by Medill News Service | Nov 9, 2023 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, Social Justice
WASHINGTON – Fifty protesters gathered for a “pray-in” in Lafayette Square on Thursday afternoon, holding signs directly facing the White House that said, “Catholics say ceasefire now.” The Catholic and Christian-led prayer service was meant to urge President...
by Medill News Service | Nov 2, 2021 | Featured, Politics, Topics
Voters in Virginia spoke with our reporters on Election Day about the state’s neck-and-neck governor’s race. This report was published in conjunction with USA Today. 8:00 p.m. By Cristobella Durrette RICHMOND, VIRGINIA — Voters across the Richmond area...
by Medill News Service | Sep 27, 2020 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – On Saturday, President Donald Trump nominated federal appeals court judge Amy Coney Barrett as his pick for the Supreme Court, setting up a swift confirmation process promised by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell that could lead to her taking the...
by Medill News Service | Oct 12, 2019 | Mom & Dad Are Borrowing
ATLANTA — While Aaron Greene was packing to head back to Clark Atlanta University for his junior year, he stumbled upon a college bill at his mother’s house in Stone Mountain, Georgia. The number was so large that he figured it had to be a phone number....
by Medill News Service | Mar 1, 2019 | Environment, Featured, Topics
Last week, a video of children pleading with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Cal., to back the Green New Deal resolution went viral on Twitter. The video, which now has about 10 million views, was posted by the Sunrise Movement, an environmental activist organization...