by Giulia Petroni & Gabrielle Phifer | Aug 24, 2018 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Two weeks before Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing, reproductive rights activists disrupted Senate buildings Thursday with multiple demonstrations demanding that the Senate not act on Kavanaugh’s nomination. About 30 women...
by Charlene Zhang | Aug 24, 2018 | Business & Tech, Topics
WASHINGTON – Many people — especially young people — are worried about whether Social Security will still be around when they are eligible to collect it, but fear not, even millennials will be able to receive benefits, retirement experts say, as long as action...
by Kiara Brantley-Jones | Aug 21, 2018 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON- Sen. Elizabeth Warren called on Congress Tuesday to pass a bill aimed at ending the role of large corporate spending in campaigns and government, saying corruption has become an immense problem in Washington. Speaking at the National Press...
by Ashley Graham | Aug 21, 2018 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON– A group of North Dakotans met with their senators at the Capitol on Wednesday to advocate for citizens with pre-existing health conditions. The group met with North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp and the office of Senator John Hoeven to share their...
by Ashley Graham | Aug 21, 2018 | Living
WASHINGTON– Chicago native Maya Pitts says she still feels like a winner after last weekend’s Miss Black USA pageant because she got to see her platform in action. As Miss Black Illinois, Pitts, 25, focused her platform on her SELFIE campaign which...
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by Basma Amer, Juliette Rocheleau & Gabrielle Phifer | Aug 21, 2018 | Politics
WASHINGTON — For over 40 years, the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision has allowed women to access abortion legally. With Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination as a Supreme Court justice, women fear this right might be taken away. On Aug. 15, a group of women...
