by Matthew Shea | May 14, 2025 | Featured, Foreign Affairs
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he will end U.S. sanctions on Syria “for the first time in more than a decade,” presenting a major U.S. policy shift that follows the overthrow of the Assad regime in December. The removal of sanctions, which Trump...
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by Jordan Owens | May 12, 2025 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — As anti-Israel protests increased on campuses this week, some Republican members of Congress blasted universities for failing to stop anti-semitism. “It’s a moral issue, and every school that allows this chaos to continue needs to lose all...
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by Ismael M. Belkoura | May 8, 2025 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON – The deputy secretary nominee of the Department of Health and Human Services faced direct questioning on the current changes happening at the largest department in the federal government. James O’Neill, President Donald Trump’s nominee for deputy...
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by Ashley N. Soriano | May 1, 2025 | Featured, Foreign Affairs
WASHINGTON — The House Military and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Tuesday questioned Department of Defense officials about an increase in unauthorized drone activity over military bases and criminal cartels’ drone usage at the southern border. Lawmakers...
by Ismael M. Belkoura | May 1, 2025 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has cancelled federal participation in Safe to Sleep, a 30-year campaign to prevent babies from dying in their sleep, STAT and the Medill News Service have learned. The elimination of the National Institutes of Health’s role in...
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by Ashley N. Soriano | May 1, 2025 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON – Tens of thousands of people, including some first-generation Americans, attended the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, April 21, an event geared toward children and family-friendly events. But not everyone celebrated the holiday by racing to...
