by Kaitlin Bender-Thomas | Feb 16, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON — Gov. Kristi Noem (R-S.D) led a discussion on COVID-19 policy and South Dakota’s “freedom-focused” approach to the pandemic at the Cato Institute on Thursday, citing the positive impact it’s had on the economy. During the pandemic, South Dakota was...
by Logan Schiciano | Feb 16, 2023 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON – Vice President Mike Pence railed against the Justice Department on Thursday, underscoring that a subpoena to appear before a special council is “unprecedented and unconstitutional.” Pence was issued a subpoena last week by special counsel Jack Smith, who...
by Stephanie Markowitz | Feb 16, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission zeroed in on ways to protect survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking and include more Indigenous communities in broadband subsidies for schools and libraries, known as the E-rate Program. The...
by Joanna Hou | Feb 16, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Frontline nurses faced challenges including understaffing, burnout and underappreciation, driving thousands to quit their jobs during the pandemic, several experts told members of Congress on Thursday. A McKinsey report from May found that by 2025, the...
by Shannon Tyler | Feb 16, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) on Thursday pressed to expand food-stamp benefits to people who have been barred, saying that such a step will help diminish hunger. A Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on the 2023 Farm Bill...
by Kate Walter | Feb 16, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON- In response to the Congressional Budget Office’s latest report and President Joe Biden accusing some Republicans of wanting to cut Social Security and Medicare benefits, talk of entitlement program reform has swept across the halls of Congress in recent...
by Jacob Wendler | Feb 15, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, a rumored Republican presidential or vice presidential candidate, touted her own credentials in standing up to the influence of the Chinese government Wednesday during a keynote address in Washington. During her speech at...
by Davis Giangiulio | Feb 15, 2023 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Senators on Wednesday grappled with the already-existing and looming-future economic costs of climate change, and how to prevent them. At a Budget Committee Hearing, experts delivered testimony that revealed a concerning state that America is in:...
by Kaitlin Bender-Thomas | Feb 15, 2023 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — The surging popularity of ChatGPT has raised concerns about the future of learning, but several experts say educators should embrace the tool. ChatGPT – short for Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer – is an artificial intelligence chatbot that was...
by Nicole Markus | Feb 15, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – One hundred faces lined the walls of the Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters in the first week after the fentanyl memorial was created last May. Now, less than a year later, over 4,800 people are memorialized there. DEA Administrator Anne Milgram...
by Logan Schiciano | Feb 15, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Nikki Haley formally launched her 2024 presidential bid Wednesday morning in front of friends, family and supporters in downtown Charleston, S.C., setting the stage for a bout with her former boss, Donald Trump, in the Republican primary. Haley affirmed...
by Emiliana Betancourt | Feb 14, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis created controversy last month when the Florida Department of Education threatened to reject AP African American studies. DeSantis was criticized for the move and accused of pursuing it to further his political agenda. He...
