by Joe Snell | Oct 25, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Assyrian Americans from across the country pressured members of Congress Thursday to support a House resolution that would recognize the Assyrian genocide in World War I, a longstanding goal of the Assyrian community. Led by the Assyrian...
by Chiara Vercellone and Sam Cabral | Oct 24, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – In the Capitol where Rep. Elijah Cummings advocated for civil rights and equality for 23 years, crowds passed quietly beside his flag-draped casket on Thursday as it lay in state. Cummings died Oct. 17 at age in Baltimore due to complications concerning...
by Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Silvia Martelli | Oct 23, 2019 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHNGTON — Facebook might have to modify its involvement in the proposed digital currency project Libra if it does not receive approval from U.S. regulators, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday at a House Financial Services Committee hearing. Libra, which...
by Silvia Martelli | Oct 22, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The U.S. is urging India to address human rights violations in Kashmir that began in August and to allow foreign delegations into the disputed Himalayan region, a top State Department official said Tuesday. On Aug. 5, after New Delhi voted to...
by HyoJung Kim | Oct 22, 2019 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON –The private sector and federal government must collaborate to ensure a robust cybersecurity approach, especially to safeguard elections, but that may require companies to disclose more information, a scientist told a House cybersecurity subcommittee on...
by Chiara Vercellone | Oct 22, 2019 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – China has become a bigger threat to the 2020 Presidential election than Russia, and its tactics to influence voting outcomes are different, top federal law enforcement officials said Tuesday at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on safeguarding...
