by Victoria Ryan | Mar 28, 2025 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON – The federal government laid off more than 60 thousand workers in the first two months of 2025, while another 75,000 employees accepted a buyout and voluntarily resigned. Among those laid off was James Clark, an Environmental Protection Agency employee...
by Victoria Ryan | Mar 6, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday about who decides if prisoners have exhausted all of their available remedies when filing grievances, weighing the scopes of the Seventh Amendment and the Prison Litigation Reform Act. Kyle Richards, an...
by Victoria Ryan | Mar 5, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) delivered the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress Tuesday night, providing a sharp contrast to the partisanship displayed by Trump. Unity was the theme of the address, with Slotkin...
by Victoria Ryan | Feb 19, 2025 | Featured, Politics
Sen. Gary Peters’ (D-Mich.) recent decision to retire at the end of his term leaves a Senate seat in a battleground state up for grabs in 2026, and raises questions about whether the Midwestern state will provide a crystal ball into future national elections. “It’s...
by Victoria Ryan | Feb 6, 2025 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON — The National Rural Water Association held its 26th annual Great American Water Taste Test on Wednesday. The Bear River Water Conservancy District of Utah took home the championship. Samples are judged on three categories: clarity, bouquet and overall...
by Victoria Ryan | Jan 30, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON – Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, appeared before the Senate Committee on Finance on Wednesday. Kennedy’s previous comments on the efficacy of vaccines raised concern from Senate Democrats,...
by Victoria Ryan | Jan 23, 2025 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON – In a press-filled Oval Office Monday night President Donald Trump signed a string of executive orders that included a declaration that U.S.-born children whose parents do not have permanent legal status will no longer be considered citizens. The order...
by Victoria Ryan | Jan 16, 2025 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Lee Zeldin, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, appeared before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on Thursday where he was grilled for his previous positions on climate...
