by Andrew Zi-Qi Fang | Nov 14, 2023 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Before President Joe Biden’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday, the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency said the agency needed “an offensive stance” in assessing any interference from China in the 2024 elections. “We’re thinking...
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by Esther Frances | Nov 14, 2023 | Environment, Featured
Abandoned coal mines threaten community safety and the environment, but despite bipartisan support, remediation efforts are often stalled by litigation and red tape, senators said at a hearing last Thursday. States must undergo prolonged vetting processes before they...
by Kelly Adkins | Nov 9, 2023 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON — Artificial intelligence (AI) experts on Wednesday urged Congress to jump into the intimidating world of regulating AI and avoid some of the pitfalls of the past, when the government failed to rein in transformative technology. On the morning of November...
by Juliann Ventura and Nicole Norman | Nov 7, 2023 | Featured, Politics
Voters in Virginia will have a chance to elect new lawmakers to all 140 seats in the General Assembly when they head to the polls today, potentially shifting control of the state legislature. Virginia will vote under new district maps for the first time since...
by Meaghan Downey | Nov 2, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Less than a week before Virginia’s legislative elections, experts at the American Enterprise Institute’s Election Watch 2024 panel determined that Virginia’s off-year-election would likely carry no predictive value for the 2024 general election. “I would...
by Esther Frances | Nov 2, 2023 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – Senators criticized the Environmental Protection Agency for its slow going approval process for wells that store carbon dioxide captured from power plants, industrial facilities and other sources. The Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on Nov....
