VIDEO: A Recap of the Vice-Presidential Debate

by Julia Benbrook | Oct 8, 2020 | Featured, Politics, Topics

The vice-presidential debate took place in Salt Lake City just a few days after President Trump and other White House officials tested positive for COVID-19. “The American people have witnessed what is the greatest failure of any presidential administration in the...

America engaged in “endless war” on terror, head of U.S. counterterrorism agency says

by Augusta Saraiva | Oct 8, 2020 | National Security

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...

DHS removes privacy protections for Insider Threat Program

by Dalia Faheid | Oct 8, 2020 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON  —  The Department of Homeland Security finalized a new rule Tuesday that broadens its ability to investigate insider threats by eliminating key Privacy Act protections for all past and current employees regardless of their security clearance. DHS said...

Harris, Pence spar over COVID-19 response, Supreme Court nominee

by Julia Benbrook | Oct 7, 2020 | Featured, Politics

Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris, criticized the Trump administration’s COVID-19 response during the debate on Wednesday as “the greatest failure of any presidential administration in the history of this county.” Vice President Mike Pence, who...

New identification technologies could become a threat to immigrants, advocates say

by Augusta Saraiva | Oct 7, 2020 | Featured, Immigration

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...