by Phillip Powell | Oct 11, 2023 | Featured, Politics
In a closed-door meeting Wednesday, U.S. House Republicans narrowly chose Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) as their nominee for the next speaker of the House by a vote of 113-99. But with the Republican caucus still sharply divided after the recent ouster of former Speaker...
by Meaghan Downey | Oct 11, 2023 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Majority Leader Steve Scalise emerged from the Republican House Conference’s closed-door vote Wednesday as the party’s nominee to run for speaker of the House. Scalise of Louisiana secured the nomination over House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio,...
by Kelsey Baker | Oct 11, 2023 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – National security experts sounded the alarm on Tuesday about the risks posed by Chinese tech company Huawei, and its growing presence in Mexico. Huawei, one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies and 5G network providers, is viewed by some...
by Nicole Norman | Oct 11, 2023 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Abortion opponents have complicated the reauthorization of a 2003 HIV/AIDS law that had long garnered bipartisan support. The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, originally signed by President George W. Bush, had been renewed three times and...
by Kelly Adkins | Oct 10, 2023 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard an oral argument about the burden of proof in a whistleblower retaliation case, and whether it falls on the employee or the employer. The ruling of the Supreme Court would resolve a dispute in the lower courts, and could...
by Andrew Zi-Qi Fang | Oct 10, 2023 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – U.S. officials and economists on both sides of the Pacific cautioned recently that if China were to invade Taiwan, the consequences for the global economy would be disastrous. “What happens the very minute that the People’s Republic of China starts...