by Drew Gerber | Jan 13, 2016 | Topics
WASHINGTON — Marketing experts and military family advocates Wednesday cautioned against a Defense Department move to create its own private-label items in military commissaries, saying switching from national brands could hurt military morale. Military families rely...
by Celena Chong and Jack Corrigan | Jan 13, 2016 | National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday to determine whether $1.75 billion in Iranian assets frozen in a U.S. bank will remain in Iran’s possession or go to families of victims killed in the 1983 Marine barracks bombing in Lebanon and the 1996...
by Nicolas Rivero | Jan 13, 2016 | Living
WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board unveiled a wish list Wednesday for improvements in regulation that it hopes will be carried out this year. NTSB Chairman Christopher Hart said full implementation of Positive Train Control, a railroad safety...
by Allyson Chiu | Jan 13, 2016 | Energy, Environment
WASHINGTON– Under the Paris climate agreement, wealthy nations are expected to take responsibility for helping less well-off countries that are most vulnerable to climate change, environmental and economic experts said Wednesday. The agreement, involving 195...
by Jacob Meschke | Jan 13, 2016 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — In response to an apparent fourth nuclear test by North Korea, a House panel debated Wednesday possible solutions to the threat to national security posed by the isolated communist country. The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the...
by Shane McKeon | Jan 13, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s unvarnished social media presence has helped him dominate political coverage the past few months, a GOP strategist said Wednesday. Trump — who polls show leading in New Hampshire and a close second in Iowa...
by Sabrina Rodriguez | Jan 13, 2016 | Immigration, Topics
WASHINGTON — Migration from Central America, which has caused U.S. officials to start deportation raids recently, won’t slow down without increased investment in the region, El Salvador’s ambassador to the United States said Wednesday. “Without stability, there...
by Jacob Meschke and Jasper Scherer | Jan 13, 2016 | SOTU2018
WASHINGTON — In his last State of the Union address, President Barack Obama understood he would soon no longer be the most important person in the room. Although the event carried its expected glitz and glamour, the president knew eyes would turn shortly to a...
by Allyson Chiu, Tyler Kendall and Shane McKeon | Jan 13, 2016 | SOTU2018
WASHINGTON —In his seventh and final State of the Union address, President Barack Obama Tuesday emphasized the need to “fix our politics” and reject politicians who “target people because of race or religion.” The two-term Democratic president’s remarks appeared aimed...
by Drew Gerber | Jan 12, 2016 | SOTU2018
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley used Tuesday’s Republican response to the president’s address to present a GOP working for those tired of President Barack Obama’s vision for the nation while also attempting to project a more compassionate attitude toward immigrants....
by Mariana Alfaro | Jan 12, 2016 | SOTU2018
WASHINGTON — A Syrian refugee and an Army veteran born in Mexico were guests of first lady Michelle Obama at her husband’s last State of the Union address Tuesday, but President Barack Obama’s failure to mention Syrian refugees and scant mention of a”broken”...
