by Julia Shapero | Nov 4, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday expressed some skepticism about former President Donald Trump’s claims of executive privilege during the first hearing in a case challenging documents requested by a House select committee investigating the Jan. 6...
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by Isabel Miller | Nov 4, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday pushed back against the argument made by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., that the reconciliation package should not contain the paid family and medical leave program. “We can afford it. It’s universal. It’s a...
by Jonathan Lehrfeld | Nov 3, 2021 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s high-profile picks to represent the United States in China and Japan will advance to the full Senate for a vote, along with a dozen other ambassador nominees who have been in limbo. “I am pleased that we had 14 nominees that we moved...
by Catherine Buchaniec | Nov 3, 2021 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — The primary terrorism threat facing the United States comes from lone individuals and small groups motivated by extremist ideologies, experts told lawmakers at a hearing on Wednesday before the House Intelligence subcommittee. “When we look at lethal...
by Jay Shakur | Nov 2, 2021 | Featured, Politics
MANASSAS, Va. — Education dominated concerns for many voters in Virginia as GOP gubernatorial hopeful Glenn Youngkin has leaned into conservative outrage over mandates and Critical Race Theory, which polls have suggested might put him in the governor’s mansion. “The...
by Medill News Service | Nov 2, 2021 | Featured, Politics, Topics
Voters in Virginia spoke with our reporters on Election Day about the state’s neck-and-neck governor’s race. This report was published in conjunction with USA Today. 8:00 p.m. By Cristobella Durrette RICHMOND, VIRGINIA — Voters across the Richmond area...
