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...
by Sophie Baker | Sep 25, 2025 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – As the U.S. Department of Agriculture moves to eliminate a measure prohibiting road construction in select remote areas, some experts warn of environmental consequences. The long-contested 2001 Roadless Rule established prohibitions on road construction...
by Micah Sandy | Feb 27, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump held his first Cabinet meeting of his second administration Wednesday, where he supported Elon Musk and discussed issues central to his agenda. Here are four key takeaways from the Cabinet meeting: Musk clarified intention of emails...
