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House OK’s bill to impose sanctions against Nicaraguan officials who violate human rights

House OK’s bill to impose sanctions against Nicaraguan officials who violate human rights

by Lucas Robinson | Dec 13, 2018 | Featured, National Security, Politics

WASHINGTON – The House has sent President Donald Trump a bill that would approve new sanctions against the government of Nicaragua in response to a reported crackdown on demonstrators during an uprising in the Central American country this past spring. The...
‘El Chapo’s’ capture, trial show the limits of the kingpin strategy, experts say.

‘El Chapo’s’ capture, trial show the limits of the kingpin strategy, experts say.

by Adam Barnes | Dec 12, 2018 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — As Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the alleged leader of the ruthless Sinaloa drug cartel, shuttles between a federal prison and a courtroom for his trial on charges of  drug trafficking, money laundering and conspiracy to commit murder, the violence his...
Ignored by Alaska Reps, Tribes Come to Washington to Protect ANWR

Ignored by Alaska Reps, Tribes Come to Washington to Protect ANWR

by Kietryn Zychal | Dec 12, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Standing outside the Capitol, leaders of an Alaskan tribe said Tuesday they are “fighting for our way of life” that is threatened by new planned drilling in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and pleaded with Democrats to stop it....
VIDEO: Volunteers help the Salvation Army organize over a thousand gifts

VIDEO: Volunteers help the Salvation Army organize over a thousand gifts

by Jessica A. Floyd | Dec 10, 2018 | Featured, Living

Hundreds of volunteers piled into a warehouse in Prince George’s County to help the Salvation Army organize presents for nearly 6,000 children in the DC/PG County...
VIDEO: 37-Year White House Vigil Gets Moved Away and Moved Back

VIDEO: 37-Year White House Vigil Gets Moved Away and Moved Back

by Kietryn Zychal | Dec 6, 2018 | Featured, Politics

  Since the Reagan administration there has been a 24-hour-a-day vigil across from the White House. It moved for President Bush’s funeral. And moved...
Pelosi Would Not Support Border Wall Deal

Pelosi Would Not Support Border Wall Deal

by Daniel Grimes | Dec 6, 2018 | Featured, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON—House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she would not support any funding for a border wall in exchange for a deal to protect “Dreamers” – an idea Republicans have floated as part of an agreement to fund the government through the year. In a...
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