by Nirmal Mulaikal | Mar 13, 2019 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — The head of the House Education and Labor Committee called for “bold higher education reforms” Wednesday to solve the $1.5 trillion owed in student loans, as part of an effort to reauthorize the Higher Education Act. “If we only tinker around the edges...
by Samantha Handler | Mar 13, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Federal Bureau of Investigations and Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosive officials said Wednesday they need more funding because of the possible passage of background check legislation and the increased cost of criminal investigations. At a Commerce,...
by Ester Wells & Leslie Bonilla | Mar 13, 2019 | Featured, Health & Science
ALEXANDRIA, VA —School lunchrooms across Washington, DC will be serving an original recipe from five middle school students next year. The quinoa and chicken “Winter Bowl” recipe, created by a team from Takoma Park Middle School, won the 7th annual Real Food for Kids...
by Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff | Mar 13, 2019 | Environment, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON –– A bill to renew a diesel emissions reduction law is one of the few successful climate initiatives with bipartisan support and should get quick congressional approval, senators on the Environment and Public Works committee said Wednesday at a hearing on...
by Justin Askenazy | Mar 13, 2019 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – House Armed Services Committee chairman Adam Smith ridiculed President Donald Trump’s proposed $4.75 trillion budget Wednesday in a speech before defense officials and investors, saying the Pentagon is being left in the dark as to how their funds would be...
by Samantha Handler and Charlotte Walsh | Mar 12, 2019 | Featured, Politics
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — In 2016, Sen. Bernie Sanders was the underdog against political powerhouse Hillary Clinton, but pulled off an upset win in New Hampshire, the nation’s first primary. Now Sanders is running again —and is the state’s heavy favorite in...
by Henry Erlandson and Cameron Peters | Mar 12, 2019 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — Students across the country designed cities that will meet the rising threat of natural disasters while maintaining innovative solutions in transportation, waste management and electrical power. The designs were developed for the annual Future City...
by Justin Askenazy | Mar 12, 2019 | Cybersecurity, Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Developing more complex artificial intelligence is necessary for the United States to keep pace with Russia and China, top defense technology officials said Tuesday. Leaders from several Defense Department technology agencies told senators at an armed...
by Heena Srivastava | Mar 12, 2019 | Featured, Politics, Topics
NEW YORK — Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D – Mass., focused her rally Friday in Queens on Washington corruption and the monopolistic power of tech giants. But many of her supporters say their priority is income inequality. With a...
by Nirmal Mulaikal | Mar 12, 2019 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — House Democrats Tuesday called on Republicans to join them in supporting child nutrition programs from President Donald Trump’s 2020 budget proposal that would cut $1.7 billion in funding. Trump’s budget plan, announced Monday, would leave 1.3 million...
by Brooke Fowler | Mar 12, 2019 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Wounded veterans and veteran support organizations said Tuesday that several federal veterans’ programs, especially mental health care, need to be improved to provide better care and access to benefits. Veterans also said the Veterans Affairs Department...
by Samantha Handler | Mar 12, 2019 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — Senators continued to clash over how much reform is needed to “make college worth students’ time and money” Tuesday, with Republicans supporting $15 billion in cuts and Democrats pushing for debt-free college degrees. The Senate Health, Education, Labor...
