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American citizen detained in Iran is temporarily released due to coronavirus

by Martha Castro and Khadija Islow | Mar 20, 2020 | Featured, Politics

With increasing concerns about the coronavirus spreading in Iran’s overcrowded prisons, Michael White, an American citizen detained in Iran since 2018, has been temporarily released, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday, although four other American imprisoned...
Wisconsin Republicans aren’t fans of bipartisan paid leave bill

Wisconsin Republicans aren’t fans of bipartisan paid leave bill

by Joshua Irvine | Mar 19, 2020 | Featured, Politics

A bill mandating paid sick leave and expanding federal unemployment benefits that won resounding bipartisan approval in the House and Senate received no support from Wisconsin’s Republicans, who say it was rushed and would put further strain on small businesses. The...
New study finds nonvoters not that different from voters. What does that mean for engaging them in 2020?

New study finds nonvoters not that different from voters. What does that mean for engaging them in 2020?

by Olivia Olander | Mar 19, 2020 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Campaigns, interest groups and political parties may not be effectively tapping into a pool of nearly 100 million Americans in 2020: nonvoters. There’s greater focus on people who will likely turn out in November, rather than finding new groups of voters...
Democrats look for answers to America’s child care crisis

Democrats look for answers to America’s child care crisis

by Gregory Svirnovskiy | Mar 18, 2020 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Angelica Maria Gonzalez, found out she’d been accepted to law school while living in a homeless shelter. Her world was turned upside down when she lost her child care subsidies roughly a decade ago, after an unsolicited, one time child support check...
Congress addresses forced labor of Uyghurs, other groups in China

Congress addresses forced labor of Uyghurs, other groups in China

by Megan Lebowitz | Mar 18, 2020 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — American companies would be prohibited from importing goods produced in Xinjiang, China, because they likely are made using the forced labor of Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and others under a bill introduced last week by several Republican and Democratic members of...
CHURCH OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS PREACHES ENVIRONMENTALISM, VOTES REPUBLICAN

CHURCH OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS PREACHES ENVIRONMENTALISM, VOTES REPUBLICAN

by Virginia Langmaid | Mar 12, 2020 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON—Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are the most consistently Republican-voting religious demographic in the United States – even as the church increasingly emphasizes environmental stewardship in its teachings and literature. Pew...
Wisconsin congressional delegation split on coronavirus response

Wisconsin congressional delegation split on coronavirus response

by Joshua Irvine | Mar 12, 2020 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON — Wisconsin’s congressional delegation was unified in authorizing $8.3 billion to combat the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, but much of lawmakers’ rhetoric on what the World Health Organization has labeled a global pandemic has split along partisan...
States act to count inmates at home — not rural prisons — for census

States act to count inmates at home — not rural prisons — for census

by Alex Moore | Mar 10, 2020 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — The 2020 U.S. Census is underway with the goal to count every U.S. resident once, and in the right place, which is defined as where they sleep a majority of the time. But critics say this decision grants too much power to rural communities that are...
Facebook will remove Trump campaign ads resembling the census after Pelosi says they are deceptive

Facebook will remove Trump campaign ads resembling the census after Pelosi says they are deceptive

by Alex Moore | Mar 5, 2020 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Facebook removed President Donald Trump’s campaign ads that resemble Census Bureau ads Thursday after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused Facebook of being more concerned about its profits than getting an accurate 2020 census count. Pelosi said...
American hostages in Iranian prisons are in danger of contracting coronavirus

American hostages in Iranian prisons are in danger of contracting coronavirus

by Khadija Islow | Mar 5, 2020 | Health & Science, Politics

WASHINGTON — Hostages are being held in crowded prisons in Iran where coronavirus cases are surging, said a family member of two American hostages in Iran during a briefing on Thursday. “I’m horrified for my brother and father. They are cooped up in overly...
Families of American hostages in Iran urge Congress to provide more assistance

Families of American hostages in Iran urge Congress to provide more assistance

by Martha Castro and Khadija Islow | Mar 5, 2020 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics

WASHINGTON— Families of American hostages in Iran on Thursday called on the House to approve a bill that would increase government assistance to Americans wrongfully detained abroad and impose sanctions on foreign officials responsible for the detainments. “Any...
Supreme Court decision in Louisiana abortion case could hinder access to services

Supreme Court decision in Louisiana abortion case could hinder access to services

by Sneha Day and Megan Lebowitz | Mar 5, 2020 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on a highly anticipated case that could restrict access to abortions by requiring doctors who perform abortions to be able to admit patients at nearby hospitals. The case, June Medical Services LLC v. Russo,...
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