by Cristobella Durrette | Oct 13, 2021 | Politics
WASHINGTON—Supreme Court justices differed Wednesday on whether defense counsel made a compelling argument to reinstate the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. “At a trial, you don’t have these mini trials. If a person is on trial for murder...
by Jonathan Lehrfeld | Oct 13, 2021 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Twenty years after 9/11, and two months after the American exit from Afghanistan, the United States’ strategic and often tenuous partnership with Pakistan has come full circle. The military and diplomatic relationship between the two countries “stands at...
by Julia Shapero | Oct 13, 2021 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Domestic violent extremist groups have found an increasing number of U.S. military veterans receptive to their recruitment efforts, experts warned lawmakers on Wednesday. “Veterans, along with active duty and reservists, have been involved in...
by Jay Shakur | Oct 13, 2021 | Politics
WASHINGTON—Bipartisan talks surrounding federal police reform failed late last month and while the breakdown in negotiations presented another setback for President Biden and congressional Democrats, it could be potentially good news for local legislators. On Sept....
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by Katherine Huggins and Jeannie Kopstein | Oct 12, 2021 | Featured, Politics
ALEXANDRIA, (Va.) — Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe (D) on Tuesday underscored his support for mandating COVID-19 vaccines in schools once fully approved by the FDA, telling reporters at a campaign stop in Alexandria that “we have to keep our...
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by Ariel Gans and Isabel Miller | Oct 12, 2021 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Hundreds of protesters marched to the White House on Monday, calling for President Biden to divest from fossil fuels and declare a national climate emergency. Participants paraded from Freedom Plaza to the White House, where leaders and members of...
