Explosives makers push to end overlapping regulations, but labor union worries about safety

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...

Washington activists call for expulsion of some GOP lawmakers in wake of attempted coup

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...

Court Upholds Refugee Resettlement Program; Agencies Say They Will Rebuild

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...

Penalty for faulty fire-extinguishers signals stiffer consumer-safety rules in Biden era

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...

Maryland electors, once hopeful, left “heartbroken” after capitol breach during electors’ joint session

by Karli Goldenberg | Jan 12, 2021 | Campaign2020, Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Some of the Maryland electors who cast their Electoral College votes Dec. 14 called Wednesday’s riot by a pro-President Donald Trump mob inside the Capitol that temporarily stopped certification of electoral votes embarrassing and heart-breaking. While...

Photos from an Attempted Coup: Trump incites his followers to violence

by Madison Muller | Jan 8, 2021 | Featured, Politics

Despite advanced warnings of far-right demonstrations intent on wreaking havoc in Washington, D.C., Wednesday began as many pro-Donald Trump rallies have in weeks since the election: Spirited attendees in American flag apparel, some bearing the insignias of right-wing...