by Casey Egan | Nov 30, 2017 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The State Department and White House danced around news reports Thursday that President Donald Trump is looking to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with CIA Director Mike Pompeo in the coming weeks. “He remains the secretary of state,” said...
by Ricky Zipp | Nov 30, 2017 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Just over a month after the liberation of Raqqa – the Syrian city that was once the self–proclaimed capital of the Islamic State group – more than 400 Marines who operated in the country are leaving, according to a statement released Thursday by officials...
by Jasmine Khayami | Nov 30, 2017 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Terrorism is a greater threat to the U.S. now than ever before because of terrorist groups’ increased use of technology and social media, FBI Director Christopher Wray as well as the heads of the Department of Homeland Security and the National...
by Yingjie Gu | Nov 29, 2017 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — Mexican artist and feminist Monica Mayer uses art as a tool for social change. Her latest exhibit, The Clothesline Project, encourages women to speak up about experiences of sexual harassment and domestic violence. It opened at the National Museum...
by Oyin Falana & Gerald Harris | Nov 29, 2017 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON- House Speaker Paul Ryan Wednesday stopped short of saying that names of congressmen accused of sexual harassment who paid their accusers for silence would be released, saying a review of the entire process of settlements paid to the must be conducted. Ryan...
by Kevin Schmidt | Nov 28, 2017 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Republicans managed to dodge a couple speed bumps on the path to tax reform Tuesday after two doubtful GOP senators agreed to help move the bill forward, but the Senate Budget Committee hearing didn’t avoid conflict as about 100 protesters chanted “kill...