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Election Officials Warn of Rising Threats As Security Funding Declines Ahead of Midterms

Election Officials Warn of Rising Threats As Security Funding Declines Ahead of Midterms

by Kaitlin Bender-Thomas | May 26, 2026 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Election officials warned lawmakers on Wednesday that threats against election workers and voting systems are escalating even as federal funding for election security remains far below 2020 levels, posing risks ahead of the 2026 midterms. In 2020,...

Thousands of Officers Honor the Fallen During National Police Week

by Kaitlin Bender-Thomas | May 20, 2026 | Topics

  WASHINGTON –More than 2,000 law enforcement officers from across the country rode into the nation’s capital last Tuesday for the annual Police Unity Tour, marking one of many events taking place during National Police Week. The event, held at the National Law...
Supreme Court examines constitutionality of police accessing cellphone location data

Supreme Court examines constitutionality of police accessing cellphone location data

by Kaitlin Bender-Thomas | Apr 29, 2026 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON –  The Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments in a case that could change how law enforcement uses cell phone location data to investigate crimes in the digital age.    At the center of Chatrie v. United States is whether law enforcement’s use of...
Lawmakers push bipartisan shipbuilding bill, citing national security

Lawmakers push bipartisan shipbuilding bill, citing national security

by Kaitlin Bender-Thomas | Apr 22, 2026 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle held a press conference on Tuesday, urging Congress to pass a bill to rebuild the nation’s shipbuilding industry, warning that declining maritime capacity threatens both national security and economic growth.  Reps....
Federal health advisors back continued ambulance cost data collection

Federal health advisors back continued ambulance cost data collection

by Kaitlin Bender-Thomas | Apr 9, 2026 | Featured, Health

WASHINGTON — Federal health advisors on Thursday voted to recommend that Congress continue collecting detailed cost data from ambulance services, saying the information is essential to improve how Medicare reimburses emergency transport providers.  The Medicare...

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