by Ethan Cohen | Mar 2, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON –Democrats Wednesday accused Republicans of creating “a dangerous witch hunt” at the first hearing of a House panel investigating fetal tissue harvesting and research. But the Republican head of the panel said she was moving forward to issue subpoenas...
by Alex Duner | Mar 2, 2016 | Business
WASHINGTON — Amid talk of spectrum policy and 5G wireless networks, Senate Republicans piled on Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler Wednesday over the FCC’s decision to protect net neutrality. A report published this week by Sen. Ron Johnson,...
by Celena Chong | Mar 1, 2016 | Topics
William Wechsler and other witnesses say that the government needs more specialized workers dedicated solely to anti-terror finance efforts. (Celena Chong/Medill News Service) WASHINGTON — The United States and international partners are not yet up to the task...
by Julia Jacobs | Mar 1, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Central African Republic interim President Catherine Samba-Panza said Tuesday her country has a pressing need to restore a positive image, weeks after it elected its first president since civil war erupted three years ago. In a visit to George Washington...
by Allyson Chiu | Mar 1, 2016 | Environment
Former Vice President Al Gore speaks at annual energy summit in Maryland. (Allyson Chiu/Medill News Service) NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Former Vice President Al Gore called on businesses to get greener and combat climate change at an energy summit Tuesday. However,...
by Noah Fromson | Mar 1, 2016 | Environment
WASHINGTON – A new type of buffer can help reduce the pollution of lakes and streams caused by fertilizers and other farm products, an agriculture expert said Tuesday. Kent Rodelius, vice president of the Agricultural Drainage Water Management Coalition, testified...
by Geordan Tilley | Mar 1, 2016 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is fighting to maintain its technological advantage against China and Russia through advances in artificial intelligence and human-technology interactions, several retired military officers said Tuesday. With Russia and China...
by Alex Duner | Mar 1, 2016 | National Security, Politics
FBI Director James Comey prepares to give testimony at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the ongoing battle over creating a so-called iPhone backdoor. (Alex Duner/Medill News Service) WASHINGTON — The battle between Apple and the FBI over a court order to create...
by Natalie Escobar | Mar 1, 2016 | Politics, Topics
Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton greets a screaming audience at a Monday night rally at Lake Taylor High School in Norfolk, Va. Gov. Terry McAuliffe, [left] who has endorsed Clinton, introduced her before she took the stage. (Natalie Escobar/Medill News Service)...
by Alex Lederman | Mar 1, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — As Pakistan’s policy toward terrorism hardened due to domestic attacks that killed hundreds of its citizens, its relations with the U.S. have been repaired from damage caused by the U.S. unilateral mission to kill Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad,...
by Jasper Scherer | Mar 1, 2016 | Environment
WASHINGTON–House Republicans criticized the Department of Energy’s funding of clean energy research in its 2017 budget proposal, calling instead for more investment in coal, natural gas and nuclear energy. The Energy Department’s overall request for $32.5...
by Ethan Cohen | Mar 1, 2016 | Living
The front steps of the Supreme Court building, where the court heard oral arguments Tuesday. (Source: Wikimedia Commons) WASHINGTON– Lester Ray Nichols, a sex offender who moved out of the country and never updated his registration, might not have been actually...
