by Mark Satter | Oct 2, 2019 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON – In the wake of a senior policy adviser to the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee saying she was assaulted at a VA facility, the chairwoman of the committee’s panel on health wants to require the Department of Veterans Affairs to create strict...
by Piper Hudspeth Blackburn | Oct 1, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Carrying purple butterfly ornaments and wearing purple shirts, advocates for domestic violence awareness rallied at the Capitol Tuesday to push Congress to provide more support to victims and their families. On the first day of Domestic Violence Awareness...
by Brian Johnson | Oct 1, 2019 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON – Education Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos Tuesday outlined her plan to create a $5 billion a year federal tax credit for anyone who gives money that supports scholarships for children to go to private schools. Speaking at the conservative American...
by Soram Cheon | Oct 1, 2019 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – In his first public appearance since being fired as national security adviser, John Bolton said the use of military force must remain an option in U.S. efforts to achieve denuclearization in North Korea. Speaking at the Center for Strategic and...
by Joe Snell | Oct 1, 2019 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – The United States is responding to China’s expansion of its global economic and military influence by keeping a clear focus on strengthening international relationships and prioritizing military and cybersecurity investments, a Pentagon official said...
by Chiara Vercellone | Oct 1, 2019 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – The House Judiciary Committee on Friday got expert advice on what can be done to ensure next year’s elections are secure, encrypted against foreign adversaries and hack-proof. Chairman Rep. Nadler, D – N.Y., said the threat of the 2020 elections being...