by Ester Wells & Brooke Fowler | Feb 6, 2019 | Featured, Politics, State of the Union
WASHINGTON – DC-area residents had very different reactions to President Donald Trump’s second State of the Union address Tuesday night. But whether they celebrated or denounced the event, emotions were strong. Around 40-50 people gathered at each of two...
by Justin Askenazy and Leslie Bonilla | Feb 6, 2019 | Featured, Politics, State of the Union
WASHINGTON – Several Democratic 2020 presidential candidates expressed their displeasure with many of President Donald Trump’s policies during the State of the Union address Tuesday. Sens. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., could be seen shaking...
by Henry Erlandson, Cameron Peters and Daniel Rosenzweig-Ziff | Feb 5, 2019 | Featured, Politics, State of the Union
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump got one of his biggest rounds of applause during his State of the Union address Tuesday night when he noted that Congress now has a record-high number of elected women, but it wasn’t lost on the crowd that when the women rose to...
by Nirmal Mulaikal, Samantha Handler and Charlotte Walsh | Feb 5, 2019 | Featured, Politics, State of the Union
WASHINGTON — Before attending his first State of the Union address, Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, D-N.J., felt a sense of excitement and joy, but also feared the president might once again fan partisan flames by rehashing controversial issues. “I hope that right now,...
by Charlotte Walsh | Feb 4, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — During the recent 35-day partial government shutdown, 22 airports operated at full strength — those that use private security agencies instead of Transportation Safety Administration employees. The federal program that allows them to choose private...
by Charlotte Walsh | Jan 31, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved what could become a forceful Congressional break with President Trump’s foreign policy. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. previously proposed an amendment objecting to Trump’s plan to withdraw troops from...
by Charlotte Walsh | Jan 30, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Legislators began negotiating funding for the Department of Homeland Security Wednesday. The bicameral conference committee has two weeks to reach a compromise before the stopgap government funding bill expires Feb. 15. However, the president tweeted...
by Samantha Handler and Charlotte Walsh | Jan 29, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON —Roger Stone walked into federal court Tuesday as a crowd erupted into chants of both “Roger Stone did nothing wrong” and “lock him up.” Once inside, he pleaded innocent to charges brought against him by special counsel Robert Mueller in connection with...
by Nirmal Mulaikal | Jan 29, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — In a ceremony to honor Chinese-American World War II veterans, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Tuesday that recognition of the Chinese-American service in the armed forces is long overdue. The ceremony comes at the heels of the bipartisan...
by Heena Srivastava | Jan 29, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee postponed a vote set for Tuesday on recommending the Senate confirm Attorney General nominee William Barr because Democrats wanted to air fears that Barr would compromise the Mueller investigation. Such delays have...
by Heena Srivastava | Jan 24, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – The Senate on Thursday voted against President Donald Trump’s proposal to end the shutdown and build the border wall as well as a Democratic measure for short-term funding to reopen government while seeking a compromise on border security. The...
by Henry Erlandson | Jan 24, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Some House Democrats on Thursday criticized the Interior Department for bringing furloughed workers back to their jobs without pay to continue processing oil and gas leasing and permits. California Rep. Alan Lowenthal asserted that the Bureau of Ocean...
