by Emma Sullivan | Jan 19, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — In February 2020, Angela Meriquez Vázquez was an avid runner with nearly two decades of experience. A month later, she contracted COVID-19 and her life changed dramatically. What initially seemed like a mild infection developed into debilitating...
by Aidan Johnstone | Jan 18, 2024 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – “Shark Tank” investor and venture capitalist Kevin O’Leary urged House members on Thursday to oppose a set of proposed bank regulations that he said would harm small businesses’ access to lending. The set of regulations, titled Basel III, would...
by Alicia Tang | Jan 18, 2024 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – Experts push for federal action addressing restrictive local zoning that has stymied affordable housing availability at a Joint Economic Committee hearing on Wednesday. Local rules prohibit building anything other than single-family detached homes in 75%...
by Clare Zhang | Jan 18, 2024 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – Some legislators want immediate action on the FAIR College Sports Act, meant to standardize state laws on student-athletes profiting from their personal brands, but it looks unlikely that Congress can come to an agreement anytime soon. Lawmakers and...
by Rafaela Jinich | Jan 18, 2024 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden convened key congressional leaders at the White House on Wednesday to catalyze support for the stalled $110 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and other crucial U.S. allies. Minutes before the meeting, National Security...
by Lily Ogburn | Jan 18, 2024 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Members of Congress discussed the need for new legislation and additional financing and support for nuclear energy abroad on Wednesday in response to China and Russia’s exportation of nuclear reactors to foreign countries. According to a memorandum...
by Charlotte Ehrlich | Jan 17, 2024 | Business, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON – Congressional lawmakers and witnesses examined whether slower U.S. infrastructure growth and disruptions in the supply chain are hurting basic transportation needs during a hearing on Wednesday assessing the state of the industry. Rep. David Rouzer...
by Alicia Tang | Jan 17, 2024 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the White House announced Wednesday an initiative cracking down on overdraft fees to increase transparency for consumers. A new proposed rule would force banks and credit unions with more than $10 billion in...
by Lindsey Byman and Ruby Grisin | Jan 17, 2024 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – Conservative justices on The Supreme Court seem poised to overturn a doctrine that allows federal agencies to interpret ambiguous legislation, after oral arguments Wednesday. The doctrine came under threat from two separate cases involving small fishing...
by Jonah Elkowitz and Braedyn Speight | Jan 17, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Republicans on Wednesday again hammered the Biden administration over its border policies by asserting that are failing to enforce even basic immigration laws. The hearing comes on the heels of the joint staff report between the House Committee on...
by Lance Wilhelm | Jan 17, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Protesters gathered in Freedom Plaza before marching to the White House on Saturday, opposing the Biden administration’s support of Israel in the Israel-Hamas war. Tens of thousands were present at the rally, with organizers suggesting attendance...
by Clare Zhang | Jan 17, 2024 | Business, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON – Strong economic performance, including solid retail sales growth, signals a good likelihood that the Federal Reserve board will cut interest rates this year, Federal Reserve Board Governor Christopher Waller said Tuesday. In the fourth quarter of 2023,...
