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Power vacuum leaves space for China, threatening national security

Power vacuum leaves space for China, threatening national security

by Rachel Spears | Feb 25, 2025 | Featured, National Security, Topics

WASHINGTON – In a rapidly changing global landscape, the Trump administration’s foreign policy received mixed reviews from lawmakers as policy experts outlined plans to ensure American national security at a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on Tuesday.  ...
Ratcliffe breezes through nomination hearing for CIA director

Ratcliffe breezes through nomination hearing for CIA director

by Sasha Draeger-Mazer | Jan 15, 2025 | Featured, National Security, Topics

WASHINGTON – John Ratcliffe’s nomination hearing for CIA director on Wednesday was largely amiable as Republicans and Democrats of the Senate Select Intelligence Committee primarily sought confirmation that Ratcliffe would uphold the basic duties of the job. Questions...
Supreme Court poised to limit federal agency power

Supreme Court poised to limit federal agency power

by Lindsey Byman and Ruby Grisin | Jan 17, 2024 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON – Conservative justices on The Supreme Court seem poised to overturn a doctrine that allows federal agencies to interpret ambiguous legislation, after oral arguments Wednesday. The doctrine came under threat from two separate cases involving small fishing...
House probes Hawaiian Electric on its role in Maui fires, but questions remain unanswered

House probes Hawaiian Electric on its role in Maui fires, but questions remain unanswered

by Jessica Ma and Kristen Axtman | Sep 29, 2023 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Members of a House oversight and investigations subcommittee on Thursday grilled officials from Hawaii on their protocols and prevention policies two months after the country’s deadliest wildfire disasters in more than 100 years.  The wildfires that...
Border patrol agents testify in front of House Oversight Committee as immigration debate intensifies

Border patrol agents testify in front of House Oversight Committee as immigration debate intensifies

by Saul Pink | Feb 7, 2023 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – Republicans on the House Oversight Committee sparred with Democrats over the Biden administration’s policies regarding the southern U.S. border Tuesday, which GOP lawmakers say has created a “crisis.” The hearing – part of the House GOP’s promise to...
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