![McAuliffe Focuses on School Funding, Vaccine Mandate for Alexandria Crowd]()
by Katherine Huggins and Jeannie Kopstein | Oct 12, 2021 | Featured, Politics
ALEXANDRIA, (Va.) — Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe (D) on Tuesday underscored his support for mandating COVID-19 vaccines in schools once fully approved by the FDA, telling reporters at a campaign stop in Alexandria that “we have to keep our...
![VIDEO: Protesters Urge Biden to Reject Fossil Fuels and Declare Climate Emergency]()
by Ariel Gans and Isabel Miller | Oct 12, 2021 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Hundreds of protesters marched to the White House on Monday, calling for President Biden to divest from fossil fuels and declare a national climate emergency. Participants paraded from Freedom Plaza to the White House, where leaders and members of...
by Jonathan Lehrfeld | Oct 12, 2021 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — The naval engineer and his wife who allegedly tried to sell U.S. nuclear submarine secrets appeared today for the first time in federal court. Jonathan and Diana Toebee appeared this morning in federal district court in Martinsburg, West Virginia, after...
![VIDEO: Activists call on Biden to Fight for Voting Rights Bills]()
by Jeannie Michele Kopstein | Oct 7, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Activists gathered outside the White House on Tuesday called on President Biden to fight for the passage of two critical pieces of voting rights legislation. The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which aims to restore the full protections of the...
by Cristobella Durrette | Oct 7, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — In a sign the Biden administration may be nearing the end of its review of the government’s sanctions strategy, the White House this week announced the nomination of a State Department veteran to oversee the office, which coordinates policy with the...
![Broadband Issues Create Barriers To Telehealth, Say Health Care Professionals]()
by Ariel Gans | Oct 7, 2021 | Featured, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — As the use of telehealth expands and becomes a more integral part of Americans’ lives, financial investment is needed to mitigate barriers to broadband access and workforce shortages, health care professionals warned senators on the Commerce, Science, and...
