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by Anastasia Mason | Nov 29, 2023 | Politics
VIRGINIA – 7-year-old Colton Owens laid on the ground outside his elementary school and played with his mother’s shoelaces. It had been a long day of errands, flu shots and now, voting. When his mother, Stephanie Owens began to answer a question, he chimed in with a...
by Meaghan Downey | Nov 29, 2023 | Politics
WASHINGTON – After passing bipartisan gun legislation last year, senators clashed Tuesday over the next steps in addressing gun violence. Democrats had called the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to address what they called a public health crisis caused by guns....
by Anastasia Mason | Nov 29, 2023 | Politics
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case that could impact immigrants who face deportation. In a case styled Wilkinson vs. Garland, the justices seemed to heavily favor an immigrant who overstayed his visa over U.S. government arguments. A ruling for...
by Esther Frances | Nov 28, 2023 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – The wars in the Middle East and Europe benefit U.S. adversaries, particularly Russia and China, foreign policy experts said. These conflicts put the United States in the difficult position of divvying up unprecedented amounts of military aid, including...
![Disenfranchised voters find alternative ways to participate in key state elections]()
by Haajrah Gilani | Nov 22, 2023 | Politics, Social Justice
VIRGINIA – Richard Walker grew up in a family where voting was mandatory because of the long history of Black voter suppression. He always valued his right to vote. But after Walker completed his prison sentence in 2005, he lost his suffrage, a consequence of...
![As baby boomers retire, congressional committee searches for solutions to ‘waning workforce’]()
by Emma McNamee | Nov 21, 2023 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Only recently dethroned as the largest living adult population in the U.S., the youngest baby boomers – the generation aptly named for the mid-20th century baby boom – will turn 59 this year. With such an extensive portion of U.S. adults nearing, or...
