by Evan Ochsner, Zamone Perez, Joey Safchik and Gregory Svirnovskiy | Feb 14, 2020 | Campaign 2020, Featured, Politics, Topics
ARLINGTON VA. — In her first public event after placing a distant fourth in the New Hampshire primary, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and her campaign remain on course in messaging at a town hall in Arlington, Va., while also laying out a strategy for the...
by James Pollard | Feb 13, 2020 | Politics
WASHINGTON—A former law clerk to the late Judge Stephen Reinhardt said Thursday at a House subcommittee hearing that he sexually harassed her repeatedly while she clerked for him in 2017 and 2018. Olivia Warren, the former clerk, testified before the House Judiciary...
by Sneha Dey | Feb 13, 2020 | Campaign 2020, Politics
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Early in her run for president Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren said that campaigning in New Hampshire was like visiting her neighbors. Polling last August had her ahead in the state, giving her a reason to be feeling good in the neighborhood....
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 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, 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....
by Olivia Olander | Feb 11, 2020 | Campaign 2020, Featured, Politics
NEW HAMPSHIRE — For first-time voters from across New England, campaign season in New Hampshire provides an opportunity to get up close and personal with the candidates. High school classes, college clubs and other groups of young people were among the thousands...
