USAID shutdown linked to sharp increase in violence across Africa: Research

Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin said on Wednesday he hopes the FIFA World Cup will help strengthen cooperation between the federal government and sanctuary cities. “Even in sanctuary cities, where we have some of these games, we’ve had great cooperation with local and state officials,” he said during sworn testimony in front of the […]

The International Rescue Committee, a nonprofit global aid group, posted a warning Monday that the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo could have been spreading for three months before any cases were detected. ​In the press release published by IRC on Monday, the group cited “delayed detection and slow contact tracing” as […]

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) urged Democrats not to upend a deal to extend the federal government’s spy powers over President Donald Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte as acting intelligence chief. “Honestly, I mean, do you want to be responsible for what could happen if we go dark on that program?” Thune told reporters […]

A closely watched U.S. Senate campaign in Alaska is stoking controversy after a candidate bearing the same name as one of the major candidates entered the race. As the Republican incumbent in the race, Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) is engaged in one of the tightest campaigns for the upper chamber in the country, facing a […]