by Bryan Wood | Mar 13, 2019 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats reiterated their objections to the massive cuts the White House proposed this week to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, in a Budget Committee hearing on Wednesday. “The president’s budget proposal should be discarded immediately. We...
by Bryan Wood | Mar 13, 2019 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission is “overbuilding” rural United States in its efforts to improve broadband access in states like North Dakota and South Dakota, according to telecommunications companies in rural service areas who...
by Beverly Banks | Mar 8, 2019 | National Security
When it comes to North Korea, all eyes are on nuclear weapons, but the lack of attention toward chemical and biological capabilities weakens defense against potential attacks, according to experts in the field. After the breakdown of talks between the United States...
by Beverly Banks | Mar 7, 2019 | Politics, Topics
Climate change, cyberinfrastructure, and personal security clearances dominated Wednesday’s House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing. The Government Accountability Office on Wednesday released a biennial report assessing the waste, fraud, abuse and mismanagement...
by Beverly Banks | Mar 6, 2019 | Immigration, Topics
PARIS — When he lived outside a metro station in Paris, Shikhali Mirzai received a sleeping bag, tent, and clothes from a student group dedicated to aiding refugees in the city. The kind gesture stayed with the then-22-year-old, who now helps the group...
