by Jay Silver | Jan 17, 2021 | Featured, Inauguration
WASHINGTON — The nearly 1,100 members of the New York National Guard deployed to Washington on Friday began their mission patrolling the Capitol building and its grounds, and working on traffic control ahead of Wednesday’s inauguration of President-elect...
by Madison Muller | Jan 16, 2021 | Featured, Inauguration
WASHINGTON — Ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, monuments are fenced off, streets are closed, and 20,000 National Guard members are positioned around the city, mainly in the Capital Hill and downtown area. But some local organizations are more...
by Dalia Faheid | Jan 15, 2021 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Chemical facilities would face fewer regulations under a proposed rule change from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency that targets 49 explosive chemicals. These “Division 1.1” explosives, which include black powder and desensitized...
by Julia Benbrook and Madison Muller | Jan 14, 2021 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — With Washington still scrambling to make sense of last week’s attempted coup, a group called Shutdown DC gathered in front of the Capitol on Wednesday and held banners that read “Expel all Fascists.” The protesters displayed the names of the 138 Congress...
by Dalia Faheid | Jan 14, 2021 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — Three faith-based resettlement agencies say it will be easier to welcome refugees after a federal appeals judge ruled in their favor to block President Donald Trump’s executive order allowing local and state officials to refuse refugees. On Jan. 8, the...
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by Alicia Diaz | Jan 12, 2021 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON—The first major U.S. consumer-safety penalty in almost three years against a maker of popular fire extinguishers could be a preview of the tougher oversight companies will face under a more aggressive Biden administration. North Carolina-based Kidde was...
