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Protesters in DC anticipate grand jury decision of Breonna Taylor

Protesters in DC anticipate grand jury decision of Breonna Taylor

by Madison Muller | Sep 23, 2020 | Featured, Social Justice

WASHINGTON – A summer marked by cries for justice in the police shooting of 26-year old Breonna Taylor may be coming to a head this week. As a nation already riddled with tension awaits the fates of the officers involved in Taylor’s death, protesters in DC took to the...
VIDEO: Justice Ginsburg to lie in repose at the Supreme Court for public viewing

VIDEO: Justice Ginsburg to lie in repose at the Supreme Court for public viewing

by Amanda Rooker | Sep 23, 2020 | Events, Featured, Topics

Washington — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s flag draped casket arrived to the Supreme Court on Wednesday morning, where her body will lie in repose for the next two days. People have gathered around the Supreme Court, waiting in line for a public outdoor viewing....
Health Care Experts Testify on Vaccines and Guidelines to Curb COVID-19

Health Care Experts Testify on Vaccines and Guidelines to Curb COVID-19

by Jay Silver | Sep 23, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured, Health, Topics

WASHINGTON – The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that nine out of 10 Americans are still susceptible to the virus and reiterated a 2021 timeline for widespread distribution of a proven vaccine. “A majority of our nation,...
U.S. coronavirus death toll hitting 200,000 is “frustrating,” some say

U.S. coronavirus death toll hitting 200,000 is “frustrating,” some say

by Katie Livingstone | Sep 22, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured

WASHINGTON — The United States became the first country in the world to record more than 200,000 deaths from the coronavirus on Tuesday, and some people said the grim milestone is “frustrating” and disappointing. “I think it’s very frustrating. A lot of it feels...
McConnell firm in moving forward with Senate vote for Trump’s Supreme Court nominee

McConnell firm in moving forward with Senate vote for Trump’s Supreme Court nominee

by Julia Benbrook | Sep 22, 2020 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s pick for a Supreme Court judicial nominee to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be “an extremely qualified woman,” but did not discuss specific candidates for the...
State Department’s workforce must look more like America, Democratic congressman says

State Department’s workforce must look more like America, Democratic congressman says

by Dalia Faheid | Sep 22, 2020 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – A State Department official said Tuesday the agency has taken steps to train employees to avoid bias in response to January’s Government Accountability Office report that found problems in the number of minorities working for the agency. During a hearing...
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