by Tyler Pager | Mar 3, 2015 | Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON – The speech generated more buzz than the State of the Union, yet some key members of Congress were absent. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Tuesday to a joint meeting of Congress about the importance of not settling for a bad nuclear deal...
by Joshua Rosenblat | Mar 3, 2015 | Education, Topics
WASHINGTON — Advocates for reforming school discipline policies said on Tuesday that recent findings indicating a racial disparity in punishments highlight a need for change. “We need a paradigm shift to move from a punitive, sanction-based system… to a restorative,...
by Paige Leskin | Mar 3, 2015 | Politics, Topics
By Yunita Ong and Paige Leskin WASHINGTON – Democratic leaders criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress on Tuesday as “political theater” and an “affront” to President Barack Obama, the State Department and the Democratic Party...
by Adam Mintzer | Mar 3, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The Prime Minister of Israel gave a loaded speech Tuesday on nuclear arms to a GOP-led congress, some disgruntled Democrats and pro-Israel activists — but no explosion came. Tensions brewed for weeks among members of Congress, but Prime...
by Ashley Gilmore | Mar 3, 2015 | Living, Topics
WASHINGTON—U.S. efforts to end human trafficking should concentrate on Asia, according to experts at a The Heritage Foundation meeting Tuesday. The experts noted that more than 35 million people are victims of human trafficking globally, and two-thirds of them are...
by Preston R. Michelson | Mar 3, 2015 | Education
WASHINGTON — As the parents of two teenage daughters, the Obamas know the potential of young girls. On Tuesday, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama unveiled an initiative to promote education opportunities for adolescent girls worldwide. The first...
by Tara Longardner | Mar 3, 2015 | National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON– Pakistan is “seriously considering” holding a regional conference on violent extremism and ISIS recruiting of European and American citizens, Pakistani Ambassador Jalil Abbas Jilani said Tuesday. Jilani, speaking to reporters at a...
by Jesse Kirsch | Mar 3, 2015 | Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — In a much-anticipated speech before a joint meeting of Congress on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasted ongoing Iranian nuclear negotiations, arguing such talks will do little to stop a long-term global threat. Netanyahu also said...
by Haley Hinkle | Mar 3, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Military leaders told lawmakers on Tuesday U.S.-Iraqi forces have made progress defeating the self-proclaimed Islamic State, but continued success would be impeded if automatic reductions in the defense budget take place. Gen. Lloyd Austin, the commander...
by Nancy Wang | Mar 2, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON— Despite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s assurance that his Tuesday speech to a joint session of Congress is not intended “to show any disrespect” to President Barack Obama, a look back at the two leaders’ history shows relations have often been...
by Olivia Marcus | Mar 2, 2015 | Topics
WASHINGTON – In the wake of the Federal Communications Commission’s vote to approve the strongest ever net neutrality rules, Republican lawmakers are taking aim at the agency itself. “What the FCC did last week is ill-advised, illogical and illegal,”...
by Yunita Ong | Mar 2, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON – When Binh T. Nguyen was younger, her father was killed in a re-education camp in communist-era Vietnam. Now as director of Human Rights for Vietnam PAC, Nguyen feels a strong obligation to advance the rights of fellow Southeast Asians. Nguyen is part of a...
