by Andrew Zi-Qi Fang | Nov 1, 2023 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — After Honduras established a diplomatic relationship with China, the United States warned Honduras not to let its new Chinese partners near the Soto Cano Air Base, where up to 1500 American troops operate, according to a senior State Department official....
by Anastasia Mason | Nov 1, 2023 | National Security
WASHINGTON– Senators criticized top Biden officials for loose borders and increasing global violence in a combative hearing Tuesday of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, was among several senators who...
by Kelly Adkins | Nov 1, 2023 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – Nonprofit financial institutions that fund underserved communities urged Congress not to put this work on the backburner after a House proposal to slash the budget for these institutions by 14%. The wealth gap has persisted in recent years. Families of...
by Kelly Adkins | Nov 1, 2023 | Topics
On Wednesday, October 25th the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on the need for guaranteed paid leave to better support American workers and families. At the hearing, experts told a Senate committee that a federal mandate to provide paid leave could do more...
by Haajrah Gilani and Kunjal Bastola | Oct 31, 2023 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard two sets of oral arguments Tuesday in cases that involve whether public officials’ personal social media accounts are considered public forums. One case, O’Connor-Ratcliff vs. Garnier, involved Michelle...
by Juliann Ventura | Oct 31, 2023 | Featured, Social Justice, Topics
WASHINGTON– Twenty-five years after the U.S. government enacted a law promoting international religious freedom, supporters of the act decried the rise of Islamophobic and antisemitic incidents within the U.S. following increased violence in Israel, Gaza and the...