by Jesse Kirsch | Feb 23, 2015 | National Security
By Jesse Kirsch WASHINGTON—The final version of an authorization to allow the president to use military force against the Islamic State should incorporate clear objectives and the means to achieve those goals, military and intelligence experts said...
by William Hicks | Feb 23, 2015 | Immigration, National Security
By William Hicks WASHINGTON—With a Friday deadline approaching, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson urged Congress on Monday to reach a consensus bill before funding for the agency expires. The agency’s responsibilities include border security,...
by Medha Imam | Feb 23, 2015 | Immigration, National Security, Politics
By Medha Imam WASHINGTON –President Barack Obama urged the nation’s governors Monday to support his efforts to secure funding for the Department of Homeland Security. As part of his remarks at the White House, Obama warned the governors of the “direct impact” a...
by Tal Axelrod | Feb 23, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON – A conflict expert on Monday urged the U.S. to find an alternative narrative to combat the violent one being pushed forward by the Islamic State. The American narrative of denying blame and placing it on the enemy will not work in this battle, said Sara...
by Tara Longardner | Feb 23, 2015 | Living, National Security
By Tara Longardner WASHINGTON – The issue of illiteracy has moved into the cyber world. Digital illiteracy affects the elderly, poor and those with limited English proficiency and puts them more at risk of cybersecurity breaches, experts said Monday. In terms...
by Haley Hinkle | Feb 23, 2015 | Health & Science, Living
By Haley Hinkle WASHINGTON—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to launch a new system for analyzing the effectiveness of medical devices after they hit the market and are put in use across the country. The system, planned in collaboration with Brookings...
by Tyler Pager | Feb 23, 2015 | National Security
By Tyler Pager and Paige Leskin GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — Lawyers for the alleged mastermind of the bombing of the USS Cole argued Monday the case should be dismissed on the grounds that defense officials illegally forced the military judges to move to...
by Tanner Howard | Feb 20, 2015 | Topics
WASHINGTON – Ellington Turner and his mother, Marlece, began to cry. The seventh-grader had just gotten word that his school, MacFarland Middle School in Washington, D.C.’s fast-gentrifying Petworth neighborhood, would be closed following the 2012-2013 school year....
by Shelbie Bostedt | Feb 18, 2015 | Topics
By Shelbie Bostedt WASHINGTON – The State Department and Environmental Protection Agency launched a program Wednesday to monitor the air quality of countries around the world, citing China’s acknowledgement of its pollution as a result of U.S. monitoring as a success...
by Tanner Howard | Feb 18, 2015 | Education
By Tanner Howard WASHINGTON – The number of students in afterschool programs has increased to more than 10 million in the past 10 years. But a proposal to change how federal afterschool funding is allocated could jeopardize some of those programs and make it more...
by Joshua Rosenblat | Feb 18, 2015 | Education
By Josh Rosenblat WASHINGTON — Progressive education and civil rights leaders reaffirmed their opposition to recent GOP-sponsored bills to reauthorize the No Child Left Behind act, citing educational equality as the most important aspect of any new law. In a...
by Bailey Williams | Feb 18, 2015 | Business
By Bailey Williams WASHINGTON — Preventing independent international airlines from competing with U.S. and European Union approved airlines could inhibit American economic growth, advocates of open-skies agreements said Wednesday. Five representatives from various...
