by Madeline Fox | Jan 27, 2015 | Living
WASHINGTON – Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont on Tuesday announced his fix for the soon-to-expire Highway Trust Fund — a $1 trillion, five-year plan he plans to introduce to Congress. The Rebuild America Act, Sanders’ plan, is one of many infrastructure...
by Preston R. Michelson | Jan 27, 2015 | Education, Politics
WASHINGTON — Sen. Lamar Alexander on Tuesday called for a system of state evaluation for teachers, instead of the current federal legislation. At the second Senate hearing this year about the “No Child Left Behind” law, Alexander, R-Tenn., the chairman of the Senate...
by Joshua Rosenblat | Jan 27, 2015 | Education
WASHINGTON – A South Carolina Republican pushed Tuesday for more school choice, giving more students the option of attending private schools, even as much of Congress’ recent reform efforts focus on restructuring national oversight of public education. Sen. Tim Scott...
by Astrid Goh | Jan 27, 2015 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON–European governments must integrate Muslims more into their community to curb the rise of homegrown terrorists like those responsible for the recent Paris attacks in which 20 people died, experts said Tuesday at a talk hosted by the International...
by Bailey Williams | Jan 27, 2015 | Business
WASHINGTON—The top U.S. trade official urged Congress on Tuesday to back President Barack Obama’s plan for increasing trade with other nations by using fast-track authority. U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman said the administration needs a streamlined approval...
by Daniel Hersh | Jan 27, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON – The PreCheck line at your airport might be more crowded in the near future. In September, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it wanted to expand the number of ‘trusted travelers’ in its Private Sector Vetting Initiative, asking industry...
by Medha Imam | Jan 26, 2015 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON – Leaders from Engine, a research and advocacy organization, accompanied members of Congress on Monday to launch a new caucus that aims to promote access to jobs for underrepresented groups in the tech sector. “We just have not had enough women and people...
by Madeline Fox | Jan 26, 2015 | Business, Living
WASHINGTON – Low-income drivers pay prohibitively expensive insurance premiums, according to a study released Monday by the Consumer Federation of America. All price quotes for the researchers’ test subject, a 30-year-old female high school graduate with a clean...
by William Hicks | Jan 26, 2015 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — 2014 was the year of White House fence jumpers. Now in 2015, trespassing in the White House has become mechanized, much to the chagrin of the Secret Service. Early Monday morning a small unmanned drone, a two-foot quadcopter, was found on the...
by Bailey Williams | Jan 26, 2015 | Business
WASHINGTON – Top House Democrats Monday renewed their fight to guarantee at least six paid weeks of parental leave to federal employees for the birth or adoption of a child. “If we don’t want to give federal employees six little weeks of parental leave at least give...
by Tara Longardner | Jan 26, 2015 | Living
WASHINGTON–Wake before dawn. Meditate on the name of God. Tie turban. Visit temple. This is the daily routine of practicing Sikhs around the world — but a mysterious religion to many Americans. Ever since the 9/11 attacks, American Sikhs have experienced...
