by Beverly Banks | Feb 6, 2019 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The rebuilding of America’s infrastructure was one of the few proposals that drew bipartisan support Tuesday night during President Donald Trump’s second State of the Union speeches. Attending his first State of the Union address, Rep....
by Beverly Banks | Feb 6, 2019 | Topics
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (UPI) — The House Foreign Affairs Committee met Wednesday for a hearing on the Arabian Peninsula, wrangling over the United States’ relationship with Saudi Arabia and how to maintain influence in the region. Chairman Eliot Engel, D-N.Y.,...
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by Kietryn Zychal | Feb 6, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — In his second State of the Union address, President Donald Trump focused heavily on foreign policy, immigration and the need for a border wall while completely ignoring the environment and climate change, reflecting the issues important to his...
by Lucas Robinson | Feb 6, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Indiana lawmakers offered mixed responses to President Donald Trump’s remarks on the economy during his second State of the Union address Tuesday night. While touting a number of self-described economic victories, Trump said his renegotiation of NAFTA...
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by Dorothy Mills-Gregg | Feb 6, 2019 | Politics
Dozens of female Democratic lawmakers dressed in all white Tuesday during President Trump’s State of the Union address. The display, meant to show solidarity on women’s issues, evoked the all-white dresses worn by women in the suffragette movement in the...
by Patty Nieberg | Feb 4, 2019 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — As the U.S. and China engage in a high-stakes negotiation over the future of their trade relationship, experts say it’s technology that is at the heart of the debate. “The vast majority of the issue is tech, not trade, especially for the U.S. which...
