by Esther Frances | Dec 5, 2023 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON– Despite bipartisan congressional support for small scale nuclear reactors, United States nuclear projects have failed to get off the ground. High costs and risks of building these reactors prevented utility companies from completing scheduled projects,...
by Juliann Ventura | Nov 30, 2023 | Featured, Foreign Affairs, Topics
WASHINGTON – Members of Congress put aside their partisanship on Wednesday to meet with families of hostages held by Hamas, who called on them to continue their urgency in getting more hostages released. Hamas and Israel had released more than 250 hostages and...
by Nicole Norman | Nov 29, 2023 | Politics
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in a case that questions the constitutionality of using administrative law judges in federal agencies. In Security Exchange Commission vs. Jarkesy, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled...
by Anastasia Mason | Nov 29, 2023 | Politics
VIRGINIA – 7-year-old Colton Owens laid on the ground outside his elementary school and played with his mother’s shoelaces. It had been a long day of errands, flu shots and now, voting. When his mother, Stephanie Owens began to answer a question, he chimed in with a...
by Meaghan Downey | Nov 29, 2023 | Politics
WASHINGTON – After passing bipartisan gun legislation last year, senators clashed Tuesday over the next steps in addressing gun violence. Democrats had called the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to address what they called a public health crisis caused by guns....
by Anastasia Mason | Nov 29, 2023 | Politics
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case that could impact immigrants who face deportation. In a case styled Wilkinson vs. Garland, the justices seemed to heavily favor an immigrant who overstayed his visa over U.S. government arguments. A ruling for...