by Catherine Buchaniec | Jan 19, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – The fate of a Pissarro painting estimated at $40 million rests in the hands of the Supreme Court. On Tuesday, the justices heard oral arguments in a long-running case concerning ownership of the painting, which was seized by the Nazis from a Jewish family...
by Catherine Buchaniec | Nov 17, 2021 | Environment, Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — When it comes to power and positioning in the Arctic, the United States trails behind Russia, regional experts told lawmakers on Tuesday. “Our presence in the Arctic is late to the game,” said retired Coast Guard Admiral Paul Zukunft. “Russia has de...
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by Catherine Buchaniec | Nov 10, 2021 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Pentagon press secretary John Kirby told reporters on Wednesday that he did not see “linkages” between recent Russian military action, the continuing border dispute between Belarus and Poland and increased NATO activity in the Black Sea. “What we...
by Catherine Buchaniec | Nov 9, 2021 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed likely to rule narrowly in a lawsuit challenging the FBI’s surveillance of mosques during oral arguments on Monday. The case, Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Fazaga, stems from an FBI investigation from 2006 and 2007 called...
by Catherine Buchaniec | Nov 3, 2021 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — The primary terrorism threat facing the United States comes from lone individuals and small groups motivated by extremist ideologies, experts told lawmakers at a hearing on Wednesday before the House Intelligence subcommittee. “When we look at lethal...
