by Jerry Wu | Mar 5, 2025 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The White House granted a one month-exemption to any tariffs on cars coming into the U.S. from Canada and Mexico, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Wednesday. Leavitt said that President Trump had met with the leaders of the “Big...
by Victoria Ryan and Lenna Peterson | Mar 5, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) delivered the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress Tuesday night, providing a sharp contrast to the partisanship displayed by Trump. Unity was the theme of the address, with Slotkin...
by Paris Fransway and Rachel Spears | Mar 5, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – In an address to both chambers of Congress, President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised his government’s actions during the first 43 days of his second administration, highlighting a crackdown on illegal immigration, erasing what he considers wasteful...
by Lenna Peterson | Mar 5, 2025 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON – Supreme Court Justices heard oral arguments on Tuesday about whether U.S. gun manufacturers can be held accountable for the production and sale of firearms and the proximate harm their products cause in Mexico by contributing to drug cartel violence. In...
by Jiah Choe | Mar 4, 2025 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON – Mardi Gras celebrations filled Wharf Street Saturday as attendees packed the street with food, laughter, music and dancing. The celebration kicked off with an hour-long parade down Wharf Street. Over 40 organizations participated in the parade, including...
by Edward Cruz and Sofia Sorochinskaia | Mar 4, 2025 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — In recent days, President Donald Trump lashed out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the White House and halted American military aid to the war-torn Ukraine. Then, on Tuesday morning, Zelenskyy stressed that he would sign a minerals deal with...
by Jiah Choe and Rachel Spears | Mar 4, 2025 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON – Two Indian companies argued before the Supreme Court Monday about whether the U.S. legal system can rule over their case. In 2005, Devas, an Indian multimedia company, and Antrix, a government-owned Indian space company, signed a space and satellite...
by Sarah Serota | Mar 4, 2025 | Featured, National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday for BLOM Bank SAL v. Honickman, which focused on how high the bar should be to reopen a case after a ruling had been made. The case before the court will act as a guidepost for deciding when to consider...
by Jerry Wu | Mar 4, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — There was a fear festering in Dean’s mind even before she found out late February that she and all other VA crisis line responders had been ordered to return to work at their Atlanta satellite office in the coming months. Still, the news came as a shock....
by Norah D'Cruze | Mar 3, 2025 | Featured, Politics, Topics
OXEN HILL, Md. – Last weekend President Donald Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, international leaders, and a chainsaw all shared one stage. The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) saw the largest crowd in its history, and one very much in support of the...
by Sasha Draeger-Mazer | Feb 28, 2025 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Blair House, the residence used to accommodate foreign dignitaries, was busy this week as French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer both paid visits to the White House, the first European leaders to do so since President...
by Micah Sandy | Feb 27, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (UPI) — John Phelan, President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Navy, faced a tense confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday as Democratic lawmakers scrutinized plans to improve the...
