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Trump has tough talk for for drug dealers, but says little about actual policy to solve opioid crisis

Trump has tough talk for for drug dealers, but says little about actual policy to solve opioid crisis

by Ricky Zipp | Mar 23, 2018 | Featured, Health

  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump appeared in New Hampshire on Monday to reaffirm the importance of solving the opioid crisis and announce new strategies for dealing with the problem. The president’s speech primarily focused on stricter law enforcement...
Why Some Lawmakers Opposed an Anti-Sex Trafficking Bill

Why Some Lawmakers Opposed an Anti-Sex Trafficking Bill

by Elizabeth Strassner | Mar 23, 2018 | Featured, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON — It’s an issue that has libertarians and prostitutes on one side and almost all of Congress on the other. The Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act passed the Senate by a nearly unanimous vote Wednesday, but critics on and off the Hill warn that the bill could...

Five articles about death that may give you a new perspective on life

by David Thill | Mar 23, 2018 | Featured, Health

Dying – perhaps not unlike waking up early or going to school – is one of those things that almost no one seems to want to do but everyone has to do eventually (at least for now). Still, it’s quite a difficult topic of conversation. It was, however, a topic of...

Things to know about the Supreme Court case that could kill Unions

by Jinitzail Hernandez | Mar 23, 2018 | Featured

  WASHINGTON – Mark Janus is one of three employees who took over a case originally brought to court by Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner against AFSCME (I break down the acronym in the video, promise). This case, which eight out of the nine Supreme Court justices...

5 Things To know About Trump’s New National Security Adviser

by Oyin Falana | Mar 23, 2018 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – By choosing former ambassador John Bolton to replace H.R. McMaster as his third national security adviser, President Donald Trump has turned to a conservative hard-liner who favors military action in many cases. Trump announced late Thursday evening...
NATO allies increase defense spending for third year in a row

NATO allies increase defense spending for third year in a row

by Oyin Falana | Mar 23, 2018 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies for the third consecutive year boosted their defense spending amid increased concerns about Russia aggression, according to a new report. Defense spending among European allies and Canada...
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