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...
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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...
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by Jeannie Michele Kopstein | Sep 30, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress gathered at Nationals Park Wednesday night to play in the annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity. The game took place amid fierce partisan negotiations to avert a government shutdown and prevent a default on the nation’s...
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by Julia Mueller | Sep 30, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON—Three Democratic lawmakers on Thursday shared their personal experiences with rape, pregnancy and abortion during a hearing to examine current and mounting threats to reproductive rights and evaluate the impact of state-level legislation on constitutional...
by Hannah Schoenbaum | Sep 30, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — A shutdown crisis has been avoided as the House and Senate on Thursday passed a short-term government funding bill that will keep federal agencies open through Dec. 3. The bill now goes to the president’s desk. The Senate passed the measure, 65-35, with...
by Ariel Gans | Sep 29, 2021 | Business & Tech, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Senate wants to pass a federal data privacy law, but Federal Trade Commission officials and business representatives underscored that the agency lacks the resources to enforce it. While data has vast economic and social benefits, the need for strong...
