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by Reece Dower | Jun 10, 2026 | Featured, Military, National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon’s top officials conducted far fewer press briefings and interviews during a period of major combat operations than the department has in decades, a Medill News Service review of five previous U.S. military flashpoints showed. Instead,...
by Olivia Ardito | May 28, 2026 | Featured, Politics, Social Justice, Topics
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing last Wednesday examining claims that the Southern Poverty Law Center had funded the very hate groups the center aims to dismantle. Tensions were high as Republicans and Democrats fired back at each other....
by Matthew Junkroski | May 28, 2026 | Education, Featured, Social Justice
WASHINGTON — Of the five minutes Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla, had to question Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon about the 2027 Department of Education budget, he spent four of them expressing his concerns about how a new rule creating a federal cap on student...
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by Kaitlin Bender-Thomas | May 26, 2026 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Election officials warned lawmakers on Wednesday that threats against election workers and voting systems are escalating even as federal funding for election security remains far below 2020 levels, posing risks ahead of the 2026 midterms. In 2020,...
by Erika Tulfo | May 26, 2026 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON – Prediction market platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket are facing mounting pressure in Congress as lawmakers debate whether the platforms should be treated as financial exchanges or gambling operations. The platforms allow users to bet on real-world...
by Gabriel Matias Castilho | May 21, 2026 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Members of a congressional subcommittee this week questioned utility leaders and state officials about their knowledge of preexisting problems with the sewage line that collapsed on Jan. 19 near the Potomac River. According to the University of...
