by Sofia Sorochinskaia | Feb 5, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Hundreds of people gathered on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to protest the policies introduced by the new administration. The demonstration was part of a global action called #50501 which called for people across all 50 states to rally at their state...
by Jiah Choe | Feb 5, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – House Democrats introduced the Rosa Parks Day Act on Tuesday, which would have been Rosa Parks’s 112th birthday. The bill was reintroduced by Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) and, if passed, will designate December 1st as the first federal holiday honoring a...
by Lenna Peterson | Feb 5, 2025 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON — The 17th Annual Lincoln Oratory Festival hosted 293 local elementary and middle school students at Ford’s Theatre, the site of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. The event showcased third-grade through eighth-grade students who performed historical...
by Zoe Singer | Feb 5, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The White House reaffirmed President Donald Trump’s proposal for the U.S. to control Gaza during a Wednesday press briefing stating that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu knew about the plan before Trump’s announcement. White House Press...
by Rachel Spears | Feb 5, 2025 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Maritime industry experts emphasized uncertainty in the United States’ ability to compete with China on the global stage after federal funds for maritime infrastructure were paused by President Donald Trump. “We are on the brink of failure,” said Brian...
by Jerry Wu | Feb 5, 2025 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — As their first move in the new presidential administration, Republican top brass on the Senate and House Veterans’ Affairs Committees introduced a bill last week loosening the threshold for veterans to access private care. On paper, the Veterans’ ACCESS...
by Samanta Habashy | Feb 4, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee met Tuesday to tackle the fentanyl epidemic and the persistently high opioid-related U.S. death rate as the Trump administration introduced trade measures targeting illegal drug trafficking networks in Mexico, Canada and...
by Jiah Choe | Feb 4, 2025 | Featured, National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON – The Senate Foreign Relations Committee met on Thursday to discuss China’s influence at home and abroad with committee Chairman James Risch (R-Idaho) calling the country, “the greatest, long-term threat to the United States.” Both lawmakers and experts...
by Jeremy Fredricks | Feb 4, 2025 | Politics
Sean Duffy will be the next Transportation Secretary. He was confirmed 77-22 by the full U.S. Senate on Jan. 28. Duffy will focus on his stated priorities: improving safety and expanding access to public transportation. Jeremy Fredricks...
by Jeremy Fredricks | Feb 4, 2025 | Politics
Senate committee moves Duffy nomination forward: The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee voted 28-0 to send Sean Duffy’s nomination as Transportation Secretary to the full Senate for a vote. Jeremy Fredricks...
by Samanta Habashy | Jan 31, 2025 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee grilled Kash Patel, a former Trump administration official and outspoken critic of the intelligence community, about his vision for the FBI as its next director of the Bureau of Investigation. Unlike other confirmation...
by Joshua Sukoff | Jan 30, 2025 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — On Wednesday at 8:48 p.m., American Airlines flight 5342, which was en route from Wichita, Kansas, collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter during the passenger jet’s final approach to Reagan National Airport. A U.S. Park Police helicopter circles the...
