by Jorja Siemons | Feb 17, 2022 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — The COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated the government’s failure to adequately prepare for biological threats, experts told senators Thursday at a hearing on improving U.S. biosecurity preparedness. “Biodefense is too fragmented and...
by Samantha Aguilar | Feb 3, 2022 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Inadequate funding and unclear responsibilities have slowed the return of Native American remains and cultural objects to traditional caretakers, experts and lawmakers agreed during a hearing on Wednesday. “After more than three decades of [the Native...
by Dan Hu | Dec 8, 2021 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Congress established a small accounting office 100 years ago to keep an eye on the disbursement of federal funds. But as the Government Accountability Office celebrates its centennial, the agency’s main purpose has gained clout, making...
by Ali McCadden | Nov 30, 2021 | Living
WASHINGTON — When Dani Seltzer is invited to talk to schoolchildren or chats with people in her Arlington, Virginia, community about what homelessness looks like, she says the image in people’s minds at the start of her talks is usually an adult man or woman asking...
by Delaney Nelson | Oct 13, 2021 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Over 10 years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the House Natural Resources Committee approved Democratic legislation Wednesday to implement stricter regulations on offshore oil drilling operations. Earlier this month, a leaking pipeline off the...
