by Kally Proctor | Oct 29, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators on both sides of the aisle addressed the increasing political polarization in the country and their own roles in driving it during a hearing on politically violent attacks on Tuesday. “I find hearings like this frustrating,” said Sen. Cory...
by Avigna Ramachandran | Oct 29, 2025 | Business, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON – Roughly 330,000 federal workers in the DMV area have been furloughed due to the government shutdown, and local establishments are feeling the impact. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 99.9 percent of businesses in the U.S. are small...
by Alison Miller | Oct 28, 2025 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON – Meredith Peterson is the parent of a 17-year-old with Down syndrome. The Pennsylvania mother said the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) is crucial in protecting her access to resources and funding as she navigated...
by Desiree Luo | Oct 28, 2025 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON — Like many parents, Aimee Storm and Ted Westervelt asked their children to make Christmas lists as the holiday season approaches. But the couple is unsure they will have the money to buy presents with their income in limbo. They joined other furloughed...
by Katareena Roska | Oct 28, 2025 | Featured, Politics
NEW YORK — Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) drew thousands to Forest Hills Stadium in Queens on Sunday, where they spoke about fighting back against the policies of the Trump administration,...
by Philip Lam | Oct 24, 2025 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – Nominees to the Board of Directors of the largest public power system in the country clashed with lawmakers Wednesday over commitments to honor decarbonization goals. The nominees to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), hailing from backgrounds in...
by Alison Miller | Oct 24, 2025 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Hamtramck, Michigan, Mayor Amer Ghalib forcefully defended past comments and years of social media activity during intense questioning by lawmakers at his confirmation hearing to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait on Thursday. Ghalib faced scrutiny...
by Sophie Baker | Oct 24, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Paul Ingrassia withdrew his nomination to lead the Office of Special Counsel on Tuesday night after facing Republican pushback over past controversial statements. While Ingrassia joins a growing list of President Donald Trump’s nominees who have...
by Katareena Roska | Oct 24, 2025 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — At an Oct. 23 Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing, lawmakers discussed the benefits and disadvantages of stricter chemical regulation approvals from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) established the...
by Aanika Sawhney | Oct 23, 2025 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The White House’s entire East Wing was turned into rubble, making way for President Trump’s new $300 million ballroom. The project continues amid the government shutdown, a concern for some traveling across the country to see the president’s...
by Isaiah Steinberg | Oct 23, 2025 | Featured, National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — U.S. forces struck two alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, eliciting international outcry as the Trump administration continues its campaign against alleged “narco-terrorists.” Since early September, U.S. Special Operations...
by Katarzyna Nguyen | Oct 22, 2025 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — Current and former FEMA employees held a solidarity rally outside the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters last Friday, calling out Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and FEMA administrator David Richardson for their policies and...
