by Holly LaFon | Jun 11, 2015 | Politics
New Jersey Gov. and potential Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie courted Latino and women voters on Wednesday by criticizing the GOP for being unwelcoming to them. In a speech at the Latino Coalition Business Summit, Christie said the Republican Party...
by Holly LaFon | Jun 9, 2015 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — A new measure in Congress would help pump money into a fledgling industry that says it could soon mine rare resources from where they are plentiful – asteroids – and form the building blocks of a space economy. The lack of clarity regarding property...
by Holly LaFon | Jun 9, 2015 | Data Projects, Topics
WASHINGTON — In communities where people have taken to the streets to protest injustice, some activists have acted on their convictions by also marching on to polling places to try to bring about change. But it depends on circumstances. According to election...
by Holly LaFon | May 26, 2015 | National Security
As Americans commemorated those fallen on the battlefield this Memorial Day weekend, the GI Film Festival hosted two films in Fairfax, Va., that honored those who have died from self-inflicted wounds or whose lives are at risk because of post-traumatic stress. Both of...
by Holly LaFon | May 21, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON — FBI Director James Comey on Wednesday criticized tech giants including Apple and Google for opposing so-called “back doors” in security software for government agencies to access encrypted phones, computers, and other devices. The tech companies along...
