by Sean Froelich | Oct 8, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Rep. Mike Conaway entered the Capitol Thursday morning prepared for Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s ascension to top House leadership until an unimaginable announcement shook the Hill. “I’m stunned quite frankly,” Conaway, R-Texas, said. “I sent him...
by Sean Froelich | Oct 7, 2015 | National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON– Gen. John Campbell, commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, sat before lawmakers Tuesday and responded to burning issues facing the war in Afghanistan. U.S. forces bombed a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz and killed more than twenty...
by Sean Froelich | Oct 5, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Senators condemned billions of dollars in cost overruns in an overdue aircraft carrier program, cracking down on Navy officials Thursday at an Armed Services Committee hearing. The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) are part...
by Sean Froelich | Sep 30, 2015 | Health
Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards faced congressmen in several hours of heated debate within House offices debating the federal funding of the organization. Richards voluntarily spoke in front of Congress after videos emerged that fanned the flames for...
by Sean Froelich | Sep 28, 2015 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality
PHILADELPHIA — Members of Encuentros Juveniles, a Catholic youth organization in Miami, traveled more than 1,000 miles to spend a week in Philadelphia, culminating in the arrival of Pope Francis. National Guard members cordoned off the streets for the ticketed...
