by Samanta Habashy | Feb 4, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee met Tuesday to tackle the fentanyl epidemic and the persistently high opioid-related U.S. death rate as the Trump administration introduced trade measures targeting illegal drug trafficking networks in Mexico, Canada and...
by Jerry Wu | Jan 22, 2025 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump’s cabinet hearings continue to crawl ahead, many of his nominees have noticeably aired their support for Section 702, a surveillance law allowing the government to monitor non-Americans outside the country without a warrant. At...
by Jonas Kalderon Blum and Coby Potischman | Nov 21, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Embattled former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew his attorney general nomination on Thursday after questions surrounding his sexual misconduct allegations reached a fever-pitch. President-elect Donald Trump selected Gaetz for the position one week ago,...
by Heather Zhu | Nov 21, 2024 | Business, Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Michael Barr, Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve, reaffirmed his intent to serve his full term during a heated House Financial Services Committee hearing on Wednesday. The session was marked by Republican criticism of Biden-era financial regulations and...
by Erica Schmitt | Oct 16, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Politics
In this second episode of Point by Point, we take on the issue of immigration, a key topic in the 2024 presidential election. With insights from Colleen Putzel-Kavanaugh, an Associate Policy Analyst at the Migration Policy Institute, we break down former President...