by Aishwarya Airy | Jan 25, 2020 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Testimony this week by the psychologist at the heart of the CIA program that tortured prisoners suspected of involvement in terrorist attacks on the United States has shaken the understanding that FBI agents were “the good guys” in the interrogation...
by Kelly Cannon | Jan 24, 2020 | Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — In a rare move Wednesday, 21 Republican attorneys general weighed in on the House’s case for the impeachment and removal of President Donald Trump. Calling the articles of impeachment “fundamentally flawed” and lacking a basis in...
by Bing Xiao | Jan 24, 2020 | Business & Tech
Washington — Although solar industry officials have praised the Jan. 15 trade deal between the United States and China, the trade war between the two nations’ solar industries continues and U.S. companies have been hurt the worst. Since President Donald Trump...
by Joe Snell | Jan 23, 2020 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — A vote by the Iraqi parliament on Jan. 5 to expel U.S. troops in the country raises concerns about whether their absence will leave minority communities vulnerable to attacks by ISIS. “These communities can least afford instability and violence because...
by Joe Snell | Jan 22, 2020 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — The Trade Bank of Iraq is expected to stop processing payments to Iran if US sanction exemptions expire next month, Agence France-Presse reported Tuesday. The bank is used by Iraq to pay for Iranian gas imports that are used to power the country’s...
by Alec Bose | Jan 22, 2020 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – The women’s march this past weekend included many different interests and policy goals, including those lobbying against war with Iran. “War is a women’s issue,” said Donna Farvard, organizing director for the National Iranian American Council....