by Charlotte Ehrlich | Feb 8, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Representatives on the House Transportation Committee grilled Federal Aviation Administrator Michael Whitaker Tuesday about air traffic controller shortages, near misses and the blowout of a door panel midflight on a Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet on an Alaska...
by Maria Heim | Feb 7, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — One month after a door blew out of a Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft the Federal Aviation Administrator Michael Whitaker told members of Congress the agency remains unwavering in its commitment to safety. “One, what’s wrong with this airplane?” he said....
by Simone Garber | Feb 6, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers were divided Tuesday over the threat artificial intelligence poses to First Amendment rights, with Republicans asserting that the federal government is using the technology to censor free speech and Democrats calling attention to misinformation...
by Ellie Skelly | Feb 1, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — For weeks Republican lawmakers insisted that any funding for Ukraine must be met with a stricter border policy. Now, with a supplemental security bill within reach, some Republicans are backing away from a deal following former president Donald Trump’s...
by Jonah Elkowitz | Feb 1, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden said Thursday that he was “praying for peace” as conflicts like the Israel-Hamas war and the Houthi terror attacks near Yemen rage around the world. “Not only do we pray for peace, we are actively working for peace, security,...
by Braedyn Speight | Jan 31, 2024 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON – Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) introduced a bill on Thursday to add a citizenship question to the 2030 census to stop non-citizens from being counted in congressional districts. The legislation called the Equal Representation Act is rooted in the idea that...
by Ellie Skelly | Jan 31, 2024 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON- Some Senate Republicans are backing away from border negotiations, responding to calls from former President Donald Trump to abandon the deal. For weeks Congress has been working to pass a funding bill that bundled aid for the war in Ukraine and border...
by Emma Sullivan | Jan 25, 2024 | Featured, Politics
HAMPTON, N.H. — Heading into the New Hampshire primaries, Hampton resident Linda McGrath knew which candidate would get her vote: former President Donald Trump. She held two signs outside a polling station in Hampton — one read “Secure Borders” and the other “No...
by Jonah Elkowitz | Jan 25, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Senators and legal experts on Wednesday questioned the integrity of artificial intelligence in analyzing evidence in criminal cases as more police departments and intelligence agencies turn to artificial intelligence for their core functions. The Miami...
by Maria Heim | Jan 25, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Politics
ATKINSON, N.H. — Every four years poll workers in New Hampshire gear up for the first-in-the-nation primary. In Atkinson, a town of about five thousand voters, ballot clerks are trained weeks in advance and meet the night before. Town Moderator Jim Garrity oversees...
by Ruby Grisin | Jan 25, 2024 | Featured, Politics
Published Jan. 24; Updated Jan. 25 HAMPTON, N.H. – Pro-Palestinian activists organized an initiative to urge voters in the Democratic primary to write-in “ceasefire” on Tuesday in hopes of sending a message to President Joe Biden. But after the election, it’s not...
by Simone Garber | Jan 25, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Officials at three federal agencies responsible for preserving records and history said Wednesday that artificial intelligence has the ability to improve their jobs, but several lawmakers on the Senate Rules and Administration Committee urged caution in...
