by Yunita Ong | Feb 25, 2015 | Immigration, Politics
WASHINGTON – It could be up to the U.S. House to save the Department of Homeland Security from a partial shutdown, after the Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a motion to proceed to a funding bill, breaking a two-month political stalemate. The Senate...
by Tal Axelrod | Feb 25, 2015 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State John Kerry responded to claims on Wednesday from skeptical lawmakers that the State Department is soft in its nuclear negotiations with Iran. Testifying in front of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Kerry declared that Iran has...
by Astrid Goh | Feb 25, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON— With the one-year anniversary of the Malaysian Airlines flight 370 disappearance fast approaching, international aviation groups and the federal government are still looking for ways to ensure the safety of air travel in remote, international airspace. The...
by Ashley Gilmore | Feb 24, 2015 | Living, Politics
WASHINGTON — Women veterans will be at the forefront of the Disabled American Veterans agenda for the 2016 budget year, National Commander Ronald Hope said Tuesday. In a joint session of Senate and House committees on Veterans Affairs, Hope listed the legislative...
by Yunita Ong | Feb 24, 2015 | Immigration, National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, working to avoid an impasse with Democrats, announced Tuesday that a vote on a “clean” Department of Homeland Security funding bill could happen on Friday. McConnell’s move could break a two-month-old political...
by Medha Imam | Feb 24, 2015 | Living, Politics
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers proposed a bipartisan bill Tuesday that would allocate $1.5 billion to strengthen the fight against global slavery and human trafficking. “This will require U.S. leadership if we want to get rid of this grave injustice in the world,” said...
by Astrid Goh | Feb 24, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Failure to connect with a growing population of voters of color in the 2016 election will spell trouble for both major political parties, experts said at a panel Tuesday. Voters of color are expected to be the majority of the country’s population by...
by Medha Imam | Feb 23, 2015 | Immigration, National Security, Politics
By Medha Imam WASHINGTON –President Barack Obama urged the nation’s governors Monday to support his efforts to secure funding for the Department of Homeland Security. As part of his remarks at the White House, Obama warned the governors of the “direct impact” a...
by William Hicks | Feb 11, 2015 | Politics
By William Hicks WASHINGTON – It was a celebration of firsts Wednesday for African American Republican lawmakers at the Howard Theatre, an historic venue for black entertainment. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., Rep. Mia Love, R-Utah, and Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas,...
by Ashley Gilmore | Feb 11, 2015 | Living, Politics
By Ashley Gilmore WASHINGTON— The United States is making large cuts in funding and programming to reduce gender-based violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is a major blow because it’s the single biggest government donor, Marcy Hersh of Refugees...
by Nancy Wang | Feb 11, 2015 | Living, Politics
By Nancy Wang WASHINGTON—Families headed by never married single parents are the least advantaged, the least benefited and the least protected population — and they need help, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution told House subcommittee Wednesday. “Not...
by Olivia Marcus | Feb 11, 2015 | Business, Politics
By Olivia Marcus WASHINGTON — Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Penn., turned red with anger Wednesday. “You talk about waterboarding, this is waterboarding at its worst,” he said. But Kelly wasn’t talking about torture. He wasn’t even at a...
