by Lindsey Holden | Aug 27, 2014 | Politics, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON—Congress may soon be coming to a Wikipedia page near you. The Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, has suggested congressional staffers should use their political expertise to edit Wikipedia pages related to bills and legislation. “We’re trying to make...
by Lindsey Holden | Aug 19, 2014 | Politics, Sports
WASHINGTON – The NCAA is facing calls to be tougher on college athletes involved in sexual violence. At a July 9 Senate hearing held to examine claims that collegiate sports’ major governing body exploits its athletes and needs to reform, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.,...
by Lindsey Holden | Aug 19, 2014 | Sports
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Standing in the infield at Edison High School’s track, outside of Washington, D.C., I had a double-take moment. Among the teenagers and little kids swarming over the track, I glimpsed a woman in her 70s running down the backstretch of a...
by Lindsey Holden | Jul 25, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Rep. Paul Ryan, chairman of the House budget committee, put forward Thursday a Republican plan to combat poverty that would alter the existing social services structure. Ryan’s proposal would integrate state service providers, including the...
by Lindsey Holden | Jul 21, 2014 | Immigration, Politics
WASHINGTON – Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Thursday grilled Obama administration officials on whether they have a plan to improve conditions in Central America to stem the flood of children from those countries illegally crossing into the United...
