by Rayna Song | Nov 17, 2021 | National Security
WASHINGTON — When Marine Sgt. Christopher McDonald was injured, he was prescribed opioids but when he had mental health issues, he was not treated, said his friend, retired Staff Sgt. Johnny Jones, at a House oversight subcommittee hearing Wednesday. McDonald...
by Mary Yang | Nov 17, 2021 | Living
WASHINGTON — Expanding public access to national parks by increasing transportation options will be a top priority in discretionary federal spending, said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday. Buttigieg and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on...
by Mary Yang | Nov 17, 2021 | Living
WASHINGTON — More than 80% of nearly 9,000 low-income areas named “Opportunity Zones” as part of a 2017 tax break program received no money in 2019, federal records show. The reason: There’s no incentive for wealthy taxpayers, who receive generous tax breaks for...
by Ali McCadden | Nov 16, 2021 | Immigration
WASHINGTON — Republican senators grilled Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas during a Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, criticizing the department’s handling of migrants at the southern border as well as its handling of Afghan evacuees. Iowa Sen....
by Yiming Fu | Nov 16, 2021 | Environment, Topics
WASHINGTON – Tribal leaders Tuesday applauded President Joe Biden’s efforts to integrate indigenous knowledge into the administration’s climate change efforts during a virtual White House Tribal Nations Summit. Biden kicked off the two-day summit Monday, an annual...
by Rayna Song | Nov 16, 2021 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that awaits President Joe Biden’s signature is expected to send tens of billions of dollars to New York, with Albany gaining nearly $29 million for its airport and the Capital District Transportation Authority...
by Hannah Zhihan Jiang | Nov 13, 2021 | Politics
ARLINGTON, Va. — For the two days leading up to Veterans Day on Thursday, thousands of Americans, many carrying flowers, were allowed for the first time in nearly a hundred years to lay flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. After...
by Mikayla Denault | Nov 11, 2021 | Politics
WASHINGTON — While the House of Representatives passed the Washington D.C. Admissions Act, D.C. residents and veterans called for the Senate to give back to those who serve, which meant granting for D.C. statehood. “We actually pay more in taxes collectively...
by Rayna Song | Nov 11, 2021 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Early next year, Florida will send a statue of Mary McLeod Bethune to replace a statue of a Confederate general in the U.S. Capitol, making her the first Black person to represent a state in the National Statuary Hall Collection. Bethune was an educator...
by Baylor Spears and Zinya Salfiti | Nov 11, 2021 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Tim Keefe, a Navy veteran from Maine, recounted foraging for food and living like a “caveman” in the months when he didn’t qualify for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program during a House subcommittee hearing...
by Ali McCadden | Nov 11, 2021 | Business
WASHINGTON — Black members of the LGBTQ+ community Tuesday asked members of Congress to pass civil rights legislation and create greater visibility for LGBTQ+ people of color, saying they face greater barriers in banking, buying a home and other financial transactions...
by Linus Hoeller | Nov 10, 2021 | National Security
WASHINGTON —Around 135,500 landmines were destroyed in 2020 but the U.S. and some if its main adversaries continue to stockpile the weapons, according to the Landmine Monitor report released Wednesday. The International Campaign to Ban Land Mines, which has been...
