by Alexia Sextou | Feb 12, 2026 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Improving security ties between Israel and Syria may offer a rare opportunity to reduce regional tensions, witnesses told a House panel Tuesday morning, however lawmakers were concerned over violence and the targeting of minorities inside Syria. “Having...
by Anisha Iqbal | Feb 11, 2026 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON –– Experts on China-United States relations warned Wednesday that the U.S. had failed to respond to Beijing’s escalating campaign of “lawfare” and political coercion to marginalize Taiwan. Lawfare refers to legal action taken as part of a hostile strategy...
by Dasha Dubinina | Feb 11, 2026 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — As Americans struggle with the affordability crisis, a panel of top Democratic‑aligned economists at the Center for American Progress on Tuesday debated whether price controls should be the centerpiece of an affordability agenda. The think tank gathered...
by Cayla Labgold-Carroll | Feb 11, 2026 | Featured, Living, Politics
WASHINGTON — On the 108th day of their walk across much of the U.S., a group of Buddhist monks arrived in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday for the final leg of their ‘Walk for Peace’. The monks, who began their pilgrimage in Fort Worth, Texas, described the walk as a...
by Isabel Papp | Feb 11, 2026 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – A “war against God” is being waged globally, according to witnesses at a congressional hearing on Feb. 4 calling for U.S. intervention to support religious freedom overseas. Amid increasing reports of persecution of Christians in Nicaragua, Nigeria, and...
by Marissa Fernandez | Feb 11, 2026 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Questions over the Federal Communications Commission’s rule restricting television ownership and whether changes to the ownership cap are needed were the core of a Senate committee hearing on Tuesday. The hearing comes amid debate over a potential...
by David Sun | Feb 11, 2026 | Environment, Featured
Washington — Attendees filled the Fred Kavli Auditorium at the National Academy of Sciences on Tuesday for Climate Conversations: D.C. Crossroads, which featured two panel discussions. The first conversation focused on how to communicate climate change effectively,...
by Carlotta Angiolillo | Feb 11, 2026 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – The Washington Post remains mired in upheaval after laying off at least one-third of its staff last Wednesday. The Associated Press reported Saturday that publisher and CEO Will Lewis resigned amid criticism of his handling of the staff layoffs. The...
by Chloe Park | Feb 11, 2026 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — Democrats on Tuesday slammed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) immigration officials over aggressive enforcement tactics, as the department’s top leadership appeared before Congress for the first time this year. The hearing comes as DHS funding is...
by Cate Bouvet | Feb 10, 2026 | Education, Featured, Politics
Seven months after a Supreme Court Case gave parents sweeping rights to remove their children from lessons that violate religious beliefs, Republicans conveyed concerns Tuesday about school districts ignoring the ruling while Democrats voiced fears that the ruling...
by Marissa Fernandez | Feb 5, 2026 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed a resolution to overturn parts of D.C. law. Before this vote, around 40 members of Free DC gathered in U.S Senate office buildings to talk to lawmakers and protest the resolution. Many attendees saw the...
by Alexia Sextou | Feb 5, 2026 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Bi-partisan lawmakers accused the Department of Veterans Affairs’ representatives of mismanagement at a hearing on the digital GI Bill on Wednesday morning, since the program’s cost has ballooned and veterans have faced delayed education and housing...
