by Em Steck | Jun 15, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Exactly one year after a lone gunman opened fire on the Republican congressional baseball team and their aides, injuring four people, Republican Rep. Steve Scalise and his fellow members of Congress played at the annual Congressional baseball game,...
by Elizabeth Beyer | Jun 14, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – The battle for control of the House of Representatives in November’s elections will be fought in 54 key battleground districts with a possible blue wave of Democrats heading to Washington, sent by voters angry with the behavior of President Donald Trump....
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by Caroline Tanner | Jun 13, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – The courts need to make it easier for federal judiciary employees to file sexual harassment and misconduct complaints, a court official told the Senate judiciary committee Wednesday during a hearing on the findings of a Supreme Court task force. Supreme...
by Anna Kook | Jun 12, 2018 | Featured, National Security
SINGAPORE — Medill News Service reporter Anna Kook covers the summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, finding a city excited and watchful in anticipation of the historic...
by Shelby Fleig | Jun 1, 2018 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Federal funding for programs that aim to reduce the effects of climate change increased by $4.4 billion from 2010 through 2017, according to the Office of Management and Budget. But a congressional watchdog said this week that OMB is exaggerating...
by Caroline Tanner | Jun 1, 2018 | Education, Featured
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Two 13-year-olds represented San Diego at the Scripps National Spelling Bee this week, and both Kevin Luo and Karen Sun made it through the third round on Wednesday morning. For Sun, the bee represented a life-long journey of learning...
