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by Jeannie Michele Kopstein | Oct 20, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Addressing some state and local governments’ failures to enforce the guidelines outlined by the Americans with Disabilities Act should be a priority for Congress, experts told lawmakers on Wednesday. “While the ADA has helped break down hidden barriers...
by Julia Shapero | Oct 19, 2021 | Politics
WASHINGTON – The House committee tasked with examining the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol voted unanimously on Tuesday night to refer former Trump adviser Steve Bannon for criminal contempt “When you think about what we’re investigating — a violent attack on...
by Julia Mueller | Oct 13, 2021 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Conflicting privacy and public interests dominated oral arguments Wednesday before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in a Freedom of Information Act case brought against the Department of Justice for its redaction of the Mueller Report. The...
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 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...
