by Cheyanne M. Daniels | Oct 18, 2020 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Nearly four years after millions of women flooded streets around the country – and world – in the first Women’s March, thousands gathered again on Saturday at Freedom Plaza for another protest of the presidency of Donald Trump. Saturday’s event was one of...
by Arnab Mondal | Oct 16, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured, National Security
CHICAGO — As Americans scrambled to figure out remote work when the novel coronavirus pandemic hit in March, the Navy found itself ahead of the game: it was already implementing a plan to recruit and train without in-person contact. The service’s...
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by Julia Benbrook | Oct 16, 2020 | Featured, Politics, Topics
PHILADELPHIA – Tuesday’s dueling TV town halls featured a combative President Donald Trump on NBC and a focused Joe Biden on ABC. A scheduled second presidential debate for Tuesday was canceled after Trump was diagnosed with COVID-19 and refused to attend...
by Madison Muller | Oct 16, 2020 | Featured, Politics, Social Justice
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...
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by Amanda Rooker | Oct 15, 2020 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Outside witnesses testified on the fourth and final day of confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, as Republicans rush to confirm President Trump’s pick before the November 3rd election. Groups in support, and opposition, of Barrett’s...
