by Phillip Powell | Oct 5, 2023 | Featured, National Security
Senate Republicans and Democrats on the Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday stressed that U.S. investments in developing countries should help the U.S. compete with China for influence on the world stage “Economic development and finance are essential for stable...
by Kelsey Baker | Oct 4, 2023 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday evening that the U.S. faces two extraordinary challenges, a full-swing power struggle with Russia in Ukraine, and an all-out economic competition with China. “The common denominator is approaching...
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by Haajrah Gilani | Oct 4, 2023 | Featured, Social Justice
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case with possible ramifications for Americans with disabilities, but some justices questioned whether it should be dropped instead. If the Supreme Court does rule, that decision could...
by Nicole Norman | Oct 4, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON– Senator Ben Cardin, D-Md., led his first meeting as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday after the former chair stepped down in disgrace. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J, who was not present for the new chair’s opening remarks,...
by Juliann Ventura | Oct 4, 2023 | Topics
“Chaos” was the word of the day in the U.S. Capitol. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., said it before the House voted on his measure to remove Rep. Kevin McCarthy as a speaker. He took the House floor before the historic vote on McCarthy’s fate, and declared, “Chaos is Speaker...
by Emma McNamee | Oct 4, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – It’s been over 100 years since the United States House Floor saw a vote to remove the speaker of the house, as they did Tuesday. While the 1910 motion to remove House Speaker Joseph Cannon, who faced opposition from within his own Republican Party,...
