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Beyer Urges FAA to Reconsider Flight Path Changes, Accusing Agency of Avoiding Community Input ARL NOW - 10/28/2019  Opposition is taking flight against new route changes proposed at Reagan National Airport as residents and multiple members of Congress raise concerns. The Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) earlier this year announced plans to adjust National Airport… Read more »

Noise prompts Va. lawmaker to press FAA on runway changes at Reagan National Airport BY NEAL AUGENSTEIN - 10/25/2019  Proposed changes to the routes planes take landing at or leaving Reagan National Airport will mean increased noise over neighborhoods — and that’s prompted a Northern Virginia lawmaker to seek an explanation from the Federal Aviation… Read more »

In rebuke of Erdogan, Armenian genocide resolution could soon pass House BY ALEXANDER NAZARYAN - 10/24/2019 For years a resolution condemning the slaughter of 1.5 million Armenians by Turkish nationalists during World War I has failed to gain traction in either chamber of Congress. Though lawmakers have long promised a resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide, they have been… Read more »

Democrats say they have game changer on impeachment BY SCOTT WONG & CHRISTINA MARCOS - 10/22/2019 A top U.S. diplomat gave explosive testimony Tuesday tying Ukraine aid to politically motivated investigations, a development Democrats called a game changer that could extend the impeachment inquiry into 2020. William Taylor, the head of the U.S. Embassy in Kiev, informed House… Read more »

Pelosi-Backed Drug Negotiation Bill Wins House Committee’s OK BY ALEX RUOFF - 10/22/2019  A third House committee signed off on a bill to direct the government to negotiate the price of some costly medicines, teeing up the measure for a full House vote next week. The House Ways and Means Committee approved the bill (H.R. 3) Tuesday on a vote of 24-17, with one “present” vote.… Read more »

Beyer Welcomes Jane Fonda to Women’s Conference BY NICHOLAS BENTON - 10/21/2019 JANE FONDA (CENTER) was U.S. Congressman Don Beyer’s special guest at his Fifth Annual Women’s Conference and Forum, titled, “Nevertheless, She Persisted.” Fonda is an award-winning actress and a political activist for causes including feminism, Native American rights, peace, and the environment. She’s… Read more »

Democrats to subpoena Gordon Sondland, say Trump’s move to block deposition amounts to obstruction BY SHANE HARRIS & JOHN WAGNER - 10/08/2019 The Trump administration on Tuesday blocked a planned deposition from Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union and a central figure in the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry. Democrats called the administration’s move an… Read more »

Democrats to subpoena Gordon Sondland, key player in Ukraine controversy, after Trump blocks impeachment testimony BY DEIRDRE SHESGREEN & CHRISTAL HAYES - 10/08/2019  House Democrats said Tuesday they would subpoena Gordon Sondland, a U.S. ambassador involved in the Trump administration's dealings with Ukraine, after the State Department blocked his appearance before their… Read more »

Jane Fonda Coming to Arlington for Event with Rep. Beyer BY ARL NOW STAFF - 10/04/2019  Activist and actress Jane Fonda will be coming to Arlington next weekend for an event with Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.), Beyer’s office is announcing this morning. Fonda will be the special guest at Beyer’s fifth annual Women’s Conference and Forum, subtitled this year “Nevertheless, She… Read more »

AI bias: How tech determines if you land job, get a loan or end up in jail BY DALVIN BROWN - 10/02/2019 Businesses across almost every industry deploy artificial intelligence to make jobs simpler for staff and tasks easier for consumers.  Computer software teaches customer service agents how to be more compassionate, schools use machine learning to scan for weapons and mass… Read more »