Medill on the Hill
  • Home
  • Business
  • Education
  • Health
  • Living
  • Politics
  • National Security
  • Environment
  • Reporters
Select Page
Consumer advisory committee recommends government require prompt ticket refunds in wake of flight disruptions

Consumer advisory committee recommends government require prompt ticket refunds in wake of flight disruptions

by Joanna Hou | Jan 12, 2023 | Featured, Living

WASHINGTON — A consumer group is recommending that the Department of Transportation require airlines and ticket agents to provide prompt refunds to travelers in the event of cancellations or significant delays.  The Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee made...
‘He was in my personal space’: Former aide testifies in trial of Jan. 6 defendant photographed in Pelosi’s office

‘He was in my personal space’: Former aide testifies in trial of Jan. 6 defendant photographed in Pelosi’s office

by Logan Schiciano | Jan 12, 2023 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Over two years after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, the trial is underway for an Arkansas man who is the subject of one of the most well-known images from the day.  Richard Barnett was photographed with his feet on a desk in then-House Speaker...
Jeffries talks Santos, Republican agenda, at first weekly press conference

Jeffries talks Santos, Republican agenda, at first weekly press conference

by Shannon Tyler | Jan 12, 2023 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — House Minority leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) held his first weekly press conference for the 118th congress Thursday morning addressing Rep. George Santos’ (R-NY) investigations, ethics complaints and several bills passed by House Republicans this week. ...
Republican-led House passes restrictive abortion measure despite opposition

Republican-led House passes restrictive abortion measure despite opposition

by Lucia Barnum | Jan 11, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON – The GOP-led House on Wednesday passed a bill that would require doctors and other medical professions to provide care to infants who survive abortions. The bill, which passed 220-210, is one of two anti-abortion measures that the House took up on...
Questions remain about how the Biden administration’s plan to cut monthly student loan payments would work

Questions remain about how the Biden administration’s plan to cut monthly student loan payments would work

by Kaitlin Bender-Thomas | Jan 11, 2023 | Education, Featured, Topics

WASHINGTON — Supporters of student loan debt relief praised the U.S. Department of Education’s newest proposed regulations that would reduce monthly student loan payments for millions of Americans, but many say it’s only a temporary fix to a bigger problem.  The...
Biden administration “did the right thing” in classified document review, says Karine Jean-Pierre

Biden administration “did the right thing” in classified document review, says Karine Jean-Pierre

by Nicole Markus | Jan 11, 2023 | Featured, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON – White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said President Joe Biden and his lawyers “did the right thing” by immediately turning over classified documents discovered in a Washington office he used after his vice presidency.   Lawyers found the “small...
How a young staffer remembers the Jan. 6th attack, two years later

How a young staffer remembers the Jan. 6th attack, two years later

by Brennan Leach | Jan 6, 2023 | Featured, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON — On the morning of Jan. 6, 2021, Abigail Cate anticipated a long day of work on the Senate floor as a chamber assistant. She was expected to aid Republican staff and senators as they voted to certify the 2020 presidential election and help other chamber...
Despite growing public desire, lawmakers reticent to commit U.S. forces to defense of Ukraine

Despite growing public desire, lawmakers reticent to commit U.S. forces to defense of Ukraine

by Zachary Kessel | Mar 30, 2022 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – “One cannot wage war,” Gen. Douglas MacArthur once said, “without the support of public opinion.” What happens, though, when the public seems readier for war than the U.S. government?  Recent polling data presents just that question. Cygnal Polling &...
Confederate statues endure throughout the halls of Congress

Confederate statues endure throughout the halls of Congress

by Shannon Coan | Mar 30, 2022 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — From where Rosa Parks’ statue sits in National Statuary Hall, her likeness stares at a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. A couple of statues away from her sits Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens. There are more statues of...
Lawmakers, advocates prepare to move forward with toxic exposure legislation

Lawmakers, advocates prepare to move forward with toxic exposure legislation

by Charlotte Varnes | Mar 28, 2022 | Featured, Living, National Security

WASHINGTON –– When Jen Burch first returned from a tour in Afghanistan nearly a decade ago, she was seriously sick. Her temperature was so high that it was flagged going through the airport en route to Okinawa, her home base at the time. When she arrived, she took a...
For students who fled the Taliban, challenges remain in the American school system

For students who fled the Taliban, challenges remain in the American school system

by Grace Deng | Mar 28, 2022 | Education, Featured, Immigration

Mahdi Kabuli likes math. Sure, geometry eludes him sometimes, but overall he’s really good at the subject. At 18, Kabuli is already thinking about college, where he wants to study economics or computer science. As of last year, nearing the end of his time at the top...
VIDEO: Adjusting to life in the U.S., eight months after fleeing the Taliban

VIDEO: Adjusting to life in the U.S., eight months after fleeing the Taliban

by Jenny Huh | Mar 23, 2022 | Featured, Immigration, National Security

WASHINGTON – On August 25, 2021, Aryan Fardeen, along with his wife, mother, and three siblings, boarded a plane in Kabul in an urgent attempt to escape the Taliban. Over the span of three months, they traveled to Kuwait, Germany and Philadelphia, before settling in...
Page 56 of 129« First«...102030...5455565758...708090...»Last »

Medill on Twitter

Tweets by medillonthehill

Medill Today – March 4, 2025

© 2025 Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University

Medill School of Journalism

Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications
www.medill.northwestern.edu

Northwestern University

www.northwestern.edu

Search Stories

Latest Stories

  • ‘Our teacher showed us what we would do if ICE agents came’ April 15, 2025
  • From basement to Biden’s office: Arab America celebrates heritage, empowers unity April 15, 2025
  • Watch: Who gets to ask questions at the White House? April 4, 2025

Special Reports

  • Campaign 2024
  • Cybersecurity

About Medill on the Hill

Medill on the Hill is part of Medill News Service, the Washington Program of the Medill School of Journalism. Undergraduate journalism students report on Congress, the White House and federal policy and politics in a real-time environment. Their stories appear on this website and in news outlets that partner with Medill.

Medill is widely recognized as one of the leading schools of its kind in the world. For more than 100 years, the school has trained generations of highly respected journalists and advertising and IMC professionals.

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Google
  • RSS

Medill School of Journalism ©2016-2020 | Northwestern University