by Kristen Axtman | Nov 9, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Tribal leaders on Wednesday urged the federal government for more money and law enforcement support to help them tackle the spread of fentanyl – a synthetic opioid that is up to 100 times as potent as morphine – in Native communities. At a Senate Indian...
by Pavan Acharya | Nov 8, 2023 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — With any Ukraine aid package stalled in Congress, State Department officials warned senators on Wednesday that the United States’ alliances in Europe could be in jeopardy if new funding is not approved soon. “This is the wrong time to walk away,” James...
by Matthew Vega | Nov 8, 2023 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — Small business owners and legal experts told lawmakers on Wednesday that new regulations by the Department of Energy have drastically increased their costs for doing business, which in turn have piled on expenses for consumers and forced homebuyers out of...
by Julian Andreone | Nov 8, 2023 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — Senators condemned the loopholes some of the wealthiest Americans have used to avoid and evade paying taxes and sparred over the best ways to maximize IRS effectiveness during a Budget Committee hearing on Wednesday. Democrats on the committee argued that...
by Pavan Acharya | Nov 8, 2023 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – With a government shutdown looking increasingly likely, Congress has yet to offer up a new funding package to aid Ukraine in its ongoing war against Russia as new House speaker Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) has insisted on separating Ukraine aid from a...
by Cate Bikales | Nov 8, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — After more than 90 minutes of oral arguments, Supreme Court justices on Tuesday seemed inclined to side with the Biden administration, which argued that it is “common sense” to prevent dangerous people from possessing firearms. The case before the court,...
by Casey He | Nov 7, 2023 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – Testimony from a Meta whistleblower on the company’s reluctance to act on online safety and privacy led to a rare bipartisan push for legislation to protect children’s online safety and privacy Tuesday. “Meta knows the harm kids experience on their...
by Pavan Acharya | Nov 7, 2023 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Military veterans who owned small businesses told policymakers on Tuesday that shortcomings in government efforts to aid those transitioning out of the military are making it more difficult for service members to build their own businesses after leaving...
by Elleiana Green and Shravya Pant | Nov 7, 2023 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — A Meta whistleblower sounded the alarm to Congress on Instagram’s product design, alleging that the popular social media platform knowingly designed products at the expense of teens’ mental health and safety in testimony on Tuesday. Senators on both sides...
by Gaby Striano | Nov 7, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Bureau of Prisons Director Colette Peters was called before Congress on Tuesday to explain what the agency is doing to address staffing shortages and crumbling infrastructure in federal prisons. The bureau has been under fire since the Associated Press...
by Rachel Schlueter | Nov 6, 2023 | Featured, Politics
THE PLAINS, VA. – Natalie Erdossy had always voted for Democrats in state and nationwide elections. Until Glenn Youngkin came along two years ago. “Governor Youngkin is the first Republican that I ever voted for for a higher office,” the mom of four said. “And it was...
by Shravya Pant | Nov 2, 2023 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) called attention to the veteran suicide crisis on Wednesday, urging the Department of Veteran Affairs to expand its medical research and improve its efforts at suicide prevention, especially for those living in rural communities....
