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Companies take the lead on gun reform in wake of Florida mass shooting

by Casey Egan | Mar 1, 2018 | Featured, Politics

 In the wake of another deadly mass shooting, some of the nation’s largest private companies took significant steps this week to reform their gun marketing policies, after years of congressional inaction. Walmart – the nation’s top retailer – announced...

Federal government steps up effort to combat opioid crisis

by Casey Egan | Feb 28, 2018 | Featured, Health

As the opioid epidemic continues to scourge communities across America at a record rate, Congress and the Trump Administration have begun stepping up efforts to stem the surge in deaths from drug overdose. President Donald Trump made combatting the drug epidemic a...
A year in: How has Tillerson changed the State Department?

A year in: How has Tillerson changed the State Department?

by Casey Egan | Feb 22, 2018 | Featured, National Security

  WASHINGTON — Critics of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson say his proposals to slim down the State Department have hurt America’s ability to conduct diplomacy abroad. In a rare interview with 60 Minutes Sunday, he was on the defensive, saying the...
State Department Downplays Concerns About Vacant South Korea Post

State Department Downplays Concerns About Vacant South Korea Post

by Casey Egan | Feb 2, 2018 | Featured, National Security

  The top U.S. diplomatic post on the Korean Peninsula has been vacant for a year, but the State Department said Thursday they believe U.S. interests are being carried out in the region. New concerns emerged earlier this week after reports that Victor Cha, the...

Immigration, economy, Guantanamo highlight Trump’s first state of the union

by Casey Egan | Jan 31, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump laid out the “four pillars” of his controversial immigration reform plan last night during his first State of the Union address, urging all sides to come together in what he termed the best prospect for a compromise  in the past...
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