by Beverly Banks and Patty Nieberg | Oct 30, 2018 | Featured, National Security
ARLINGTON, Va. — Beverly Banks speaks with Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Karl L. Schultz about the United States security measures in the Arctic at the Military Reporters and Editors annual conference. Schultz says the United States is prepared for China and...
by Kietryn Zychal | Oct 30, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court estimates that 94 percent of state prosecutions and 97 percent of federal prosecutions end in plea bargains. The accused getting his or her day in court is the rare exception. This overwhelming reliance on plea bargains has led to...
by Lucas Robinson | Oct 30, 2018 | Featured, National Security
ARLINGTON, Va. — Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters Friday that along with troops, the military could deploy helicopters, and logistical and engineering support to the U.S.-Mexico border. His remarks came amid reports the...
by Daniel Grimes | Oct 29, 2018 | National Security
WASHINGTON– While President Donald Trump has shied away from criticizing the white nationalist movement in interviews and on the campaign trail, the Trump administration is quietly condemning white nationalism as a form of domestic terrorism in its new...
by Brock Hall | Oct 25, 2018 | Politics
WASHINGTON – A Vanderbilt Law School professor said on Wednesday that liberals were wrong to rely on the Supreme Court for progressive decisions, insisting the court was an inherently conservative institution. Ganesh Sitaraman, Vanderbilt Law School professor, said...
by Haiya Kofler | Oct 24, 2018 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — The head of the Defense Intelligence Agency worries that the same lack of imagination that was officially cited as one of the U.S. failures in the 9/11 attacks also could be a threat to America’s ability to develop cyber counterintelligence. The...