by Jay Silver | Feb 26, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Current and former Capitol law enforcement officials called the storming of the U.S. Capitol a planned attack while testifying before two Senate committees on Tuesday. Former Chief of the U.S. Capitol, Steven Sund, said no single civilian law enforcement...
by Nicholas Portuondo | Feb 24, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – The first Native American to be nominated to the Cabinet, U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland, took her first step toward becoming Interior secretary while absorbing significant Republican criticism for her past contentious stances during the first day of her Senate...
by Nicholas Portuondo | Feb 24, 2021 | Featured, Politics
Each week, The Spokesman-Review examines one question from the Naturalization Test immigrants must pass to become United States citizens. Today’s first question: What does the President’s Cabinet do? The official answer on the Naturalization Test is that it “advises...
by Katie Livingstone | Feb 19, 2021 | Featured, Foreign Affairs, Politics
WASHINGTON — With left-wing politician Albin Kurti elected prime minister of Kosovo last weekend, U.S. President Joe Biden has congratulated the heads of state of both Kosovo and Serbia for their independence days in letters revealing how his approach to the...
by Nicholas Portuondo | Feb 12, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Sen. Maria Cantwell made history Thursday when she became the first woman to lead the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. Cantwell is the first Washington senator to serve as the chairperson of the pivotal committee since Sen. Warren...
by Amanda Rooker | Feb 9, 2021 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — Yogananda D. Pittman, the acting chief of the Capitol Police, is calling for vast improvements to the Capitol building’s physical security after insufficient safeguards left the building, and the people inside, vulnerable during the January 6th...
