by Elizabeth Beyer | May 1, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Far-right Republican members of Congress have drafted impeachment articles against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, but Rosenstein said Tuesday the Justice Department “is not going to be extorted.” The Washington Post first reported that the...
by Medill News Service | Apr 27, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON- Three Medill graduate students will be honored and receive scholarships from the White House Correspondent Association at its annual black-tie dinner Saturday. The students met with President Donald Trump and the Vice President Mike Pence on the South...
by Xinyi(Ethel) Jiang | Apr 27, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON — Canada is “fully confident” that it will receive permanent exemptions on aluminum and steel tariffs from the U.S. despite “challenging” trade negotiations, David MacNaughton, Canada’s ambassador to the U.S., said Thursday night. “I continue to be hopeful...
by Em Steck | Apr 26, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Conservative social media stars Lynette “Diamond” Hardaway and Rochelle “Silk” Richardson accused Facebook of using algorithms to suppress conservative viewpoints Thursday at a House Judiciary Committee hearing. Democrats fired back that the...
by Cailin Crowe | Apr 26, 2018 | Featured, Living, Topics
WASHINGTON — Flint, Michigan, residents, activists, and artists gathered in Washington, D.C., on April 25 for an art showcase to call national attention to the continued effects of the city’s water crisis. The event marked four years after a state-appointed...
by Xinyi(Ethel) Jiang | Apr 25, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON —Senior Securities and Exchange Commission staff indicated Monday at a roundtable discussion on improving equity market structure that it would consider actions to increase liquidity of thinly-traded securities. “I think we all agree that there are issues...