![Victims of U.S. Nuclear Tests on Marshall Islands Demand Action Six Decades Later]()
by Andrew Marquardt | Oct 21, 2021 | Featured, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — Most Americans learn briefly about the Marshall Islands in a high school history class. Resting five thousand miles west of California in the heart of the central Pacific, the group of islands played a small but crucial role in the Cold War arms race...
![House Democrats Advocate for Housing to be Prioritized in ‘Build Back Better’ Bill]()
by Hannah Schoenbaum | Oct 21, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Facing pressure from President Joe Biden to hash out the final details of his reconciliation package, House Democrats sparred with their Republican colleagues over the necessity of government investments in affordable housing at a Financial Services...
![Bipartisan Support in Congress to Reform Government Watchdog Privileges]()
by Jonathan Lehrfeld | Oct 21, 2021 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — In a rare moment of bipartisan support, Democrats and Republicans agreed with the Justice Department’s top watchdog about expanding the privileges of government oversight officials. “I think it would be an extremely important change and helpful to us in...
by Jay Shakur | Oct 20, 2021 | Education, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON — Students at Howard University have entered the second week of a staged sit-in protest demanding action from school officials to address housing conditions in student dorms. Demonstrators also want representation on the university’s board of...
![Small Business Owners Propose Solutions to Resolve Supply Chain Bottlenecks]()
by Zoya Mirza | Oct 20, 2021 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON –– Easing age limits on truckers’ driver’s licenses, reducing barriers on international trade, and creating incentives for retired persons to rejoin the workforce topped the solutions suggested by small business owners and government officials in a hearing...
by Cristobella Durrette | Oct 20, 2021 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON—The Environmental Protection Agency’s years-long implementation timeline for reducing the presence of potentially toxic chemicals into public drinking water concerned senators from both parties on Wednesday. “In the roadmap, the length of time that this is...
