Pete Buttigieg, nominee for secretary of transportation, wins bipartisan praise from U.S. senators

by Nicholas Portuondo | Jan 22, 2021 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Former presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg received bipartisan high marks in a Senate confirmation on Thursday hearing while explaining how he will push the Biden administration’s ambitious infrastructure platform if he is confirmed as secretary of...

Biden inauguration signals new beginning for federal climate action

by Nicholas Portuondo | Jan 21, 2021 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden said that the United States is facing “a climate in crisis” among other challenges in his inauguration speech Wednesday, marking the beginning of a presidency that promises to take unprecedented action on the global emergency. “We face...

Illinois Lawmakers React to Attack on the Capitol

by Nicholas Portuondo | Jan 8, 2021 | Campaign2020, Featured

WASHINGTON — Illinois House and Senate members condemned the violent assault on the U.S. Capitol Wednesday as a “shameful chapter in our nation’s history” and “a coup” when pro-President Donald Trump mobs ransacked the Capitol and temporarily derailed Congress’...

Family and friends may decide whether you vote or not, according to new nonvoter survey

by Nicholas Portuondo | Dec 15, 2020 | Topics

WASHINGTON — Voting has always been a defining individual American liberty, but whether to exercise that right may, in fact, depend on other people. Laura Ore, a 58-year-old nonvoter from Asheboro, North Carolina, said that she and all of her friends did not...

Biden can use executive powers to act on climate change, with or without Congress

by Nicholas Portuondo | Nov 12, 2020 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden has committed to address the climate crisis as soon as he takes office, but he may need to get creative to tackle the environmental emergency if the Senate remains in Republican control. The president-elect’s “Biden Plan”...