by Jonathan Lehrfeld | Oct 27, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Progressive lawmakers and activists met at the steps of the Supreme Court on Tuesday to advocate for expanding the number of justices on the nation’s highest court. “Adding four seats to the Supreme Court is how we restore justice, balance and legitimacy...
by Allison Novelo | Oct 27, 2021 | Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON — While many have been impoverished, beaten down and made even more vulnerable following a year-long battle with the pandemic, the business of human trafficking has flourished. “You have probably heard that human trafficking can happen to anyone,” said...
by Hannah Schoenbaum | Oct 26, 2021 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Numerous cyber attacks have threatened U.S. transportation infrastructure over the last year, disrupting ferries, railways and oil supply chains, and leading lawmakers on the House Homeland Security Committee to consider industry-wide cybersecurity...
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by Julia Mueller | Oct 26, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Republican and Democratic lawmakers found a rare moment of agreement on Tuesday when discussing the need to expand ethics rules for the federal judiciary. The subcommittee met to discuss what Chairman Hank Johnson, D-Ga., called the “disturbing facts” of...
by Cristobella Durrette | Oct 26, 2021 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON— The Department of Defense must develop a more robust workforce education system and bolster talent recruitment efforts for technically skilled candidates in order to address workforce gaps, experts told lawmakers on Tuesday. “We have a jobs mismatch,”...
by Andrew Marquardt | Oct 26, 2021 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON – Despite deploying similar algorithmic tools to advertise and accelerate growth to massive numbers of users – includings millions of teenagers – social media sites like Snapchat and TikTok have largely evaded the public and Congressional eye as of late....
