by Paola de Varona & Rachel Frazin | Feb 22, 2018 | Featured, Politics
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. -Students and speakers decried the protests erupting across the country over conservative speakers being brought to present at universities at the Conservative Political Action Conference. The issue of freedom of speech resonated with the crowd at...
by Ben Trachtenberg | Feb 22, 2018 | Politics
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.— The niece of far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen delivered one of the first addresses at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, calling for unity among conservatives on both sides of the Atlantic to unit against...
by Rhytha Zahid Hejaze | Feb 22, 2018 | Politics
WASHINGTON – World leaders trampled over human rights in 2017, suppressing people’s right to protest in countries such as France and failing to protect women’s rights in countries such as the U.S., Russia and Poland, according to Amnesty International’s annual report...
by Jakob Lazzaro | Feb 21, 2018 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Pennsylvania’s new, court-ordered congressional district map has created a twist in the March 13 special election for the current 18th district – both candidates for the seat no longer live there. That means eight months after the winner comes to...
by Rachel Frazin | Feb 21, 2018 | Politics
WASHINGTON – The number of neo-Nazi groups in America rose about 22 percent – from 99 to 121 – last year, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center’s annual survey of extremist groups. In the report issued Wednesday, the SPLC, which works to end discrimination,...
by Renzo Downey | Feb 21, 2018 | Politics
WASHINGTON—The most pressing need in the Venezuela economic and political problems is providing humanitarian aid, Colombia’s ambassador to the U.S. said on Wednesday. Hyperinflation that has escalated since the 2013 election of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has...
by Eric Miller | Feb 20, 2018 | Politics
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has directed the Justice Department to explore a ban of bump stocks and other devices that can effectively turn a gun into a fully automatic weapon. Bump stocks gained national attention after one was...
by Paola de Varona | Feb 20, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — — If conservatives want to help solve the problems of opioid addiction and high crime in poor neighborhoods, they need to embed in the communities and work with local leaders, Robert Woodson, an American community development leader, said...
by Kristina Karisch | Feb 20, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – A Supreme Court case heard Tuesday could have widespread impact on the 5th Amendment protection against self-incrimination. The case considers whether statements a Kansas police office made to his colleagues could be used against him in a criminal...
by Libby Berry | Feb 20, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Embroiled in a corruption investigation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is walking a political tightrope when it comes to settlements and annexation in Palestinian territory, experts said Tuesday. “Status quo is his middle...
by Priyanka Godbole | Feb 20, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The U.S. should provide more weapons and military technology to India to ensure stability in the Indo-Pacific area and mitigate China’s efforts to increase its power in the region, several former ambassadors said Tuesday. “There’s an inner core of...
by Priyanka Godbole | Feb 15, 2018 | Featured, Politics
Millions of middle-class Americans and businesses will enjoy substantial economic benefits in the coming years as a result of President Donald Trump’s tax and budget policies, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said at a hearing Thursday. Mnuchin testified before the...
