by Brennan Leach | Feb 23, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Marianne Williamson confirmed in an interview with Medill News Service on Thursday that she is running for president as a Democrat, becoming the first announced candidate for the party. The best-selling spiritual author and 2020 Democratic presidential...
by Caroline Neal | Feb 22, 2023 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON – President Biden shored up Western allies’ support for Ukraine on Wednesday, meeting with leaders of several European countries who are uniting to keep in check any further Russian incursions. Biden spoke with the leaders of the so-called Bucharest Nine,...
by Julia Narvaez Munguia | Feb 21, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Black labor leaders and workers discussed the importance of centering unionization efforts to ensure job quality for workers across the United States on Tuesday. Outgoing U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh said President Biden has been the most pro-union...
by Saul Pink and Shannon Tyler | Feb 21, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — National Congress of American Indians President Fawn Sharp called on people of native nations to “show up” to fight for their sovereignty in U.S. Supreme Court cases, legislative bills and federal representation at Tuesday’s annual State of Indian Nations...
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 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...
