by Nicholas Portuondo | Oct 7, 2020 | Coronavirus, Politics
Washington- U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin believes it would be “totally irresponsible” for a senator who had recently tested positive for COVID-19 to vote in person on the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, her office said Tuesday. The comment came a...
by Augusta Saraiva | Oct 6, 2020 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — Immigration advocates Tuesday accused police in schools of presence in schools of causing undocumented students to leave the classroom, increasing the dropout rate among immigrants. At a National Immigration Law Center panel on Tuesday, Latino advocate...
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by India Walton | Oct 6, 2020 | Education, Featured, Topics
Safety in schools is essential to protect staff and students, but police officers too often target students of color, Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said Tuesday at a University of Connecticut meeting to review how to ensure a learning environment that does not...
by Madison Muller | Oct 6, 2020 | Featured, Social Justice
WASHINGTON — For some, protesting has become a Saturday tradition. Back in June, it was not unusual to see hundreds of protesters hitting the streets to demand justice for Black lives and condemn police brutality. But now crowds have thinned as this summer’s...
by Cheyanne M. Daniels | Oct 6, 2020 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is “waging an insidious campaign” to make Americans distrust the election process by deliberately offering misinformation on the security of ballots, the chairwoman of a House elections subcommittee said Tuesday....
by Arnab Mondal | Oct 5, 2020 | Featured, National Security
New productivity expectations for Department of Veterans Affairs mental health counselors requiring them to see more patients could be detrimental to the quality of care they deliver, a Government Accountability Office report warns. The Veterans Health...
