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Explosives makers  push to end overlapping regulations, but labor union worries about safety

Explosives makers push to end overlapping regulations, but labor union worries about safety

by Dalia Faheid | Jan 15, 2021 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — Chemical facilities would face fewer regulations under a proposed rule change from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency that targets 49 explosive chemicals. These “Division 1.1” explosives, which include black powder and desensitized...
Court Upholds Refugee Resettlement Program; Agencies Say They Will  Rebuild

Court Upholds Refugee Resettlement Program; Agencies Say They Will Rebuild

by Dalia Faheid | Jan 14, 2021 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON — Three faith-based resettlement agencies say it will be easier to welcome refugees after a federal appeals judge ruled in their favor to block President Donald Trump’s executive order allowing local and state officials to refuse refugees. On Jan. 8, the...
Congressional Black Caucus says law enforcement “complicit” in Capitol attack, calls for immediate investigation

Congressional Black Caucus says law enforcement “complicit” in Capitol attack, calls for immediate investigation

by Dalia Faheid | Jan 8, 2021 | Campaign2020, Featured

WASHINGTON — Rep. André Carson just ended a Zoom meeting with fellow members of the Congressional Black Caucus when he was informed by a Capitol police officer that there was an imminent security threat to the building on Wednesday. Thousands of Trump supporters...
Young nonvoters recovering from financial crisis feel left behind by politicians and unmotivated to vote

Young nonvoters recovering from financial crisis feel left behind by politicians and unmotivated to vote

by Dalia Faheid | Dec 15, 2020 | Topics

WASHINGTON — The first time Billy Beech voted was in 2008, when he was a junior at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta and the nation was facing a severe economic downturn. This election, as the pandemic has pummeled the economy, Beech doesn’t trust politicians...
Immigration advocates cautiously optimistic about Biden immigration promises

Immigration advocates cautiously optimistic about Biden immigration promises

by Dalia Faheid | Nov 18, 2020 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden has vowed to reverse four years of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdowns, but that may take a while even if he uses executive orders to undo Trump’s executive orders. In some of his first actions as president,...
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