by Alexis Shanes | May 24, 2019 | Environment
More than 200 D.C.-area teens called for climate policy action Friday morning, skipping school to participate in a global climate strike started by Swedish youth activist Greta Thunberg. The students protested outside the White House, then marched to the...
by Alexis Shanes | May 17, 2019 | National Security
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government’s efforts to protect journalists around the globe are falling short, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff said Thursday, and the brutal murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi last year is among the...
by Alexis Shanes | May 14, 2019 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers on Tuesday praised the Senate’s 49-46 confirmation of Michael Truncale to a Texas district court judgeship, but several civil rights groups condemned the vote, saying Truncale has denigrated undocumented immigrants and is an...
by Alexis Shanes | May 10, 2019 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary David Bernhardt says the Trump administration will continue with its plan to ease offshore drilling regulations. At a hearing of the House interior subcommittee this week, Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, asked Bernhardt whether there...
