by Zoya Mirza | Oct 6, 2021 | Politics
WASHINGTON – After much delay, nominees before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee appeared before lawmakers last week to discuss everything from global aviation security to support for overseas family planning funding that includes medical guidance about...
by Hannah Schoenbaum | Oct 5, 2021 | Environment
WASHINGTON — A month after Hurricane Ida flooded her district and killed 13 New York residents, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., reintroduced legislation on Tuesday to prepare federal agencies for worsening natural disasters. “We need to plan for the next Ida,” Maloney...
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by Julia Mueller | Oct 5, 2021 | Politics
WASHINGTON—At a Senate Judiciary hearing Tuesday to discuss reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, lawmakers questioned Deputy U.S. Attorney General Lisa Monaco about the Department of Justice’s commitment to sexual violence survivors. Monaco urged the...
by Isabel Miller | Oct 5, 2021 | Environment
WASHINGTON — U.S. mining companies came to the hill on Tuesday to testify against a proposal in the reconciliation bill that would end their free use of federal land. David Brown, the CEO of WYO-BEN Inc., which mines sodium bentonite, told the Senate Energy and...
by Katherine Huggins | Oct 5, 2021 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON – Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen told a Senate panel on Tuesday that the social media giant has consistently failed to protect children and “intentionally misled the public about what its own research reveals.” Haugen has also filed a...
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by Cristobella Durrette | Oct 5, 2021 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — A former Afghan member of Parliament and policy experts advised lawmakers on Tuesday to prioritize humanitarian aid to Afghanistan’s civilian population while keeping resources out of the hands of Taliban leaders. “U.S. sanctions policy must continue to...
