by Alex Duner | Jan 12, 2016 | SOTU2018, State of the Union
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama delivers his seventh and final State of the Union address Tuesday night. Excerpts released by the White House indicate that the speech will express optimism for the country’s future in “a time of extraordinary...
by Jack Corrigan | Jan 11, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — In an attempt to further stifle North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un’s nuclear ambitions, the U.S. House introduced a bill on Monday that would apply new financial sanctions to North Korea and call for stricter enforcement of existing sanctions. Though...
by Noah Fromson | Jan 11, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – While drugs that combat rising U.S. heroin addiction and overdose rates exist and new versions are on the way, access is too limited and treatment is too decentralized to be effective, a group of medical experts told a House task force Monday....
by Nicolas Rivero | Jan 11, 2016 | Environment
WASHINGTON — In the wake of the landmark Paris climate accord, energy experts said Monday that the drive to create a cleaner electric grid in the United States must come from consumers, not regulators. A panel convened at the National Press Club focused on how...
by Julia Jacobs | Jan 11, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON —In a rare display of bipartisanship, House Democrats and Republicans pushed legislation to enhance sanctions against North Korea on Monday amid continued investigation into the country’s claim that it detonated a hydrogen bomb last week. The bill would...
by Drew Gerber | Jan 11, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Jonathan Moreno, a leading bioethicist at the University of Pennsylvania, said Monday that a number of new neurotechnologies could have national security applications for use in warfare — but most will likely never be developed. Moreno, who...
by Isabella Gutierrez | Jan 11, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — The U.S. is once again competing for military dominance because of challenges in technology and global information systems by other countries, the chief of U.S. naval operations said in a National Press Club speech Monday. Adm. John Richardson...
by Nick Hagar | Jan 11, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – Experts addressed the growing risks to U.S. military operations posed by weapons designed to destroy satellites during a roundtable at the Atlantic Council on Monday. Three leading researchers discussed emerging space issues, including how space should...
by Natalie Escobar, Sabrina Rodriguez and Tyler Kendall | Jan 11, 2016 | Education
WASHINGTON — Lawyers representing a group of California teachers argued before the Supreme Court Monday that forcing non-union members to pay “fair-share fees” infringes on First Amendment rights. The high court heard oral arguments for the case Friedrichs v....
by Allyson Chiu | Jan 11, 2016 | Environment
WASHINGTON—Power plants have to cut carbon dioxide and other emissions under a new federal environmental plan, but states have to decide how they will allocate emission allowances to local energy companies — and their decisions will have long-range...
by Tyler Kendall | Jan 11, 2016 | Education
WASHINGTON- Demonstrators rallied outside the Supreme Court on Monday morning ahead of the hearing of Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association. The case challenges the requirement that teachers, including non-union members, are required to pay agency fees to...
