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How a higher voter turnout of Democratic women could affect Pennsylvania’s special election

How a higher voter turnout of Democratic women could affect Pennsylvania’s special election

by Caroline Vakil | Mar 13, 2018 | Featured, Politics

In a western Pennsylvania district that President Donald Trump won by 19 points, experts says there’s a good chance that Democratic women, and by some GOP female voters, could turn out in large enough numbers to boost Democrat Conor Lamb to a seat in Congress in...
Press Forward aims to change newsroom culture in the wake of #MeToo

Press Forward aims to change newsroom culture in the wake of #MeToo

by Priyanka Godbole | Mar 13, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Action, accountability and training starting at top leadership levels are crucial first steps toward combating sexual harassment and creating safe and fair newsrooms, two former journalists who founded Press Forward said Tuesday.  Launched in...
Meet the voters who will decide the winner of Pennsylvania’s 18th district

Meet the voters who will decide the winner of Pennsylvania’s 18th district

by Jakob Lazzaro, Eric Miller & Caroline Vakil | Mar 13, 2018 | Featured, Politics, Topics

MT. LEBANON, Pa. — Republican Rick Saccone and Democrat Conor Lamb are facing off Tuesday to represent Pennsylvania’s 18th district, a place where no Democrats even bothered to run in the last two cycles and President Trump won by 20 points in 2016. Polls show the two...
Congress has introduced 105 gun control bills within two months of fatal school shootings. One passed.

Congress has introduced 105 gun control bills within two months of fatal school shootings. One passed.

by Rachel Frazin | Mar 13, 2018 | Education, Featured, Politics

Since 26 students and teachers were murdered and two injured by a gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., there have been 10 more fatal shootings at American elementary, middle, and high schools. In all, 57 people were killed, excluding the shooters....
Congressional watchdog says Freedom of Information Act improvements haven’t been made

Congressional watchdog says Freedom of Information Act improvements haven’t been made

by Renzo Downey | Mar 13, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Changes made to the Freedom of Information Act in 2016 to make government documents more accessible have still not been fully implemented by most agencies surveyed, according to a Government Accountability Office audit released Tuesday.   The GAO, the...
A District That Hasn’t Seen a Democratic Challenger in Six Years is Suddenly A ‘Tossup.’ Why?

A District That Hasn’t Seen a Democratic Challenger in Six Years is Suddenly A ‘Tossup.’ Why?

by Eric Miller | Mar 12, 2018 | Politics

WAYNESBURG, Pa. – Two days before the Tuesday special election in Pennsylvania’s 18th  congressional district, Conor Lamb, the first Democrat to run for Congress here since 2012, was all smiles. Speaking before a crowd of coal miners in rural Greene County,...
Paul Manafort Pleads Not Guilty to Next Round of Charges in Russia Investigation

Paul Manafort Pleads Not Guilty to Next Round of Charges in Russia Investigation

by Eric Miller | Mar 12, 2018 | National Security, Politics

ARLINGTON, VA – Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort pled not guilty on Thursday to charges of tax and bank fraud as part of the Russia investigation. The charges were the latest brought by Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller in the wide-ranging probe of possible...
Millennial turnout could decide close Pennsylvania congressional race

Millennial turnout could decide close Pennsylvania congressional race

by Jakob Lazzaro | Mar 12, 2018 | Featured, Politics

CANNONSBURG, Pa. – Millennial turnout could make or break Democrat Conor Lamb’s chances to win a seat in Congress in Pennsylvania’s special election Tuesday, possibly offsetting the fact that President Donald Trump won the heavily Republican district by over 19...
Trump stumps for Republican Saccone in tight PA race

Trump stumps for Republican Saccone in tight PA race

by Jakob Lazzaro, Eric Miller & Caroline Vakil | Mar 11, 2018 | Featured, Politics

MOON TOWNSHIP, PENN. – President Donald Trump touted steel tariffs and his upcoming talks with North Korea as he urged western Pennsylvania Republicans to vote for Rick Saccone in a Saturday night campaign rally leading up to a tight special election against Democrat...
Congress unlikely to repeal Mexico City Policy despite NGO concerns

Congress unlikely to repeal Mexico City Policy despite NGO concerns

by Libby Berry | Mar 8, 2018 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics

WASHINGTON – Despite early concerns about its effects on reproductive health care in the developing world, Congress is unlikely to repeal policy that restricts international organizations’ ability to offer abortion services if they receive U.S. funding, Sen. Jeanne...
Gov. Brown testifies in Senate about opioid crisis

Gov. Brown testifies in Senate about opioid crisis

by Jakob Lazzaro | Mar 8, 2018 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics

WASHINGTON — Touting Oregon’s efforts to combat the opioid crisis, Gov. Kate Brown told a Senate committee Thursday that states need the federal government to step up its efforts by providing more money and moving beyond punishment of drug users to prevention. “Right...
Government officials lacking Security Clearance? Kushner is Among Legions

Government officials lacking Security Clearance? Kushner is Among Legions

by Eric Miller | Mar 7, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Last month, reporters revealed that Jared Kushner and numerous senior White House officials were working without permanent security clearances. They’re not alone. At a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Wednesday, lawmakers addressed the backlog of...
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