by Tanner Howard | Mar 11, 2015 | Education
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration has a “responsibility to do better” in advancing its top education goal of reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, according to a top White House education advisor. Roberto Rodriguez, deputy assistant to the...
by William Hicks | Mar 11, 2015 | National Security
Washington — Secretary of State John Kerry and top defense leaders made the case before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday for President Barack Obama’s request to Congress to use military force against the self-proclaimed Islamic State. “We simply can’t...
by Madeline Fox | Mar 11, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, a possible 2016 Democratic candidate, spoke Wednesday about data-driven government — and also ended up fielding questions about his potential opponent’s recent e-mail controversy. O’Malley pioneered...
by Tal Axelrod | Mar 10, 2015 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON – As President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stake out opposing positions on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, some Western advocacy groups are speaking with their wallets by sending money to West Bank...
by Ashley Gilmore | Mar 10, 2015 | Business
WASHINGTON — Major music organizations agree on the need for free market competition, but disagree on the changes that need to be made in the digital age in the licensing for songwriters. Music experts, testifying Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary...
by Astrid Goh | Mar 10, 2015 | Living
While female representation in jazz has improved since the 1920’s, the field remains dominated by males—from the booking agents to the performers themselves. We take a look at the experiences of some female jazz musicians through the lenses of Shacara Rogers — airport...
by Tyler Pager | Mar 10, 2015 | National Security
By Tyler Pager WASHINGTON — The United States and Cuba do not agree on what closing Guantanamo Bay means, and the disagreement could prevent relations between the two countries from fully normalizing. For the U.S., it means shutting down the controversial detention...
by Bailey Williams | Mar 10, 2015 | Politics
By Bailey Williams WASHINGTON—D.C. police still are using “jump-out tactics” – officers in unmarked cars intimidating people without justification – against black residents, several witnesses told a hearing Tuesday. Witnesses said the Washington police force needs to...
by Shelbie Bostedt | Mar 10, 2015 | Environment, National Security
By Shelbie Bostedt WASHINGTON – Ending the United States embargo of Cuba goods could be damaging to its healthy and thriving marine environment, according to a prominent scientist. The worry? American tourists. At the National Press Club on Tuesday, marine biologist...
by Daniel Hersh | Mar 10, 2015 | National Security
By Daniel Hersh WASHINGTON — Senators on the Foreign Relations Committee said Tuesday they were baffled by what they perceived as a lack of U.S. action in helping Ukraine. In a hearing held Tuesday morning, committee members expressed confusion and frustration...
by Madeline Fox | Mar 10, 2015 | Living, Politics
WASHINGTON — When it comes to paying for roads and bridges, mass transit and rail improvements and transportation safety, the federal government is going broke. It has been for years. As cars become more fuel-efficient and people drive less, there’s even more to...
by Tanner Howard | Mar 10, 2015 | Business
By Tanner Howard WASHINGTON – Just a few years ago, the idea of an American business group entering Cuba and fostering economic activity with its people would have been unthinkable. But economic liberalization in the country, coupled with thawing tensions between the...
