by Christophe Haubursin | Jan 29, 2014 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — Near Baghdad, former U.S. military installations Camp Liberty and Camp Ashraf have become home to Iranian refugees, who have been increasingly subject to attack by both Iran and Iraqi forces in recent months. Members of Mujahadin-e-Khalq (MEK),...
by Cat Zakrzewski | Jan 8, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON — On the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty, his eldest daughter commemorated what she called America’s “moral obligation” to raise its citizens from poverty during a ceremony Wednesday at the Capitol. Rep. Barbara Lee,...
by Rebecca Nelson | Feb 21, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — With her hand chopping the air in condemnation, Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton of Washington on Tuesday accused Congress of overstepping its authority with legislation restricting abortions for women in the District of Columbia. Introduced by Rep. Trent...
by Rachel Morello | Feb 1, 2012 | Education
WASHINGTON – Researchers shared early results of a new experimental treatment for multiple sclerosis involving adult stem cells at a congressional briefing Wednesday afternoon. Jeffrey Cohen, M.D., a researcher from the Cleveland Clinic and principle investigator for...
by Ariel Rothfield | Feb 1, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON— Testifying before the House Oversight Committee, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, vowed to block every upcoming presidential nominee because of what he called President Barack Obama’s of “trampling” on the Constitution when he made controversial recess appointments...
