by Isabella Gutierrez | Jan 13, 2016 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON– U.S. foreign policy this year will focus on the refugee crisis and violent extremism in Syria, and the Islamic State “will be defeated,” Secretary of State John Kerry said in a speech at the National Defense University Wednesday. The changing nature...
by Mariana Alfaro | Jan 13, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Lawyers told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that Puerto Rico should be allowed to prosecute criminals under the dual sovereignty doctrine rather than leaving conviction decisions up to federal courts — an argument that could have major...
by Jacob Meschke | Jan 13, 2016 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — In response to an apparent fourth nuclear test by North Korea, a House panel debated Wednesday possible solutions to the threat to national security posed by the isolated communist country. The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the...
by Shane McKeon | Jan 13, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s unvarnished social media presence has helped him dominate political coverage the past few months, a GOP strategist said Wednesday. Trump — who polls show leading in New Hampshire and a close second in Iowa...
by Mariana Alfaro | Jan 12, 2016 | Politics, SOTU2018
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by Ethan Cohen | Jan 6, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Despite an almost certain presidential veto of the first Obamacare repeal bill to make it to the White House, a group of conservative congressmen strongly defended the measure but indicated they may differ with Republican leaders on what a GOP health care...
by Ashley Gilmore | Mar 19, 2015 | Living, Politics
WASHINGTON— Lowering the voting age to 17 could increase youth participation in the next several election cycles, a national expert argues. The voting age in the United States is currently 18, as dictated by the 26th Amendment, which took effect in 1971 and lowered...
by Joshua Rosenblat | Mar 19, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Martin O’Malley wouldn’t bite. “Frankly, I’m a little sick of the email drama,” the potential 2016 presidential candidate said in response to a question about Hillary Clinton’s latest controversy in early March. The “drama,” the former Maryland...
by Yunita Ong | Mar 19, 2015 | Politics, Topics
By Yunita Ong WASHINGTON — If former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush wants to be the United States’s next president, experts say he will have to work hard to win over the growing voter bloc of millennials. “Millennials are the future of this country – there are 93 million...
by Bailey Williams | Mar 19, 2015 | Living, Politics, Topics
By Bailey Williams WASHINGTON — Even with Utah’s new Mormon-supported pro-LGBT law, Utah and other states need more protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender citizens, advocates say. But the barrier to those gains does not necessarily stem from a lack...
by Medha Imam | Mar 19, 2015 | Politics
By Medha Imam WASHINGTON— From the chants in Homs to the songs of Hama, the Syrian American Council celebrated art and creativity as critical components in igniting the Syrian revolution at a dinner commemorating its fourth anniversary. Various artists from the United...
