![Lawmakers Tackle Urgent Need to Aid Afghan People Without Legitimizing Taliban]()
by Cristobella Durrette | Oct 5, 2021 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — A former Afghan member of Parliament and policy experts advised lawmakers on Tuesday to prioritize humanitarian aid to Afghanistan’s civilian population while keeping resources out of the hands of Taliban leaders. “U.S. sanctions policy must continue to...
![VIDEO: Republicans and Democrats face off on the baseball diamond]()
by Jeannie Michele Kopstein | Sep 30, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress gathered at Nationals Park Wednesday night to play in the annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity. The game took place amid fierce partisan negotiations to avert a government shutdown and prevent a default on the nation’s...
by Isabel Miller | Sep 30, 2021 | Featured, Transportation
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security are looking to work with employees to get vaccinated or receive an approved exemption prior to Thanksgiving when President Biden’s executive order for federal employees...
by Andrew Marquardt | Sep 30, 2021 | Featured, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — After more than a week of press ranging from bad to worse, Facebook sent global head of safety Antigone Davis to Congress with a clear message on Thursday: highlight the positive. Testifying before the Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product...
![Lawmakers Share Personal Stories while Evaluating Abortion Rights, Access]()
by Julia Mueller | Sep 30, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON—Three Democratic lawmakers on Thursday shared their personal experiences with rape, pregnancy and abortion during a hearing to examine current and mounting threats to reproductive rights and evaluate the impact of state-level legislation on constitutional...
by Hannah Schoenbaum | Sep 30, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — A shutdown crisis has been avoided as the House and Senate on Thursday passed a short-term government funding bill that will keep federal agencies open through Dec. 3. The bill now goes to the president’s desk. The Senate passed the measure, 65-35, with...
