by Arnab Mondal | Oct 23, 2020 | Featured, Health
President Donald Trump has signed into law a pair of bills that could be crucial in preventing suicides among veterans. According to the Department of Veteran Affairs, more than 6,100 veterans died by suicide in 2017, the most recent year for which data is available....
by Madison Muller and India Walton | Oct 22, 2020 | Education, Featured, Social Justice
WASHINGTON — On Sunday, D.C. activists from youth-led social justice organizations banded together to occupy the space outside the U.S. Department of Education. “Education is true liberation,” said Aniyah Vines, founder of the Live Movement and one of the...
by Dalia Faheid | Oct 22, 2020 | Topics
WASHINGTON – Indigenous women’s lack of trust in government agencies is a major barrier to combating the high levels of violence against them, a National Institute of Justice official said Thursday. Over 84% of Native American women have experienced violence in their...
by Karli Goldenberg | Oct 22, 2020 | Politics
WASHINGTON—Amid a Democratic boycott, Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court on Thursday. The full Senate vote is expected on Monday. Senate Judiciary Democrats boycotted the vote...
by Amanda Rooker | Oct 22, 2020 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that Democrats and the White House are close to a deal that would provide relief to Americans hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, but President Donald Trump and other Republican leaders are less optimistic....
