by Mark Satter | Mar 11, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
WASHINGTON – Ukrainian war veterans and American lawmakers watched as Rep. William Keating, D-Mass., played a video clip of a firefight in eastern Ukraine during a hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee today. “As you’ve seen from the clips we’ve...
by Mark Satter | Mar 4, 2020 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Tensions were high at the steps of the Supreme Court today with the court’s first hearing on abortion under the Trump administration. The administration replaced Justice Anthony Kennedy, who was considered a swing vote, with Justice Brett Kavanaugh and...
by Mark Satter | Feb 21, 2020 | Featured, Politics
If 2019 was a fraught year for abortion access in the United States, with state legislatures passing 59 restrictions on the procedure, a clash over contraception is emerging in 2020. From an impending Supreme Court case to attempts in state legislatures, the increased...
by Mark Satter | Feb 4, 2020 | Campaign2020, Featured, Politics, Topics
DES MOINES, Iowa — For a small handful of Iowans, simply participating in Monday’s caucuses was a momentous feat in itself. For the first time this year, people with disabilities could take advantage of 87 new satellite caucus locations set up by the Iowa Democratic...
by Mark Satter | Feb 3, 2020 | Campaign2020, Featured, Politics
DES MOINES – Just a short drive from downtown Des Moines is a building that seems out of place in the state of Iowa — a Sikh temple, or gurudwara. A white dome announces the presence of the single-story building, located in a housing development in the suburb of...