by Kristina Karisch | Feb 8, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — There are no concrete plans yet for the military parade that President Donald Trump wants, chief Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said at a Thursday briefing, but officials are working on options to send to the White House. Trump called for a military...
by Rachel Frazin | Feb 8, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The House and Senate passed a two-year budget bill before dawn on Friday, causing only an hours-long government shutdown. House Republicans were not uniformly in favor of the bill, with deficit hawks upset at the large spending increase. The House Freedom...
by Syd Stone | Feb 8, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The budget deal being voted on Thursday includes a sharp increase from $1.4 to $6 billion to fight the opioid crisis, and the Senate health committee announced the same day that it will offer a bill to further address the epidemic by the end of March. ...
by Renzo Downey | Feb 7, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON–Prominent opponents of President Donald Trump debated Wednesday whether the U.S. president has damaged American democratic institutions during a panel at the center-left Brookings Institution. David Frum has been among the most vociferous...
by Stavros Agorakis | Feb 7, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The participation of North Korean athletes with the South Korean Olympic team is raising eyebrows around the world, with some experts saying North Korea is trying to politicize the event. Athletes from both countries will march together in the opening...
by Maggie Harden | Feb 7, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Despite recent reports of sexual misconduct by senior military leaders, no more than 1 percent of generals have been accused of improper sexual relationships or sexual misconduct, Department of Defense and military experts said Wednesday at a...
by Libby Berry & Paola de Varona | Feb 6, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Following recent allegations of sexual misconduct levied against lawmakers and the ongoing #MeToo movement House lawmakers unanimously voted Tuesday to change the way claims of sexual harassment and misconduct are handled on the Hill. “There is no place...
by Libby Berry | Feb 1, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Thursday thanked congressional Republicans for their role in passing the tax reform bill and called for continued unity between his office and Congress. “I give everybody in this room credit,” Trump said at the congressional...
by Catherine Kim | Feb 1, 2018 | Featured, Politics
The “Nunes Memo” is the document prepared by Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., that allegedly details FBI’s abuse of power during its investigation on the President Donald Trump campaign’s Russian ties. The House Intelligence Committee approved the...
by Anna Laffrey & Erica Snow | Jan 31, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — One day after President Donald Trump made overtures for bipartisanship, lawmakers expressed strong disapproval for his first State of the Union address, with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi ridiculing Trump’s “lame, puny” infrastructure plan. Trump...
by Syd Stone | Jan 31, 2018 | Featured, Politics, SOTU2018
WASHINGTON — Facing political turmoil and historically low approval ratings, President Donald Trump stressed unity and bipartisanship in his first State of the Union address, appealing to Americans’ sense of civic duty and proposing new infrastructure projects across...
by Erica Snow | Jan 31, 2018 | Featured, Politics, SOTU2018
WASHINGTON — Although President Donald Trump called for unity and bipartisanship in his first State of the Union address on Tuesday, Democratic lawmakers generally saved their applause and lambasted what they saw as a hypocritical message. During the speech...
