by Hazel Tang and Mark Dovich | Jul 27, 2021 | National Security
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Activists and members of Washington, D.C.’s Uighur community rallied in front of the White House to call on President Joe Biden to recognize East Turkistan as a country occupied by China, which has been accused of human rights violations...
by Mark Dovich | Jul 26, 2021 | Politics
Here’s how members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation voted on major issues last week. HOUSE EXPANDING FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION POWERS: Voting 221 for and 205 against, the House on Tuesday restored (HR 2668) the Federal Trade Commission’s authority to take...
by Jeff A. Chamer | Jul 23, 2021 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Democrats in Congress are pushing to abolish part of a New Deal-era labor law that allows businesses to pay workers with disabilities as little as a few dollars an hour, calling the practice outdated and discriminatory. A bill in the U.S. House...
by Mark Dovich | Jul 21, 2021 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Democrats and Republicans alike condemned Turkey’s 2017 purchase of the Russian S-400 air defense system at Wednesday’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on U.S.-Turkey relations. The S-400 missile system, originally developed...
by Saeed Abdullah | Jul 21, 2021 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks urged a House Armed Services subcommittee Tuesday to give the military the authority to change its justice system by removing prosecution of sexual assault and related crimes from the military chain of command...
by Hazel Tang | Jul 20, 2021 | Politics
WASHINGTON — North Dakota’s agriculture community will likely be impacted by a new executive order signed by President Biden on July 9. The order, which includes 72 initiatives, aims to promote economic competition and boost innovation within the U.S....
