by Kaitlin Bender-Thomas | Mar 2, 2023 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) made a renewed push on Thursday to support formerly incarcerated individuals by reintroducing a bill to create a program at the Small Business Administration that would help them start their own businesses. Cardin joined members of...
by Nicole Markus and Kate Walter | Mar 1, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Republican Senators on Wednesday grilled Attorney General Merrick Garland for the Department of Justice’s handling of attacks and arrests on anti-choice protesters, the fentanyl crisis and classified documents. Today’s testimony before the Senate...
by Caroline Neal | Feb 28, 2023 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON –– Holding signs highlighting Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and urging the United States’ to provide more aid, hundreds of demonstrators on Saturday met at the Lincoln Memorial to commemorate the one year anniversary of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Hosted by...
by Nicole Markus | Feb 28, 2023 | Education, Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday for Biden v. Nebraska, a case which challenges President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive up to $20,000 for those with federally held student debts. The case looked at two major issues: standing and merit. The...
by Brennan Leach | Feb 28, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Senators discussed the legality and impact of the Equal Rights Amendment, which would guarantee gender equity under the law, in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this Tuesday. The Equal Rights Amendment, also called ERA, was first introduced in 1923...
by Emiliana Betancourt | Feb 27, 2023 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — Last week the U.S. Supreme Court considered two cases that could drastically change how social media platforms function. On Tuesday, the court heard Gonzalez v. Google LLC, which could rewrite Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, taking away...
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...
