by Matt Sussis | Feb 28, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON—After a social media post by a well-known public figure caused shares of a public company to plummet in value last week, some legal analysts considered the question: Can celebrities trade on tweets? “Sooo does anyone else not open Snapchat anymore? Or...
by Ricky Zipp | Feb 28, 2018 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – A Russian-ordered daily cease fire to allow delivery of humanitarian aid appears to be having little benefit, as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces began ground attacks against rebel forces on Wednesday in the Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta. The...
by Kate Cimini & Kevin Schmidt | Feb 26, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Two Democratic governors whose states have been the sites of major school shootings – Virginia and Colorado – say President Donald Trump’s proposal to arm teachers is the wrong way to stop school shootings. “I strongly disagree with that,” Virginia Gov....
by Yingjie Gu | Feb 26, 2018 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON – A year after the Trump Administration imposed tough limits on refugee acceptance, analysts say they are just beginning to see the effects of the decline on small businesses. The executive order signed on Jan.27, 2017 lowered the refugee admission...
by Kevin Schmidt | Feb 23, 2018 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Being a member of NATO is a comfortable club to be in, but it’s not cheap. Its 29 member countries must allot two percent of their GDP for NATO defense spending, although only a handful of alliance members actually do. NATO Secretary General Jens...
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by Ricky Zipp | Feb 23, 2018 | Featured, National Security
Update: WASHINGTON — The United Nations Security Council unanimously approved a resolution on Saturday calling for a 30-day cease-fire across Syria, but not before continued airstrikes and shelling in the eastern suburbs of Damascus left at least 22 more people...
