by Desiree Luo | Nov 18, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The House voted 427-1 on Tuesday to pass legislation ordering the Justice Department to release files related to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) was the sole “No” vote. The bill now moves to the Senate, where...
by Isabella Jacob | Nov 11, 2025 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON – On March 1, President Donald Trump issued an executive order declaring English as the United States’ official language. Since then, some federal agencies, like the Department of Justice and the Department of Housing & Urban Development, have...
by Isaiah Steinberg | Oct 10, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Nine days into the first government shutdown since 2019, about 750,000 federal employees have been furloughed, and the Trump administration announced Friday that it has begun laying off workers. Medill News Service spoke with four federal employees at...
by Sophie Baker | Oct 7, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Pam Bondi deflected numerous questions about Justice Department investigations into President Donald Trump’s political rivals while testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Her refrain? “I am not going to discuss...
by Cassie Sun | Oct 1, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump just announced a plan for TrumpRx, a new, government-run, direct-to-consumer online pharmacy. It comes a day after Trump’s deadline for pharmaceutical companies to lower costs on prescription drugs. On July 31, Trump wrote a letter...