by André Hiroki | Mar 12, 2026 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — Basma Ahmad leaves her apartment in Arlington, Va., just after 7 a.m., walking a few blocks to a Metro station before catching the train into Washington. By the time she reaches her office downtown, the commute has taken close to an hour. Ahmad, 25, moved...
by Gloria Ngwa | Mar 11, 2026 | Politics
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution examined birthright citizenship Tuesday after President Donald Trump issued an executive order denying citizenship to children born to undocumented immigrants. Ranking chair Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo.,...
by Cayla Labgold-Carroll and Ben Shapiro | Mar 10, 2026 | Featured, National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats Tuesday demanded clarity on an exit strategy for the Iran war. Republicans said their focus remains on what the military campaign would ultimately accomplish. On Feb. 28, the U.S and Israel initiated strikes against Iran, killing...
by Marissa Fernandez and Cate Bouvet | Mar 10, 2026 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Six Democratic senators on Monday pledged to fight to bring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio to testify on Iran before Congress and to force more debate over the war on the Senate floor. Democratic Senators held the...
by Anisha Iqbal and Chloe Park | Mar 10, 2026 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — Hundreds of onlookers attended a John F. Kennedy Jr. lookalike contest at Barrel House Cafe & Bar on Sunday afternoon. The event took place alongside the ongoing series “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette,” directed by Emmy- and...
by Brooke Sharp | Mar 10, 2026 | Featured, National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON — Surrounded by a sea of white, green, and red, hundreds of Iranian protesters waved the Iranian flag on their march to Farragut Square Saturday afternoon to celebrate the fall of the Iranian regime. Two blocks over, anti-war protesters held signs calling...
by Gloria Ngwa | Mar 6, 2026 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON – House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-K.Y., on Wednesday accused Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison of allowing fraud and misuse of federal welfare funds in Minnesota. Rep. Comer alleged that billions in...
by Dasha Dubinina | Mar 5, 2026 | Environment, Featured, Politics
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by Carlotta Angiolillo | Mar 5, 2026 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – Fifty three medical schools will dedicate at least 40 hours of students’ degree requirements to nutrition education beginning next fall, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced on Thursday. In a survey of 133 U.S. medical...
by Alexia Sextou | Mar 5, 2026 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee voted 22-11 Thursday to advance a Republican-backed bill targeting sanctuary immigration policies, sending the measure to the House floor for a full vote despite firm Democratic opposition. “This bill is for you,” Rep. Tom...
by Cate Bouvet | Mar 5, 2026 | Featured, National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — Democratic senators on the Foreign Relations Committee have sharply criticized Troy Edgar, the nominee for ambassador to El Salvador, over his actions as Department of Homeland Security deputy secretary under President Donald Trump. At Edgar’s nomination...
by Isabel Papp | Mar 5, 2026 | Featured, National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — At the beginning of a Senate subcommittee hearing, a member of the public audience stood up and shouted, “Israel is the reason for this war!” The protestor, who was roughly removed from the hearing room, was later identified as Brian McGinnis,...
