by Phillip Powell | Oct 19, 2023 | National Security, Politics
Biden’s nominee for ambassador to Egypt, Herro Mustafa Garg, said in her Senate hearing Thursday morning that Egypt will open the border to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza. “My understanding is that Egypt wants the crossing open,” Mustafa Garg said. “There is...
by Nicole Norman | Oct 19, 2023 | Politics
WASHINGTON– NCAA leadership and other leaders of collegiate athletics requested congressional involvement this week in governing how athletes profit off of their name image and likeness. Two years ago, the Supreme Court shook up the relationship between athletes and...
by Haajrah Gilani and Juliann Ventura | Oct 18, 2023 | Featured, Social Justice
WASHINGTON — At a rally Saturday to show support for Palestinians, a small but powerful voice cut through the deep, collective roar of the protesters’ chants, “Long live Palestine!” screamed a young boy, maybe 6 years old. He was among thousands of protesters gathered...
by Meaghan Downey | Oct 17, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – House Republicans failed on Tuesday to leave the chaos of the last two weeks behind, after Jim Jordan of Ohio fell short of the votes needed to win the race to be the next speaker of the House. Thirteen days after Kevin McCarthy was ousted as Speaker of...
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by Andrew Zi-Qi Fang | Oct 12, 2023 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — The highest ranking general of the U.S. Army in the Pacific stressed the importance of joint exercises with allies in the region to keep deterring China after the Israel-Hamas war erupted. Gen. Charles Flynn, the commanding general of the U.S. Army...
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...
