![Senators question deputy secretary nominee James O’Neill in committee hearing]()
by Ismael M. Belkoura | May 8, 2025 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON – The deputy secretary nominee of the Department of Health and Human Services faced direct questioning on the current changes happening at the largest department in the federal government. James O’Neill, President Donald Trump’s nominee for deputy...
![House Committee Requests Interview With Northwestern President Over Campus Antisemitism]()
by Jordan Owens | May 6, 2025 | Education
WASHINGTON – In a recent letter to Northwestern University President Michael Schill, the U.S. House Committee on Education and Workforce Chairman Tim Walberg, R-Mich., accused Schill of failing to keep his promise to discipline students involved in antisemitism on...
by Erin Drumm | May 6, 2025 | Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON—A vaccine policy expert challenged attendees of the World Vaccine Congress Washington to imagine a deadly disease spreading in various places around the country. We have the tools to stop it, but lawmakers were instead debating whether or not to use them.In...
by Ashley N. Soriano | May 1, 2025 | Immigration
BEL AIR, Maryland – Locals described the town of Bel Air, Maryland, about 30 miles northeast of Baltimore, as community-oriented and safe, at least before Rachel Morin’s murder. Neighbors flock to Ma and Pa Heritage Trail to hike, the name itself symbolizing the...
by Ismael M. Belkoura | May 1, 2025 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has cancelled federal participation in Safe to Sleep, a 30-year campaign to prevent babies from dying in their sleep, STAT and the Medill News Service have learned. The elimination of the National Institutes of Health’s role in...
![First-gen Americans back Trump immigration policies at White House Egg Roll]()
by Ashley N. Soriano | May 1, 2025 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON – Tens of thousands of people, including some first-generation Americans, attended the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, April 21, an event geared toward children and family-friendly events. But not everyone celebrated the holiday by racing to...
