by Julia Shapero | Sep 29, 2021 | Politics
WASHINGTON – House members appeared divided on which facets of domestic terrorism represent the largest threat to the United States with Democrats emphasizing the dangers of white supremacy and Republicans drawing attention to violent crimes and Antifa. The...
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by Annie Klingenberg | Sep 29, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON—Senators on the Judiciary Committee could not reach consensus during Wednesday’s hearing on whether the Supreme Court’s use of the shadow docket in a Texas abortion rights case was either vastly unprecedented or just an ordinary procedure.“Constitutional...
by Allison Novelo | Sep 29, 2021 | Featured, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — Disaster relief organizations voiced their dissatisfaction with what they described as a shortfall of cooperation from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in mitigating climate-driven natural disasters during a Senate hearing on Wednesday.The Senate...
by Hannah Schoenbaum | Sep 28, 2021 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — As Thursday’s government funding deadline approaches and the threat of a government shutdown looms over Washington, Senate Democrats and Republicans are exploring a unifying distraction from their budgetary standstill: the Britney Spears conservatorship...
by Katherine Huggins | Sep 28, 2021 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urged Congress to raise the debt ceiling on Tuesday, warning that if lawmakers do not raise the limit, a “financial crisis and economic recession” is likely imminent. Yellen told the Senate Banking Committee that without an...
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by Catherine Buchaniec | Sep 28, 2021 | Featured, National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON — Top military leaders told Senate lawmakers on Tuesday that they previously advised President Joe Biden to keep U.S. troops in Afghanistan, contradicting statements Biden made last month during an interview with George Stephanopoulos on ABC News. When...
