by Eric Frazier | May 17, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON– President Donald Trump announced his new immigration policy to approve only immigrants with special skills for entrance into the U.S. at a Rose Garden news conference on Thursday, Democrats and immigrant advocates immediately vowed to fight it. Some...
by Alexis Shanes | May 17, 2019 | National Security
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government’s efforts to protect journalists around the globe are falling short, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff said Thursday, and the brutal murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi last year is among the...
by Dwight A. Weingarten | May 15, 2019 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON— Chinese company Huawei’s efforts to sell its 5G network equipment to U.S. allies raised concerns Tuesday among members of the Senate Judiciary Committee about disruptions in global communications, intelligence sharing and military operations if the...
by Camille Erickson | May 15, 2019 | Politics
WASHINGTON – U.S. citizens who live with undocumented immigrant family members could lose federal housing assistance under a proposed rule from the Trump administration. Civil rights advocates and several Maryland Democrats warn that the rule proposed Friday by...
by Alexis Shanes | May 14, 2019 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers on Tuesday praised the Senate’s 49-46 confirmation of Michael Truncale to a Texas district court judgeship, but several civil rights groups condemned the vote, saying Truncale has denigrated undocumented immigrants and is an...
by Camille Erickson | May 12, 2019 | Featured, Politics
Washington — Following years of effort by New York congressional leaders, the U.S. Department of Transportation last month announced it would award the Capital District Transportation Authority $26.9 million for the River Corridor Bus Rapid Transit project, known as...
