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Women’s March protesters rally against Trump, Amy Coney Barrett nomination
Around the country, women marched Saturday — nearly four years after the first Women’s March protesting President Donald Trump’s election. In Washington, the march began with a rally featuring women speakers like the Women’s March Executive Director Rachel O’Leary Carmona, who called out Congress for holding confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett.
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Women’s March protesters rally against Trump, Amy Coney Barrett nomination
Around the country, women marched Saturday — nearly four years after the first Women’s March protesting President Donald Trump’s election. In Washington, the march began with a rally featuring women speakers like the Women’s March Executive Director Rachel O’Leary Carmona, who called out Congress for holding confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett.
VIDEO: Biden holds a televised town hall in Philadelphia
A scheduled second presidential debate for Tuesday was canceled after Trump was diagnosed with COVID-19 and refused to attend in a virtual town hall that the Presidential Debate Commission had proposed because of safety concerns.
Illinoisans travel to Washington, D.C. in protest of Supreme Court confirmation hearings
On Wednesday evening, five politically engaged Illinoisans traveled to Washington, D.C. ahead of Thursday’s final day of confirmation hearings in Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination. They each said it was necessary – regardless of the outcome – to be present in the nation’s capital for this historic moment.
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Pelosi “hopeful” House will vote today on $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she “hopes” the House can vote on the Democrats' $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill, but that there are still sticking points on tax policy and state and local aid in the negotiations with Republicans. The...
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Pelosi “hopeful” House will vote today on $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she “hopes” the House can vote on the Democrats' $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill, but that there are still sticking points on tax policy and state and local aid in the negotiations with Republicans. The...
Lawmakers clash over protective measures for essential immigrant workers
WASHINGTON — In a country where nearly one-third of all doctors are foreign-born, immigrants have been at the center of the COVID-19 pandemic response. But the chairwoman of the House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship said Wednesday that undocumented...
Activists demand senators focus on COVID-19 relief, not Supreme Court justice replacement
WASHINGTON —Just a few hours after the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s coffin was taken to the Supreme Court to lay in repose for two days, nearly 100 activists marched from the court to Republican headquarters to urge Senate Republicans to prioritize further...
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Navy Got Head Start on Remote Recruiting. When the Pandemic Hit, It Paid Off
As Americans scrambled to move to a remote-work world as the coronavirus pandemic hit in March, the Navy already was implementing a plan to recruit and train during the stay-at-home mandates.
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Navy Got Head Start on Remote Recruiting. When the Pandemic Hit, It Paid Off
As Americans scrambled to move to a remote-work world as the coronavirus pandemic hit in March, the Navy already was implementing a plan to recruit and train during the stay-at-home mandates.
U.S. Internet Freedom Plunges for Fourth Consecutive Year
WASHINGTON – Internet freedom in the United States dropped for the fourth consecutive year amid a global trend of countries using the COVID-19 pandemic as cover for silencing digital platforms, according to the Freedom on the Net 2020 report by Freedom House released...
America engaged in “endless war” on terror, head of U.S. counterterrorism agency says
WASHINGTON – Nineteen years after the largest terrorist attack on American soil, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center said Thursday that the U.S. is still at war with al-Qaida. “I personally have my phone on me 24/7 waiting for the alert that something...
Latest in Social Justice
Illinoisans travel to Washington, D.C. in protest of Supreme Court confirmation hearings
On Wednesday evening, five politically engaged Illinoisans traveled to Washington, D.C. ahead of Thursday’s final day of confirmation hearings in Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination. They each said it was necessary – regardless of the outcome – to be present in the nation’s capital for this historic moment.
Latest in Social Justice
Illinoisans travel to Washington, D.C. in protest of Supreme Court confirmation hearings
On Wednesday evening, five politically engaged Illinoisans traveled to Washington, D.C. ahead of Thursday’s final day of confirmation hearings in Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination. They each said it was necessary – regardless of the outcome – to be present in the nation’s capital for this historic moment.
Cyclists and skateboarders hit D.C. streets for a night of Halloween-themed activism
WASHINGTON — On Wednesday night, organizers from DC Bike Party, The Palm Collective, Extinction Rebellion DC and Shutdown DC took to the streets for a night of socially distanced, spooky fun. Since 2012, DC Bike Party has been organizing creative monthly rides around...
Washington’s COVID-19 response inadequate, especially for Latinos, Arizona’s Democratic Senate Candidate says
ARIZONA-Democratic Arizona Senate nominee Mark Kelly criticized Washington’s stalled COVID-19 efforts Wednesday while emphasizing the importance of the Affordable Care Act and mental health resources for Arizonans. “We've got a serious public health crisis and an...
Latest in Education
The Final Question – The Vice Presidential Debate
WASHINGTON - The final question at the vice presidential debate came from someone who can’t vote, Utah 8th grader Brecklynn Brown. It was a surprise to Brown when moderator Susan Page ended the debate with Brown’s question: “When I watch the news all I see is arguing...
Murphy pushes for alternatives to police for ensuring school safety
The Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act was introduced in Congress in July to provide schools with funding to hire counselors, social workers and other health professionals in place of police officers.
Betsy DeVos addresses HBCU board of advisors on funding for colleges amid COVID-19
WASHINGTON – Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Wednesday that the Trump Administration is dedicated to providing funds to Historically Black Colleges and Universities amid the coronavirus pandemic. “The success of all students is a priority for this administration,...
Latest in Immigration
New identification technologies could become a threat to immigrants, advocates say
WASHINGTON — As the U.S. moves toward the implementation of smart forms of identification, such as the new REAL ID, immigration advocates fear that this technology will be used to target undocumented immigrants. During a Rutgers Law School panel on Wednesday, Mizue...
School Policing Increases Dropout Rates Among Undocumented Immigrants, Advocates Say
At a National Immigration Law Center panel on Tuesday, Latino advocate Elsa Bañuelos said that the increased police presence in schools helps Immigrations and Customs Enforcement to expand its surveillance there.
Trump administration intends to cut refugee admissions to historic low
WASHINGTON — President Trump proposed Wednesday that the U.S. admit 15,000 refugees for fiscal year 2021, lower than any previous caps since the refugee resettlement program's inception in 1980. “This is definitely the Trump administration's attempt to grind our...
Latest in Environment
Vulnerable communities on the coast need more access to federal grants to combat climate change, according to experts
WASHINGTON- The federal government’s grant programs are failing coastal communities of color that are the most hurt by climate change, like Native Americans or Puerto Ricans, witnesses at a House oceans subcommittee hearing said Thursday. “The communities who are...
House hearing witnesses rip Trump administration for failing to act on climate change, emphasize importance of renewable energy
Witnesses at the House Committee on Oversight and Reform’s Subcommittee on Environment hearing criticized the Trump administration for its inaction on climate change, citing an unusual number and extremity of natural disasters in the United States.
Carbon dioxide removal is critical in next decade, experts tell Congress
Removing excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is a critical step in tamping down global temperature rise and meeting the Paris Agreement’s long-term temperature goal, energy experts told Congress on Tuesday.
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