trial hearing at Guantanamo Bay. The...
by Alex Duner | Feb 16, 2016 | Education
Library of Congress receives huge donation from Afghanistan from Medill Washington on Vimeo. WASHINGTON — A man walking through a bombed Kabul bazaar. A crowd watching a game of buzkashi, a polo-like game using a headless goat instead of a ball. A group of...
by Ethan Cohen | Feb 16, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON –In an election year Congress so gridlocked that Senate leaders are refusing to even entertain a Supreme Court nomination, House Republicans do have one policy priority that might get enough Democratic support to become law. But even though leaders on both...
by Jack Corrigan | Feb 16, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON – The State Department’s new five-part approach to combating violent extremism takes the fight against ISIS and other terrorist groups off the battlefield and into communities where the risk of radicalization is highest. Deputy Secretary of State Tony...
by Noah Fromson | Feb 16, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – The global community needs to invest more in research and development on global pandemics beyond the Zika outbreak, health care experts said Tuesday. The workshop at the National Academies of Science came after President Barack Obama called on Congress...
by Medill News Service | Feb 15, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump threatened to sue Republican presidential primary rival Ted Cruz over his eligibility to run for president, if the Texas senator doesn’t “retract his lies.” In a news conference Monday in Hanahan, South Carolina, Trump accused Cruz of lying...
by Nick Hagar | Feb 15, 2016 | Business
WASHINGTON – In the digital age, direct mail marketing – the postcards and coupon sheets that have filled mailboxes for decades – seems almost quaint, outdated snail mail headed for the nearest wastebasket. But a new product called Scout hopes to...
by Noah Fromson | Feb 15, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Top health officials in the United States said evidence of the Zika virus found in two Brazilian babies with microcephaly is the strongest connection yet between the disease and the birth defect. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director...
by Jack Corrigan | Feb 15, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — More than 100 older Americans have been arrested abroad in the last 16 months because of scams used by international drug traffickers to turn unsuspecting seniors into drug mules, the Department of Homeland Securityreported Wednesday. Federal law...
by Jasper Scherer | Feb 11, 2016 | Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON – Vice President Joe Biden is using his final 11 months in office to lay the groundwork for his next big ambition — to double the pace of cancer research. The White House recently established a task force with Biden to lead the effort, and President...
