by Sarah Serota | Jan 14, 2025 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – With the clock ticking down on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, House Republicans in the Ways and Means Committee doubled down Tuesday on demanding a permanent extension of the tax cuts. “As of today, we have only 142 legislative days before taxes will go up...
by Raj Ghanekar | Dec 27, 2024 | Featured, Politics
When Democratic representative-elect Cleo Fields went to the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill during new member orientation in November, it was like stepping into the past. The Louisiana politician was back where it all began for him in 1993, when he...
by Coby Potischman | Dec 20, 2024 | Featured, Politics
As reporters milled about the Capitol last month, pressing senators on Matt Gaetz’s nomination for Attorney General, I was fixated on one, far more pressing question. “Senator, what’s your favorite candy from the candy desk?” “Umm, Twix, it’s a good standby, nice to...
by Caroline Killilea | Dec 18, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science
The medication buprenorphine, used by patients with opioid use disorder (OUD), became easier for Americans to access in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, this access is only a temporary protection, and experts say the clock is ticking before...
by Heather Zhu | Dec 12, 2024 | Business, Featured
As President-elect Donald Trump’s administration takes shape, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is set for a transformative period under newly nominated Chair Andrew Ferguson. This transition follows the departure of Lina Khan as head of the agency, whose tenure as...
by Ananya Chag | Dec 10, 2024 | Business, Featured
Cryptocurrency enthusiasts had reasons to celebrate Wednesday after President-elect Donald Trump tapped crypto advocate Paul Atkins for Securities and Exchange Commission chair—but his approach stops short of offering the industry a free pass. Atkins serves as...
by Sarah Lin | Dec 10, 2024 | Business, Education, Featured
For its 200 million weekly active users worldwide, ChatGPT is an invention of convenience. In seconds, the tool can offload hours of menial work in coding, writing and studying, just a few of the product’s many applications. But as the company behind ChatGPT, OpenAI,...
by Audrey Pachuta | Dec 10, 2024 | Featured, Politics
As Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey nears the end of his term, he, his colleagues, and activists reflect on his career of prioritizing disability rights and discuss what lies ahead. During his time in office, Casey helped phase out subminimum wage payments for the...
by Raj Ghanekar | Dec 10, 2024 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON– Supreme Court justices appeared split over whether to uphold a federal mail and wire fraud conviction Monday, questioning a Pennsylvania-based construction business’ misrepresentations in using federal funding. Stamatios “Tom” Kousisis and his company...
by Sonya Dymova | Dec 10, 2024 | Featured, National Security
Donald Jensen recalled the unease he felt as he boarded a plane bound for Pskov, Russia, in 1988 to visit eight Soviet missile bases, part of a groundbreaking arms control effort following decades of Cold War brinkmanship. Months earlier, the United States and Soviet...
by Erica Schmitt | Dec 10, 2024 | Education, Featured
When President-elect Donald Trump nominated Linda McMahon as the Secretary for Education in November, it signified more than a routine staffing decision—it reflected his administration’s broader agenda to reshape America’s public education system. Trump’s...
by Eli Kronenberg | Dec 6, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – The world’s wealthiest man, Elon Musk, and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramswamy met with congressional Republicans on Thursday to brainstorm ideas for the newly-formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) which President-elect Donald Trump...
