by Davis Giangiulio | Feb 21, 2023 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — Amid increased scrutiny of the actions of big tech, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the first of two cases on Tuesday that could alter how the law protects internet companies. The case, Gonzalez v. Google LLC, involves the family of an...
by Lucia Barnum | Feb 21, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden delivered a message of hope and U.S.-Ukrainian unity on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the country, and said the U.S. would announce more sanctions against Russia later this week. Addressing a large crowd in Warsaw,...
by Brennan Leach and Logan Schiciano | Feb 21, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Protesters from all ends of the political spectrum gathered at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday, setting aside their ideological differences to advocate for one common goal: ending war. The rally, entitled “Rage Against the War Machine,” primarily called...
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...
