by Adam Mintzer | Jan 28, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON- Loretta Lynch faced a blaze of questions from Senate Judiciary Committee members Wednesday as she fought to be judged on her own record as she seeks to become Attorney General Eric Holder’s successor. Lynch was forced to answer many questions inspired by...
by Haley Hinkle | Jan 27, 2015 | Living, Politics
WASHINGTON- The House passed five bills on Tuesday to increase government efforts to reduce human trafficking by creating policies to find and protect victims of sex trafficking and to make it easier to prosecute offenders. At least 100,000 children are victims...
by Preston R. Michelson | Jan 27, 2015 | Education, Politics
WASHINGTON — Sen. Lamar Alexander on Tuesday called for a system of state evaluation for teachers, instead of the current federal legislation. At the second Senate hearing this year about the “No Child Left Behind” law, Alexander, R-Tenn., the chairman of the Senate...
by Astrid Goh | Jan 27, 2015 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON–European governments must integrate Muslims more into their community to curb the rise of homegrown terrorists like those responsible for the recent Paris attacks in which 20 people died, experts said Tuesday at a talk hosted by the International...
by Medha Imam | Jan 26, 2015 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON – Leaders from Engine, a research and advocacy organization, accompanied members of Congress on Monday to launch a new caucus that aims to promote access to jobs for underrepresented groups in the tech sector. “We just have not had enough women and people...
by William Hicks | Jan 26, 2015 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — 2014 was the year of White House fence jumpers. Now in 2015, trespassing in the White House has become mechanized, much to the chagrin of the Secret Service. Early Monday morning a small unmanned drone, a two-foot quadcopter, was found on the...
by Tara Longardner | Jan 21, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The White House made efforts to engage at-home audiences through social media for this year’s State of the Union. While some say it worked in a big way, how big was it? Twitter announced the most successful hashtag of the night, #SOTU, made its way...
by Paige Leskin | Jan 21, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Legislation aimed at preventing suicide among military veterans is advancing quickly through Congress, in line to be one of the first bills signed into law under the new leadership. Political leaders, as well as suicide prevention and veteran advocacy...
by Astrid Goh | Jan 21, 2015 | Politics
By Astrid Goh and Medha Imam An online video of Tuesday’s State of the Union speech released on House Speaker John Boehner’s official YouTube channel did not include two short segments of the president’s original speech — one on climate change and another...
by Ashley Gilmore | Jan 21, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON— Republican women have more difficulty getting elected to Congress than Democrats, although gender parity remains a problem for both parties, panelists said at an event on Wednesday. Democratic women make up 30 percent of their party’s elected senators and...
