![VIDEO: Demonstrators Urge DOJ to Prosecute Sacklers for Opioid Crisis]()
by Julia Shapero | Dec 8, 2021 | Featured, Science + Technology, Topics
WASHINGTON — Relatives of those who have died from the opioid epidemic urged the Department of Justice on Friday to prosecute the Sackler family for their role in the epidemic. The Sacklers owned Purdue Pharma, the company that developed the painkiller OxyContin. For...
by Katherine Huggins | Dec 8, 2021 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON — Chief executives of six cryptocurrency companies testified before Congress on Wednesday, as legislators contemplate increased regulation and oversight of the rapidly growing financial industry. “Currently, cryptocurrency markets have no overarching or...
![Biden Urges Putin Against Invading Ukraine]()
by Isabel Miller | Dec 7, 2021 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – In a video call President Biden warned Russian President Putin that if Russia invades Ukraine the United States will impose economic sanctions and provide weapons to the Ukrainians. The over two hour call comes amidst raising tensions between...
by Zoya Mirza | Dec 7, 2021 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Countering the evolving global terrorism threat posed by al Qaeda, ISIS and other foreign terrorist organizations remains a top priority for the United States, according to experts during a hearing on national security concerns held by the House Committee...
by Julia Mueller | Dec 2, 2021 | Data Projects, Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Nearly three-quarters of United States senators have made Twitter comments or statements on abortion in the 24 hours following Wednesday’s Supreme Court oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The Dobbs case examines the...
![DC clears Allen Park homeless encampment after councilmembers called for eviction moratorium]()
by Hannah Schoenbaum and Isabel Miller | Dec 2, 2021 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON – After multiple delays, the District began clearing a longstanding homeless encampment in Allen Park Thursday morning, as part of a widely criticized pilot program to place encampment residents into housing accommodations. A large waste handler vehicle,...
