by Logan Schiciano | Jan 18, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Richard “Bigo” Barnett is expected to testify in defense of his actions in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, Brad Geyer, one of his lawyers, announced Tuesday. The prosecution is on track to rest its case Wednesday afternoon and Barnett could take the...
by Avani Kalra | Jan 18, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON –– The House passed a bill Wednesday that, if enacted, would enforce punitive measures for health care providers who don’t attempt to preserve the life of an infant born after a failed abortion. H.R. 26, dubbed the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection...
by Jacob Wendler | Jan 17, 2023 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — U.K. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaffirmed their support for Ukraine in bilateral talks Tuesday. In a joint press conference Tuesday afternoon, Blinken and Cleverly told reporters they discussed Russia’s...
by Saul Pink | Jan 17, 2023 | Featured, Immigration, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard a case Tuesday morning that raised technical questions about the legal labyrinth of U.S. immigration procedure with possible impacts on thousands of migrants hoping to overturn deportation orders in federal courts. The case,...
by Logan Schiciano | Jan 17, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – President Biden called for unity in the continued fight for social justice at the National Action Network’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast on Monday. “The path is clear. To go forward, we need to do it together,” said Biden, who spoke at the...
by Stephanie Markowitz | Jan 12, 2023 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – Airports and airlines are attempting to recoup their losses and quell public exasperation a day after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had to issue a 90-minute nationwide ground stop to air travel, scrambling schedules and grounding thousands of...
by Kate Walter | Jan 12, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — President Biden touted a promising inflation report and economic improvement in his remarks Thursday, while also addressing the second batch of classified documents found at his home in Wilmington, Delaware this morning. After delivering his remarks on...
by Saul Pink | Jan 12, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — In his first news conference since becoming Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) vowed to protect Medicare and Social Security, expressed openness to releasing security camera footage from the Capitol insurrection and announced plans to investigate...
by Joanna Hou | Jan 12, 2023 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON — A consumer group is recommending that the Department of Transportation require airlines and ticket agents to provide prompt refunds to travelers in the event of cancellations or significant delays. The Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee made...
by Logan Schiciano | Jan 12, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Over two years after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, the trial is underway for an Arkansas man who is the subject of one of the most well-known images from the day. Richard Barnett was photographed with his feet on a desk in then-House Speaker...
by Shannon Tyler | Jan 12, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — House Minority leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) held his first weekly press conference for the 118th congress Thursday morning addressing Rep. George Santos’ (R-NY) investigations, ethics complaints and several bills passed by House Republicans this week. ...
by Lucia Barnum | Jan 11, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – The GOP-led House on Wednesday passed a bill that would require doctors and other medical professions to provide care to infants who survive abortions. The bill, which passed 220-210, is one of two anti-abortion measures that the House took up on...
