by Astrid Goh | Jan 26, 2015 | Business, Energy, Environment
By Astrid Goh WASHINGTON – Among Latin American countries, Venezuela will take the biggest blow from the recent plunge in global crude oil prices, an energy analyst said Monday at George Washington University. About 15 people attended the event, “Crude Awakening:...
by Tara Longardner | Jan 21, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The White House made efforts to engage at-home audiences through social media for this year’s State of the Union. While some say it worked in a big way, how big was it? Twitter announced the most successful hashtag of the night, #SOTU, made its way...
by Paige Leskin | Jan 21, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Legislation aimed at preventing suicide among military veterans is advancing quickly through Congress, in line to be one of the first bills signed into law under the new leadership. Political leaders, as well as suicide prevention and veteran advocacy...
by Nancy Wang | Jan 21, 2015 | Living
WASHINGTON — Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro on Wednesday urged mayors from across the country to help the federal government reduce homelessness, encourage home ownership and build stronger local communities. “We have an agenda of opportunity,”...
by Preston R. Michelson | Jan 21, 2015 | Education
WASHINGTON — Speaking to the nation’s mayors, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan continued his call for an overhaul of the “No Child Left Behind” law on Wednesday. “We would love to fix it. We think obviously much of it is outdated,” Duncan said at the winter meeting...
by Astrid Goh | Jan 21, 2015 | Politics
By Astrid Goh and Medha Imam An online video of Tuesday’s State of the Union speech released on House Speaker John Boehner’s official YouTube channel did not include two short segments of the president’s original speech — one on climate change and another...
by Ashley Gilmore | Jan 21, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON— Republican women have more difficulty getting elected to Congress than Democrats, although gender parity remains a problem for both parties, panelists said at an event on Wednesday. Democratic women make up 30 percent of their party’s elected senators and...
by Shelbie Bostedt | Jan 21, 2015 | Environment
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House passed legislation on Wednesday to speed the construction of natural gas pipelines by squeezing the federal review and permit process. The “Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act” requires the government to approve or deny an...
by Haley Hinkle | Jan 21, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON — A Washington library hosted a marathon reading of George Orwell’s novel “1984” Wednesday as part of a series on privacy and government surveillance. The reading’s theme was “Big Brother is watching you,” a reference to the all-knowing governmental...
by William Hicks | Jan 21, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON — A group of Democratic lawmakers and one outspoken independent pressed Wednesday for action on a comprehensive package of campaign finance reform legislation. Their “reforms” include the Democracy for All Amendment, a change in the Constitution that...
by Tal Axelrod | Jan 21, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Sen. John McCain used a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Wednesday to criticize President Barack Obama’s State of the Union claim that the “shadow of crisis has passed.” “That news came as quite a surprise to anyone who has been paying attention to...
