by Suzy Vazquez | Feb 12, 2020 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON — In response to numerous states enacting laws in 2019 that prohibit or restrict abortion, a House subcommittee held a hearing to evaluate H.R. 2975, The Women’s Health Protection Act. The bill would prohibit bans and medically unnecessary...
by Alex Moore and Cassidy Wang | Feb 12, 2020 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — The Census Bureau is falling behind on recruiting workers and community partners for the 2020 count ahead of the start of self-response mailing next month, according to a report released by the Government Accountability Office Wednesday during a...
by James Pollard | Feb 12, 2020 | Featured, National Security, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — National security will likely be an important issue for Democrats during the 2020 presidential election cycle, Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said Wednesday at a panel discussion on foreign policy. “We just went through an impeachment crisis that was...
by Rupa Palla | Feb 12, 2020 | Featured, Health & Science, Technology, Topics
WASHINGTON – Space weather – the reactions between the sun, solar wind and Earth’s magnetic field – poses significant threats to global commerce and human life that need to be better understood, experts told a Senate committee Wednesday. Members of the Senate...
by Joshua Irvine | Feb 12, 2020 | Campaign 2020, Featured
CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE – There is a medal for third place, at least sometimes. Sen. Amy Klobuchar clearly thought so. The Minnesota Democrat was all smiles as she took the stage at a Concord convention center Tuesday night. With 87 percent of precincts reporting,...
by Olivia Olander and Megan Lebowitz | Feb 12, 2020 | Campaign 2020, Featured, Politics, Topics
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Sen. Bernie Sanders scored an early victory in New Hampshire today, marking a solid start to the primaries and reminding the Democratic electorate of the strength in his left-leaning message. “Our campaign is not just about beating Trump. It’s...
by Sneha Dey | Feb 11, 2020 | Campaign 2020, Featured, Topics
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Frank Huntley wheels around a skeleton adorned with his old opioid pill bottles to campaign rallies across New Hampshire. Huntley, who is now six years into his recovery, used the skeleton “Pill Man” to confront presidential candidates about...
by Medill News Service | Feb 11, 2020 | Campaign 2020
The results for the first primary in the nation are due tonight. Most polling locations opened at 7am and close at 7pm. Follow along for updates from New Hampshire. Feb. 11, 2020 – 8:28 p.m. Olivia Olander MANCHESTER, N.H. — At Sen. Bernie Sanders’...
by Sneha Dey, Olivia Olander and Megan Lebowitz | Feb 11, 2020 | Campaign 2020, Featured, Politics
DURHAM, N.H. — On the eve of the New Hampshire primary, Sen. Bernie Sanders took the arena stage, his name emblazoned on a drum set behind him, a stark contrast to the setting of a traditional stump speech. Thousands of millennial and Gen Z supporters showed up...
by Janea Wilson | Feb 11, 2020 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON — Preventing another water-safety crisis requires the Environmental Protection Agency to write specific rules about the use of lead and copper pipes for water, said the chairman of a key House environmental subcommittee Tuesday. Federal rules on lead and...
by Virginia Langmaid | Feb 11, 2020 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON — The United States must act quickly to keep pace with Chinese and Russian competition in space, a House leader on space told a forum of industry representatives Tuesday. “When we are talking about major investments in our infrastructure, we can’t leave...
by Benjamin Rosenberg and Alex Moore | Feb 11, 2020 | Featured, Politics, Sports
WASHINGTON — Student athletes may decide to choose to play sports at universities that will allow them to profit from their name, image and likeness if Congress doesn’t act, Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, an Ohio Republican and former Ohio State football star, said Tuesday....
