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House subcommittee cannot agree on what its role should be in primary and secondary education

House subcommittee cannot agree on what its role should be in primary and secondary education

by Jonas Blum | Dec 4, 2024 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON — Democrats and Republicans disagreed on the pressing issues facing U.S. education during a hotly debated hearing on Wednesday held by the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Republicans took aim at the alleged...
Could voter ID laws backfire on Republicans?

Could voter ID laws backfire on Republicans?

by Eli Kronenberg | Nov 4, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Politics, Topics

In the four years since former President Donald Trump’s unsuccessful attempt to overturn the 2020 election through false claims of voter fraud, Republicans across the country have intensified efforts to enact new restrictions on voting they argue will strengthen...
Here’s what experts say is keeping Biden from making a decision on Ukraine

Here’s what experts say is keeping Biden from making a decision on Ukraine

by Sonya Dymova | Oct 2, 2024 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON –  The Biden administration is still hesitant to take a definitive stance on whether to lift restrictions preventing Kyiv from using U.S.-made long-range missiles to strike military targets deep inside Russia, despite months of pleading from Ukrainian...
Video: Republicans Firm on Border Control, Threaten Government Shutdown

Video: Republicans Firm on Border Control, Threaten Government Shutdown

by Maria Heim | Jan 11, 2024 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON —  After a failed rule vote on the House floor, both Senate and House Republicans held a press conference on Wednesday, labeling the situation at the southern border as an “imminent national security threat.” “I think it is a huge mistake...
Biden administration says it’s ‘complying by law’ in decision to allow border wall construction in Texas

Biden administration says it’s ‘complying by law’ in decision to allow border wall construction in Texas

by Pavan Acharya | Oct 5, 2023 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the Biden administration is “complying by law” in its decision to waive 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall to commence. The move — which was announced...
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