by Saeed Abdullah | Jul 21, 2021 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks urged a House Armed Services subcommittee Tuesday to give the military the authority to change its justice system by removing prosecution of sexual assault and related crimes from the military chain of command...
by Hazel Tang | Jul 16, 2021 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — America’s immigration restrictions limiting visas for highly skilled workers are forcing such workers to go to other countries and causing a brain drain in the U.S., advocates and the head of a House subcommittee said Tuesday. “If we want to compete...
by Saeed Abdullah | Jul 16, 2021 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan threatens the essential rights of Afghan women to education, healthcare, employment and participation in politics, and some activists could be in danger from the Taliban, according to several experts...
by Hazel Tang | Jul 6, 2021 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — The House Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing on “the CLEAN Future Act” last week to focus on the provisions of building a resilient electric transmission system to deliver clean, low-cost power across the country. This new climate legislation...
by Mark Dovich | Jul 6, 2021 | Featured, Foreign Affairs
WASHINGTON — Members of the Uyghur community gathered on Monday in front of the White House for a commemorative march to the State Department headquarters. The demonstration was organized by the East Turkistan National Awakening Movement, a Washington-based non-profit...
by Mark Dovich | Jul 6, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Here’s how members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation voted on major issues last week. HOUSE ESTABLISHING 1/6 COMMITTEE: Voting 222 for and 190 against, the House on Wednesday created (H. Res. 503) a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack...
