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Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence attendees, Congressmen demand new gun legislation

Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence attendees, Congressmen demand new gun legislation

by Silvia Martelli and Chiara Vercellone | Dec 6, 2019 | Featured, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON — One week before the seventh anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, families of gun violence victims across the nation gathered on Capitol Hill for an emotional vigil where Connecticut’s congressmen demanded new gun...
College debt threatens economic future of young Americans, congressman says

College debt threatens economic future of young Americans, congressman says

by Alec Bose | Dec 5, 2019 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON — Americans will make student debt a priority in the 2020 presidential election because more young college graduates can’t afford housing while other young people avoid college, causing business owners to struggle to find workers, said House Education...
Experts: China feeling pressure to use force in Taiwan

Experts: China feeling pressure to use force in Taiwan

by Joe Snell | Dec 5, 2019 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — The chances that China will invade Taiwan have increased, but the risk might be too great, two experts said at a conference in Washington, D.C. “As each day, week, month and year pass over the course of the next decade, there will be...
Armstrong slams “sham” impeachment hearings

Armstrong slams “sham” impeachment hearings

by Sam Cabral | Dec 5, 2019 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – As the U.S. House of Representatives inches closer to a vote in favor of impeaching President Donald Trump, Republicans say the hearings are a complete waste of time. Wednesday marked the latest phase in the investigation into the president’s actions...
Supreme Court hears first guns rights case in nearly a decade

Supreme Court hears first guns rights case in nearly a decade

by Brian Johnson | Dec 3, 2019 | Politics

WASHINGTON — In the first Second Amendment case in the Supreme Court since 2010, the court on Monday mostly questioned lawyers on whether they should even make a ruling since the New York City rules in question has been changed to defuse the controversy. repealed. The...
Hispanics could turn swing states Democratic in 2020 election

Hispanics could turn swing states Democratic in 2020 election

by Chiara Vercellone | Nov 26, 2019 | Featured, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (UPI) — Hispanic voters, who are expected to overtake black voters as the largest minority bloc in 2020, could push swing states like Nevada and Florida into the Democratic column in the 2020 presidential elections, some experts say. Although...
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