by Victoria Ryan | Jan 30, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON – Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, appeared before the Senate Committee on Finance on Wednesday. Kennedy’s previous comments on the efficacy of vaccines raised concern from Senate Democrats,...
by Edward Cruz and Valerie Chu | Jan 29, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. entered the room for his confirmation hearing Wednesday, his supporters in the audience rose to their feet, applauding and chanting “Bobby!” as doctors in the two front rows remained seated, mostly expressionless. Police...
by Sarah Serota | Jan 29, 2025 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – After three consecutive rate cuts, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced Wednesday the Fed will hold the federal funds rate constant at 4.25-4.50%. During its first meeting of 2025, the Fed decided it would not act amidst “somewhat elevated”...
by Lenna Peterson | Jan 29, 2025 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – Howard Lutnick, billionaire CEO and co-chair of the Trump/Vance transition team, vowed to use his position as commerce secretary to implement the new administration’s tariff policies in a confirmation hearing Wednesday. Vice President JD Vance...
by Paris Fransway | Jan 29, 2025 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee heard witness testimony about the Panama Canal on Tuesday. Senators focused on the extent of the Chinese government’s involvement with the canal through private businesses and the possible threat...
by Jerry Wu | Jan 28, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Democrats on the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Tuesday aired grievances over President Donald Trump’s sweeping order to freeze federal funding, a move that began to gut health care programs essential to the VA’s $300 billion budget. “I’m...
by Micah Sandy | Jan 28, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on Tuesday moved the hands of its symbolic Doomsday Clock to 89 seconds to midnight, signaling that humanity is the closest it has ever been to catastrophe. According to the Bulletin, growing geopolitical tensions,...
by Zoe Singer | Jan 28, 2025 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Experts struggled to provide evidence of China’s operational control in the Panama Canal at a congressional hearing on Tuesday but acknowledged an increase in Chinese infrastructure around the waterway. With Chinese companies currently operating ports on...
by Samanta Habashy | Jan 28, 2025 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON – On the 15th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, and one day after President Trump’s inauguration, House Democrats made one thing certain: money determines politics, not the other way around. “One of...
by Norah D'Cruze | Jan 27, 2025 | Featured, Living, Topics
WASHINGTON –– Eric Scott Turner, Trump’s pick for the Secretary of Housing, Development and Urban Development is headed to a full Senate vote after being narrowly approved in committee. He is the first nominee to be approved without an FBI background check, to the...
by Valerie Chu | Jan 23, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Shortly before midnight on Jan. 18, 2025, TikTok’s 170 million users opened the app to see a message informing them that the app was banned in the United States. But the message added: “We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work...
by Micah Sandy | Jan 23, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Brooke Rollins, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Agriculture, defended President Trump’s immigration, tariff and telework policies Thursday during her confirmation hearing before the United States Senate Committee on Agriculture,...
