by Matt Yurus | Aug 28, 2015 | National Security, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — This week marks the beginning of the end for the Humvee. That’s because the US Army chose Oshkosh Defense to manufacture about 55,000 joint light tactical vehicles (JLTVs) that will become the successors to Humvees and mine-resistant,...
by Matt Yurus | Aug 24, 2015 | Topics
A handful of recent graduates from the architecture school at Washington’s Catholic University were chosen to design the papal furniture Pope Francis will use at a special mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Sept. 23. Matt Yurus...
by Matt Yurus | Aug 18, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Roughly 50 demonstrators rallied in front of the Pakistani embassy Friday in Washington, D.C., many demanding that Congress stop U.S. financial support of Pakistan, a country that they and others accuse of supporting the Taliban. “I object to any kind of...
by Matt Yurus | Aug 13, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno holds a press briefing Aug. 12 at the Pentagon before he retires from service. Published in conjunction with
by Matt Yurus | Aug 11, 2015 | Politics
President Barack Obama may not need the approval of a reluctant Congress to commit the United States to the Iran nuclear deal after all. According to legal scholars, the deal is technically more of a “political commitment” than it is a treaty. Therefore, a...
