by Joshua Irvine | Jan 16, 2020 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Democratic operatives Thursday unveiled a slew of state legislatures they have targeted for takeover in the 2020 elections. The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee named seven states –North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, Texas...
by Zamone "Z" Perez and Benjamin Rosenberg | Jan 15, 2020 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — The last three Senate committees considering the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement approved it Wednesday, paving the way for a Senate vote on the Trump administration’s trade pact to replace NAFTA. Six Senate committees had to sign off on the massive...
by Angelina Campanile | Jan 15, 2020 | National Security
WASHINGTON – The United States has spent $900 billion on the war in Afghanistan, $132 billion for reconstruction of the Afghan government, but much of the reconstruction money was wasted, stolen or failed to address the problems it was meant to fix, the Special...
by Gregory Svirnovskiy | Jan 15, 2020 | National Security
WASHINGTON – In the aftermath of last year’s increase in domestic extremist violence, government officials said Wednesday they need to work more closely with banks to find new ways to root out domestic terrorism. A study conducted by the Anti-Defamation League’s...
by Sneha Dey | Jan 15, 2020 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — An Iranian cyberattack against the United States is a certainty and could possibly impact water supply systems or businesses, counterterrorism experts told the House Committee on Homeland Security Wednesday. Iranian adversaries will likely attack through...
by Alex Moore | Jan 15, 2020 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Congress should act quickly to change marijuana laws to allow researchers easier access to cannabis so they can conduct tests to determine whether it has medical value and what risks might be associated with using it medicinally, top government health...
by Martha Castro | Jan 15, 2020 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON— Several Democratic and Republican members of Congress on Wednesday called on President Donald Trump to impose sanctions on those responsible for the death of Mustafa Kassem, an American citizen who died Monday in an Egyptian prison after being detained in...
by Olivia Olander and Rupa Palla | Jan 15, 2020 | Business, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON – Women and people of color should once again receive a tax incentive to purchase broadcast TV and radio stations to diversify station ownership that is now substantially under 10 percent, members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee said Wednesday at...
by James Pollard and Zamone "Z" Perez | Jan 15, 2020 | Featured, Impeachment, Politics
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a resolution appointing and authorizing managers for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. The vote comes nearly one month after the House voted to impeach the president — a month of sparring...
by Virginia Langmaid | Jan 15, 2020 | Environment
WASHINGTON – Expert testimony on ocean health, emissions and nuclear energy was overshadowed Wednesday by a clash between Republican members and witnesses on the role China and India have to play in addressing global climate change. The House Science, Space and...
by Cassidy Wang | Jan 15, 2020 | Living
WASHINGTON — In its first hearing on the working conditions of airline ground workers, a House aviation subcommittee heard from workers and unions that wages are low, conditions are often unsafe and health care is inadequate. Esteban Barrios, a worker at Miami...
by Zamone "Z" Perez and Benjamin Rosenberg | Jan 15, 2020 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The full Senate looks on track to approve the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement this week, after the last four Senate committees considering the trade deal advanced it Wednesday. Republicans in the Senate are aiming to push USMCA through before the start of...
