by Khaleel Rahman | Jun 11, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON (AN) — A team of researchers at Yale University has used social media posts, satellite imagery and adoption databases to track thousands of Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia in its war against Ukraine. Its loss of U.S. funding brings to a halt one of...
by Bridget Craig | Jun 11, 2025 | National Security
WASHINGTON – As the Department of Veterans Affairs last week announced a nationwide search for new leaders to oversee its health and benefits systems, veterans around the country said they hoped the new leaders would make meaningful reform so they get better health...
by Bridget Craig | Jun 11, 2025 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins faced bipartisan criticism on May 6 over plans to cut thousands of jobs across the department as part of the Trump administration’s major effort to “rightsize,” the federal workforce. Republicans and Democrats alike...
by Bridget Craig | Jun 11, 2025 | Sports
WASHINGTON – With grit and team camaraderie, the Navy Midshipmen football team marched into the White House Tuesday, ready to hoist the Commander-in-Chief Trophy for winning the series in December against the Army and Air Force academies. Their performance, both on...
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by Bridget Craig | Jun 11, 2025 | Politics
WASHINGTON – On June 6, the 81st anniversary of D-Day, hundreds of veterans, military families and activists gathered for the “Unite for Veterans, Unite for America” rally on the National Mall in response to the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to the Department...
by Matthew Shea | Jun 11, 2025 | Featured, Foreign Affairs, Immigration, National Security
WASHINGTON (AN) — Mary Speck was working at her office at a congressional-funded think tank on a Friday afternoon in March when she heard a loud message. “There was an address over the intercom saying: ‘Lock yourselves in the office. Please stay in your...
