by Courtney Degen | Oct 7, 2021 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — Some historically Black colleges and universities “are crumbling,” said Glenda Glover, president of Tennessee State University, stressing the need for more funding to support HBCUs on Wednesday. Appearing before the Higher Education and Workforce...
by Julia Mueller | Oct 7, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers and election officials decried an audit of the 2020 presidential election results in Maricopa County, Ariz., during a House hearing Thursday, saying that Trump supporters’ continued assertions of a fraudulent election undermines voter trust in...
by Hannah Schoenbaum | Oct 7, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Thursday that he has reached a short-term agreement with Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to extend the debt limit through early December, clearing a path for Congress to avert default just 11 days before the...
by Jonathan Lehrfeld and Julia Shapero | Oct 6, 2021 | Featured, Politics
Senate Democrats and Republicans accused one another of playing partisan politics with voting rights at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday. Lawmakers, government officials and election experts met to discuss the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act,...
by Catherine Buchaniec | Oct 6, 2021 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — As the government fought to shield testimony on the CIA’s use of torture at CIA black sites, it was the rationale for continuing to hold military detainees at Guantanamo Bay that seemed to preoccupy a number of justices during Wednesday’s oral arguments....
by Cristobella Durrette | Oct 6, 2021 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON—Experts recommended to lawmakers on Wednesday that the federal government adopt a proactive approach to monitoring and treating emerging environmental contaminants in water supplies used for consumption and leisure. Elizabeth Southerland, the former...
