by Henry Ren | Jul 2, 2020 | Business & Tech, Economy
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans called to address racial inequities as Chicago rebuilds its economy from the coronavirus crisis during a Chicago Fed virtual forum Tuesday. “Tragically, the most affected are our most vulnerable neighbors,” Evans...
by Alyk Russell Kenlan | Jul 1, 2020 | National Security
The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday approved a proposal to rename military bases named after Confederate soldiers and another to set limits on the president’s power to reduce U.S. troops in Europe; U.S. military headquarters for Europe are in Germany. The...
by Samone Blair | Jul 1, 2020 | Featured, Politics
When U.S. Park Police forcefully pushed peaceful protesters away from the White House and Lafayette Square on June 1, they performed a “violent and senseless operation,” said Raúl M. Grijalva, D-Ariz, Chairman of the Natural Resources Committee, during a Congressional...
by Anabel Mendoza | Jun 30, 2020 | Featured, Immigration
The Trump administration’s ongoing attacks on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program are an issue of “partisan politicization,” said Thomas Saenz, president and general counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund on Monday. “What we...
by Amy Sokolow | Jun 29, 2020 | Featured, Politics
President Donald Trump announced Friday that he will refocus hiring standards for the federal government on “merit” by assessing skills rather than college degrees so that more workers have a shot at the millions of federal jobs. The order states that the...
by Hannah Farrow | Jun 27, 2020 | Featured, Politics
Along with lions, tigers and bears, Congress may make monkey trading illegal across state borders. The Captive Primate Safety Act was introduced during the U.S. House Water, Oceans, and Wildlife hearing in Washington on Thursday morning. It aims to amend the Lacey Act...