by Jonas Blum | Nov 14, 2024 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Transportation committee ranking member Richard Larsen (D-Wash.), questioned Coast Guard leadership on the U.S. ability to ice break in the Arctic Circle compared to competitors Russia and China after the Government Accountability Office released a...
by Jonas Blum | Nov 14, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Concern, questions and condemnation from veterans and members of Congress have grown since President-elect Trump announced Pete Hegseth, a Fox News contributor and retired Army National Guardsman, as his selection for Secretary of Defense. Hegseth, who...
by Audrey Pachuta | Nov 14, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – House Republicans gathered Wednesday afternoon at a hotel just blocks from the Capitol to elect their leadership team for the 119th Congress after projections showed that they would retain control of the lower chamber. “We have a very well-designed...
by Eli Kronenberg | Nov 13, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Republican Senators elected South Dakota’s John Thune to be their new Majority Leader on Wednesday morning, marking an end to Mitch McConnell’s 17-year stint atop the Senate Republican Conference. Thune defeated Senator John Cornyn’s (R-Texas) and...
by Caroline Killilea | Nov 13, 2024 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON – Multiple witnesses criticized the U.S. government for its lack of transparency regarding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) information and called for greater accountability from the Executive Branch on Wednesday during a House Oversight and...
by Ananya Chag and Heather Zhu | Nov 13, 2024 | Business, Featured, Supreme Court, Topics
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court raised concerns Wednesday about the technical complexities required to issue a ruling on a securities lawsuit against Nvidia Corp. and CEO Jensen Huang for allegedly misleading investors on its cryptocurrency sales ahead of a crash....
by Emma Richman | Nov 13, 2024 | Energy, Environment, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON – World leaders discussed climate change solutions at the United Nations’ climate change conference in Azerbaijan this week, amid the increasing threat of global warming during the hottest year on record. The conference, known as COP29, brought together...
by Sonya Dymova | Nov 13, 2024 | Featured, National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON — Moldova’s pro-EU President Maia Sandu secured a second term in a pivotal runoff on Nov. 4, defeating Alexandr Stoianoglo, a rival backed by the traditionally pro-Russian Socialist Party. Two weeks earlier, Moldovans narrowly voted in a national referendum...
by Marisa Guerra Echeverria and Audrey Pachuta | Nov 12, 2024 | Featured, Immigration, Topics
WASHINGTON — During oral arguments Tuesday, Supreme Court justices participated in a heated debate regarding the status of Hugo Abisaí Monsalvo Velázquez, an undocumented immigrant seeking to avoid deportation. Monsalvo Velázquez’s attorney contended that his...
by Raj Ghanekar | Nov 11, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Health & Science, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON– Experts say the successful protection of abortion rights in seven states Tuesday shows reproductive rights are popular among voters. However, an interesting scenario in four states is raising questions about the issue. Voters in Nevada, Arizona, Montana...
by Heather Zhu | Nov 7, 2024 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 0.25% at its Nov. 7 meeting, with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell underscoring the central bank’s commitment to its dual mandate and reinforcing its independence in response to potential political pressures...
by Eli Kronenberg | Nov 7, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – As a big screen at Vice President Kamala Harris’ election-night gathering at Howard University showed Jake Tapper announcing CNN’s call of North Carolina for former President Donald Trump, a smattering of boos rang out. Seconds later, Tapper and his CNN...
