by Dalia Faheid | Nov 18, 2020 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden has vowed to reverse four years of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdowns, but that may take a while even if he uses executive orders to undo Trump’s executive orders. In some of his first actions as president,...
by India Walton | Nov 18, 2020 | Education, Social Justice
WASHINGTON – With a return to in-person instruction not in sight soon for D.C. public schools, there are concerns surrounding the effects remote education on students in low-income neighborhoods due to lack of resources and parental support. Students in low-income...
by Karli Goldenberg | Nov 16, 2020 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is alleging Google targeted Get Out the Vote reminders on its homepage to liberal users in late October, saying it “could shift millions of votes,” but technology experts say the claim is not true. Johnson, R-Oshkosh, and U.S. Sens....
by Madison Muller | Nov 13, 2020 | Campaign2020, Featured, Social Justice
WASHINGTON — In anticipation of election-related unrest, businesses in Washington added security precautions, such as plywood boards and fencing, to their storefronts. Many businesses also added ‘Black Lives Matter’ signs, in what some see as an attempt to...
by Nicholas Portuondo | Nov 12, 2020 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden has committed to address the climate crisis as soon as he takes office, but he may need to get creative to tackle the environmental emergency if the Senate remains in Republican control. The president-elect’s “Biden Plan”...
by Jay Silver | Nov 12, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured, Health
WASHINGTON — As the United State grapples with coronavirus surges, scientists at the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday presented an array of mask types that scientists have found to be effective. “From March of this year, we embarked on updating that...
