by Alexis Shanes | Jun 14, 2019 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Thousands of hardy, toxic chemicals could be threatening the nation’s water supply, and the federal government should step in to help combat the problem, a Michigan chemicals expert told members of Congress on Thursday. Steve Sliver, executive director of...
by Camille Erickson | Jun 14, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — As the Trump administration pressures Congress and Mexico to address the uptick in asylum-seeking families arriving at the southern border, the Senate Judiciary Committee showed a rare moment of bipartisanship in affirming a willingness to “look at...
by Dwight A. Weingarten | Jun 13, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — After the president said he would not necessarily tell the FBI if a foreign adversary contacted his campaign during the upcoming election, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi responded Thursday by saying, “Follow the money.” While House Minority Leader Kevin...
by Eric Frazier | Jun 12, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, held a press conference on Capitol Hill along with Conservative Pundits Diamond and Silk to propose a piece of legislation that redistributes funds from sanctuary cities to the homeless and veteran’s community, but the...
by Dwight A. Weingarten | Jun 12, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Inspired by Jeremiah 22, verses 1 through 5, Rev. William J. Barber II led a group of faith leaders in a march towards the White House gates to deliver what he called “a moral report” to the president. The idea for the march came from a gathering of...
by Daniel Grimes | Jun 12, 2019 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON— A 30-year-old recently married medical resident who is about to graduate as an orthodontist planned to move on to a career in private practice. Instead, she and her husband are moving in with her parents and she will work in a health care corporation. The...
