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D.C.-area churches encourage community to have ‘Faith in the Vaccine’

D.C.-area churches encourage community to have ‘Faith in the Vaccine’

by Madison Muller | Feb 12, 2021 | Featured, Social Justice

Senior citizens braved the winter weather on Thursday morning for their COVID-19 vaccine appointments at Pennsylvania Baptist Church in Southeast Washington, D.C. By the end of the day, 100 Washingtonians would be vaccinated at the church. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D)...
Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell first woman to lead Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee

Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell first woman to lead Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee

by Nicholas Portuondo | Feb 12, 2021 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Sen. Maria Cantwell made history Thursday when she became the first woman to lead the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. Cantwell is the first Washington senator to serve as the chairperson of the pivotal committee since Sen. Warren...
Transportation improvements taking shape under Biden administration

Transportation improvements taking shape under Biden administration

by Jay Silver | Feb 10, 2021 | Featured, Transportation

WASHINGTON — Regional transportation officials hope a $2 trillion infrastructure plan proposed by President Joe Biden’s administration will provide money to help them realize plans to increase the number of electric buses, ramp up road and bridge repairs and...
VIDEO: North Dakota Lawmaker Would Like the Capitol’s Enhanced Security to end, Eventually

VIDEO: North Dakota Lawmaker Would Like the Capitol’s Enhanced Security to end, Eventually

by Amanda Rooker | Feb 9, 2021 | Featured, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON — Yogananda D. Pittman, the acting chief of the Capitol Police, is calling for vast improvements to the Capitol building’s physical security after insufficient safeguards left the building, and the people inside, vulnerable during the January 6th...
Space Force chief works to shake misunderstandings about military branch

Space Force chief works to shake misunderstandings about military branch

by Nicholas Portuondo | Feb 5, 2021 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force’s top general said Wednesday that Americans generally find it “hard to understand” how the Space Force affects them, a day after White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki made light of what experts say is a vital...

Biden says diplomacy is the “center of our foreign policy” in first major speech at a federal agency

by Katie Livingstone | Feb 5, 2021 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden made clear Thursday in his dual speeches at the State Department— his first visit to a federal agency as president— that his administration recognizes it cannot promote democracy without shoring up alliances that have frayed and being...
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