by Rebecka Eriksdotter Pieder | Apr 27, 2026 | Featured, Foreign Affairs
WASHINGTON — Exactly 20,000 tiny teddy bears adorned a fence on the National Mall, each stuffed toy representing one Ukrainian child abducted by Russia since the start of the war. Created by two Ukrainian advocacy groups, the display near the U.S. Capitol on Thursday...
by Amy L. Wong | Apr 23, 2026 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer repeatedly stated on Wednesday that he thought prices have not increased since last year and consumers are not paying more because of tariffs. Data from the Federal Reserve, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and some...
by Zara Norman | Apr 23, 2026 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON – Health care proponents warn that the Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed 12% budget reduction would widen racial disparities and gut critical infectious disease funding. The 2027 fiscal year departmental budget proposes eliminating the...
by Gabriel Matias Castilho | Apr 23, 2026 | Energy, Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Democrats on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee have challenged the Department of Energy’s proposal that would divert funds from solar and wind while keeping fossil fuel plants online past their retirement dates. At an April 21...
by Kaitlin Bender-Thomas | Apr 22, 2026 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle held a press conference on Tuesday, urging Congress to pass a bill to rebuild the nation’s shipbuilding industry, warning that declining maritime capacity threatens both national security and economic growth. Reps....
by Georgia Epiphaniou and Yuqing Liu | Apr 22, 2026 | Business & Tech, Cybersecurity, Featured, Foreign Affairs, National Security
WASHINGTON—The Senate Committee on the Judiciary emphasized on Wednesday that the U.S. should increase policies to protect against data theft by Chinese agencies, who are allegedly stealing U.S. information technology amidst a growing arms race over global domination...
