by Hannah Rank | Aug 16, 2016 | National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s decision to release 15 detainees from Guantánamo Bay reignited the debate between the political parties over what to do with suspected terrorists. According to the Pentagon, the transfer came after officials determined the...
by Hannah Rank | Aug 11, 2016 | Health
Recent high-profile e-coli outbreaks and a damning government investigation have spurred renewed efforts to speed up Food and Drug Administration recalls of unsafe food. “The food recall process [is] too slow and unduly exposes countless Americans to food that...
by Hannah Rank | Aug 3, 2016 | Education
Washington — New York state stakeholders and education experts hope a new federal education law will allow states to make assessments of progress at public schools more effective and personal. And they hope it won’t lead to any backsliding in state efforts...
by Hannah Rank | Jul 25, 2016 | Politics
CLEVELAND — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s convention speech, with an ominous call to “vote your conscience” and a missing endorsement of Trump, sent shock waves through the Washington delegation and chipped away at the already tenuous hope for resolution within the...
by Hannah Rank | Jul 21, 2016 | Politics, Topics
CLEVELAND–Despite lingering reservations against their party’s nominee, Washington state’s GOP leaders are warming to the idea of a Donald Trump presidency, seeing a new side of the nominee through convention speeches from his family. Over the first two days of...
