by Jessica Ma | Oct 25, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — On Tuesday morning, Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) secured the GOP nomination for House Speaker, beating out eight other candidates. But hours later, he dropped out, signaling the Republicans’ inability to rally behind a single candidate. In a historic move,...
by Elleiana Green | Oct 25, 2023 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — Saying they want to protect students from explicit content in school, Republican lawmakers on October 18, 2023, pushed for parents to have more power over educators in deciding the materials used in schools. As books containing LGBTQ+ and Black stories...
by Pavan Acharya | Oct 24, 2023 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Assistant Secretary of State of African Affairs Molly Phee defended the State Department’s response to the July coup in Niger, pushing back on assertions from senators that the Biden administration hasn’t been forceful enough in condemning the West...
by Casey He | Oct 24, 2023 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – Congress needs to act on immigration reform for high-skilled workers to fill jobs in the growing U.S. semiconductor industry, a Department of Commerce director and industry experts said on Tuesday. “We are imposing a self-inflicted wound on our country...
by Cate Bikales | Oct 19, 2023 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government’s current response to pandemic-related fraud is outdated and not fit to fight back against dynamic foreign adversaries, experts warned at a House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee hearing on Thursday. One solution could be emerging...
by Casey He | Oct 19, 2023 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – Artificial intelligence and cybersecurity researchers urged lawmakers on Thursday to enact tougher legislation to protects American companies and their intellectual property from cyberattacks, especially those from China. “The Chinese Communist Party,...
by Matthew Vega | Oct 19, 2023 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — Small business owners told lawmakers on Thursday that new regulations enacted by the Department of Labor are hurting their productivity and claim the rules have led to bureaucracy and mounted costs which push their businesses out of the market. Mario...
by Kunjal Bastola | Oct 19, 2023 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – A House oversight hearing on Wednesday became a lightning rod for partisan criticism on immigration, with Republicans using the forum to ostensibly showcasing their concern for how the Biden administration border policies have led to environmental...
by Luis Castaneda | Oct 19, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – Dr. Gerald W. Parker, chair of the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB), told House lawmakers on Wednesday that research laboratories worldwide handling dangerous pathogens continue to pose a credible threat in producing future...
by Angela Zhang | Oct 18, 2023 | Featured, National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON — Jacob Lew, the Biden-nominated choice for the next U.S. Ambassador to Israel, faced a range of prickly reactions — from protesters and Republican senators alike. The former Secretary of the Treasury appeared in front of Senate Foreign Relations committee...
by Pavan Acharya | Oct 18, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Veteran advocates on Wednesday warned senators that a majority of the more than 200,000 armed service members who leave the military each year may be largely unaware of mandatory government services intended to provide them with educational, mental health...
by Shravya Pant | Oct 18, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – Senators finally held a confirmation hearing on Wednesday for President Biden’s nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, for a position that has been vacant for nearly two years. Bertagnolli was nominated in May after...
