by Chiara Vercellone | Nov 16, 2019 | Environment, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON — Actress Jane Fonda, along with cast members of “Grace and Frankie” and worldwide climate activists, gathered in front of the U.S. Capitol Friday for the sixth consecutive Friday to protest the lack of congressional action on climate...
by Chiara Vercellone | Nov 14, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — An 1866 Reconstruction era law was put to the test Tuesday when Supreme Court justices wrestled with the standard that television executive Byron Allen must meet to move forward with his discrimination complaint against Comcast Corp. “[The statute] has...
by Chiara Vercellone | Nov 7, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — A bill to improve veterans’ access to mental health care and reduce veteran suicide rates will get a committee vote next year if, as expected, Sen. Jerry Moran becomes chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, Moran and...
by Chiara Vercellone | Oct 31, 2019 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Three days after President Donald Trump announced ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s death, the nation’s top security officials told the House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday that ISIS is still a threat despite Trump’s statements that ISIS is...
by Chiara Vercellone | Oct 24, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – In the Capitol where Rep. Elijah Cummings advocated for civil rights and equality for 23 years, crowds passed quietly beside his flag-draped casket on Thursday as it lay in state. Cummings died Oct. 17 at age in Baltimore due to complications concerning...
