by Amanda Rooker | Feb 9, 2021 | Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON – During his confirmation hearing last Wednesday, Agriculture Secretary nominee Tom Vilsack addressed climate change, food insecurity and economic hardships brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Vilsack is one step closer to leading USDA, a role he held for...
by Nicholas Portuondo | Jan 27, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Secretary of Commerce nominee Gina Raimondo addressed several issues integral to the Inland Northwest in her Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday, including improving broadband access to tribal areas and better managing salmon populations, while pushing...
by Katie Livingstone | Jan 26, 2021 | Featured, Inauguration, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — Soldiers and police outnumbered civilians on the streets of Washington D.C. in the week leading up to President Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday, two weeks after the violent attempted insurrection at the Capitol by supporters of former...
by Julia Benbrook | Jan 26, 2021 | Politics, Topics
Nov. 14, 2020 — The “Million MAGA March” brought thousands of demonstrators to Washington DC to claim election fraud. The crowds chanted “four more years” and “stop the steal” despite there being no evidence of widespread voter...
by Karli Goldenberg | Jan 26, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Several members of the Maryland delegation have criticized Rep. Andy Harris, R-01, who tried to bring a gun to the House floor on Thursday. The incident is under investigation by the Capitol Police. Harris set off a magnetometer while carrying a concealed...
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by Nicholas Portuondo | Jan 22, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Former presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg received bipartisan high marks in a Senate confirmation on Thursday hearing while explaining how he will push the Biden administration’s ambitious infrastructure platform if he is confirmed as secretary of...
