by Vesko Cholakov | Mar 18, 2014 | National Security, Politics
Explore how the Crimean crisis unfolded, leading to a vote seceding from Ukraine and joining Russia, and what it revealed about President Barack Obama’s diplomatic, economic and military tactics. How would you have played the foreign policy game yourself?
by Sophia Bollag | Mar 18, 2014 | Environment, Politics
WASHINGTON – Recent protests of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline have highlighted the increasing importance of young voters to the conservation movement, a trend that might cause environmental issues to become more important in future elections. Dozens of young...
by Mary Kate Hayes | Mar 18, 2014 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security joined forces Tuesday with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Postal Inspection Service to identify major players in an international operation involving underground child pornography. In the past few...
by Sylvan Lane | Mar 18, 2014 | Immigration, Politics
WASHINGTON — It’s not that the House Republicans don’t want to pass immigration reform, they say. It’s just that they can’t right now. If you ask GOP lawmakers, they’ll tell you the time just isn’t right. The midterm elections are fast approaching. They don’t trust...
by Preetisha Sen | Mar 18, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Despite the Republican Party’s efforts in the past year to rebrand itself, it has only further distanced itself from a more diverse voter base, Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz said Tuesday. “Their policies are simply out of...
by Jessica Floum | Mar 17, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama plans to leave for China with her daughters and her mother Wednesday with hopes of advancing the relationship between the United States and China and promoting education. Peng Liyuan, wife of President Xi Jinping, is expected to...
by Ellen Garrison | Mar 17, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Lucy Lohrmann became president of the American University College Republicans as a sophomore. She’s been a passionate Republican since middle school, but she’s not confident the GOP can win over others of her generation. As president of the AUCR, Lohrmann...
by Sara Olstad | Mar 12, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON – First lady Michelle Obama might be nicer than Miss Piggy, at least according to Kermit the Frog. One of the reasons Kermit thinks Obama is so nice is her support for the nation’s military families, the Muppet said. Obama, Kermit and Gen. Martin Dempsey,...
by Stephanie Haines | Mar 12, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON – The Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday approved legislation that would impose sanctions on Russia for its intervention in Ukraine. The Senate bill would also provide a $1 billion loan to Ukraine and reform the U.S. participation in the...
by Mary Kate Hayes | Mar 12, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON – An anticipated wave of baby boomer retirements over the next 20 years has the U.S. Labor Department worried. On average, 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 per day. This large number of retirees requires resources to help them choose retirement plans. A 1974 law...
by Christophe Haubursin | Mar 11, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Connecticut’s members of Congress welcomed a cycling team from Newtown, Conn. outside the Capitol Tuesday, urging their colleagues on Capitol Hill to tighten gun control laws 15 months after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Team 26, a...
by Sara Olstad | Mar 11, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON – A seven-foot-tall, bronze statue of Iowa’s Norman Borlaug, “the man who saved a billion lives” by developing new varieties of high-yield wheat during the Great Depression, will be unveiled at the U.S. Capitol on March 25, the 100th anniversary of his...
