The U.S. Senate failed to pass legislation by a one-vote margin late Tuesday to approve construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. The dramatic vote, which comes just days after the House voted to approve...
As the dust settles from Tuesday’s Republican takeover of Congress, thoughts on how the 114th Congress will handle some of the country’s most pressing issues are beginning to emerge. But as Ashley Westerman reports...
Forty years ago, in the wake of the Watergate Scandal, the Privacy Act was passed along with amendments to bolster the Freedom of Information Act. These two pieces of legislation sought not only to...
The Ebola virus has suddenly become a policy priority in the U.S. after the death of the first patient diagnosed with the virus in-country. Two nurses who provided care have also fallen ill. One...
A two-day hearing wrapped up today in a case that involves a Guantanamo Bay detainee suing the U.S. government over force-feedings. As Ashley Westerman reports from Washington, D.C., the case does not seek to...
For the second week in a row, protesters made their voices heard at the St. Louis City Council Tuesday night. Angry about what they see as inaction in the police shooting death of Michael...
** Editors Note: This story was updated 9/12/2014 Just days after advancing a measure that would give Congress the authority to cap donations to federal political campaigns, the Senate GOP reversed itself and blocked...
Congressional gridlock over the border crisis and immigration reform is leading up to a showdown between the legislative and executive branches. Last week the Senate failed to pass their $2.7 billion version of an...
On Sunday afternoon, about 2,000 people marched in the heat of mid-summer Washington,D.C., from a rally on the national mall to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; the first-ever demonstration at FERC. They were protesting...
UN alarmed as ISIS presses toward Baghdad Drone strikes resume in Pakistan following Karachi airport attack FBI probes VA healthcare crisis; whistleblower website collects hundreds of reports World Cup preparations and urban displacements...
FSRN Weekly Edition – April 28, 2017
April 28, 2017
