by Amy L. Wong | Apr 23, 2026 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer repeatedly stated on Wednesday that he thought prices have not increased since last year and consumers are not paying more because of tariffs. Data from the Federal Reserve, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and some...
by Zara Norman | Apr 23, 2026 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON – Health care proponents warn that the Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed 12% budget reduction would widen racial disparities and gut critical infectious disease funding. The 2027 fiscal year departmental budget proposes eliminating the...
by Gabriel Matias Castilho | Apr 23, 2026 | Energy, Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Democrats on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee have challenged the Department of Energy’s proposal that would divert funds from solar and wind while keeping fossil fuel plants online past their retirement dates. At an April 21...
by Kaitlin Bender-Thomas | Apr 22, 2026 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle held a press conference on Tuesday, urging Congress to pass a bill to rebuild the nation’s shipbuilding industry, warning that declining maritime capacity threatens both national security and economic growth. Reps....
by Georgia Epiphaniou and Yuqing Liu | Apr 22, 2026 | Business & Tech, Cybersecurity, Featured, Foreign Affairs, National Security
WASHINGTON—The Senate Committee on the Judiciary emphasized on Wednesday that the U.S. should increase policies to protect against data theft by Chinese agencies, who are allegedly stealing U.S. information technology amidst a growing arms race over global domination...
by Yuqing Liu | Apr 22, 2026 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON — Tech experts warned a congressional committee on Thursday that China is stealing American AI technology and plagiarising it, as House lawmakers grappled with how to slow the threat. The Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party convened for the...
