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Both House progressives and conservatives criticize Biden’s national security proposal as Senate negotiations drag on

Both House progressives and conservatives criticize Biden’s national security proposal as Senate negotiations drag on

by Phillip Powell | Jan 12, 2024 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON– While the Senate negotiates President Biden’s supplemental national security package, Democrats and Republicans in the House of Representatives on Thursday drew red lines that could make the package harder to pass. Progressives are increasingly...

New school for conservative thought to launch amid changing Republican Party dynamics

by Kelsey Baker and Anastasia Mason | Jan 11, 2024 | Politics

WASHINGTON– Seventy years after Russell Kirk published “The Conservative Mind,” the center named after him revealed plans to develop a school to train conservative thinkers for the future. The Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal announced The School of...
Former envoy to U.S., Bi-khim Hsiao, may become Taiwan’s next VP

Former envoy to U.S., Bi-khim Hsiao, may become Taiwan’s next VP

by Andrew Zi-Qi Fang | Dec 7, 2023 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — After recently leaving her post as envoy to the United States, Bi-khim Hsiao appears headed to become Taiwan’s next vice president, according to public opinion polls. Over the last three years, the female diplomat with an American mother...
Expensive advanced reactors deter utility companies from pursuing nuclear projects

Expensive advanced reactors deter utility companies from pursuing nuclear projects

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,...
Families of Hamas hostages urge members of Congress to get all hostages released

Families of Hamas hostages urge members of Congress to get all hostages released

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...
Supreme Court considers constitutionality of administrative law judges in US agencies

Supreme Court considers constitutionality of administrative law judges in US agencies

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...
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