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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....
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,...
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...
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...
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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by Karli Goldenberg | Sep 22, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured
WASHINGTON – The effects of the coronavirus pandemic on immigrants, especially those without documents, are hard to determine because most reporting doesn’t include immigration status, several experts said on Tuesday. Leighton Ku, director of the Center for Health...
