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Johnson’s pursuit of Biden, Burisma investigation raises red flags

Johnson’s pursuit of Biden, Burisma investigation raises red flags

by Shirin Ali | Aug 12, 2020 | Featured, National Security

A national intelligence document released Friday by the Trump administration revealed Russia is using pro-Russia Ukrainian officials to slander presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, undermining a key pillar of U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s ongoing...

Abortion rights’ groups energized by Supreme Court ruling

by Megan Sauer | Aug 11, 2020 | Featured, Politics

The recent Supreme Court ruling that upheld a Trump administration regulation allowing employers and health insurers to opt-out of contraception coverage has energized the abortion rights movement, leaders say, even though it does not affect strong abortion-access...
Amid pandemic, concerns grow about consumer protection

Amid pandemic, concerns grow about consumer protection

by Xurui Tan | Aug 11, 2020 | Business, Featured

Much more needs to be done to protect consumers in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, a representative of a New York-based advocacy group says. “People start to make tough decisions and that makes them more vulnerable to unfair practices and then encourages the...
Agriculture, unemployment priorities for ND in new pandemic relief bill

Agriculture, unemployment priorities for ND in new pandemic relief bill

by Samone Blair | Aug 6, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured

North Dakota lawmakers presented agriculture and unemployment as key priorities this week while the Trump administration and House Democrats negotiate the next round of coronavirus relief. Federal unemployment benefits are a key difference between plans presented by...
Does the CARES Act Present a Funding Threat to Higher Education?

Does the CARES Act Present a Funding Threat to Higher Education?

by Amy Sokolow, Danyella Wilder and Yun Hao | Aug 5, 2020 | Education, Featured

? For-profit colleges accounted for 71 of the 100 schools that received the most emergency grant funding per student from the CARES Act, as shown by an analysis of Education Department data by students at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University....
Despite ‘on fire’ conditions, children remain in ICE custody

Despite ‘on fire’ conditions, children remain in ICE custody

by Shirin Ali and Anabel Mendoza | Jul 31, 2020 | Featured, Immigration

Earlier this month, a California judge ordered the release of more than 100 migrant children from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody; however, after ICE failed to meet specific prerequisites to release the children, the judge declared her order was...
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