by Phillip Powell | Nov 16, 2023 | Politics, Topics
Video by Andrew Fang FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – Sitting beneath a red, white, and blue banner with “Fredericksburg Democrats” printed across the top, volunteer Donna Blalock watched her nearly-eleven-year-old granddaughter run around the parking lot at Walker-Grant Middle...
by Phillip Powell | Nov 15, 2023 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON–Senators expressed bipartisan support Thursday for developing wildlife crossings to encourage migration and conserve wildlife populations. This came after the release of the fifth National Climate Assessment detailing the negative impacts of climate change...
by Phillip Powell | Oct 31, 2023 | Featured, National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON– Secretary of State Antony Blinken asked for Senate support for Biden’s joint Israel and Ukraine aid package in a hearing Tuesday morning, despite clear opposition in the House to the president’s plan. “It’s very important to understand the elements of this...
by Phillip Powell | Oct 24, 2023 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Republican and Democrat senators criticized the Biden administration Tuesday for being slow to call a July military takeover in Niger a coup if the U.S. wants to deter future coups in West Africa. “It’s important for the U.S. to take a principled...
by Phillip Powell | Oct 19, 2023 | National Security, Politics
Biden’s nominee for ambassador to Egypt, Herro Mustafa Garg, said in her Senate hearing Thursday morning that Egypt will open the border to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza. “My understanding is that Egypt wants the crossing open,” Mustafa Garg said. “There is...
