![As Trump administration scales back PFAS rules, communities grow frustrated]()
by Finya Swai | May 19, 2025 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — When Dana Sargent’s brother, Grant Raymond, was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, she suspected the cause was PFAS, a contaminant to which he and other firefighters were exposed through protective gear,...
![Parents Clash Over Faith Values as SCOTUS Hears Case on LGBTQ+ Education]()
by Jordan Owens | May 16, 2025 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — As protesters gathered on the front steps of the Supreme Court, the justices inside heard arguments in a Maryland case that could determine whether parents, due to their religious beliefs, have the right to pull their children out of classes that...
by Huiyan Li | May 15, 2025 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON –– Republicans and Democrats clashed on May 7 at a House Budget Committee hearing over how to address the nation’s mounting federal debt—whether to raise revenue through tax increases or cut spending on federal programs such as Medicaid. Both parties agreed...
by Huiyan Li | May 15, 2025 | Business & Tech, Featured
By Huiyan Li, Athan Yanos WASHINGTON–Following the 100th day of Donald Trump’s second term as president, polls showed that Americans were increasingly worried about their economic future. On Day 101, two Medill reporters set out across neighborhoods in the...
![Noem says Abrego Garcia will ‘never return’ as Democrats grill DHS secretary at budget hearing]()
by Ashley N. Soriano | May 13, 2025 | Immigration
WASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended the Trump administration’s deportations Thursday, May 8, as Democratic senators accused the president of illegally sending U.S. citizens and legal residents to other...
![GOP Threatens Funding Cuts Ahead of Campus Antisemitism Hearing]()
by Jordan Owens | May 12, 2025 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — As anti-Israel protests increased on campuses this week, some Republican members of Congress blasted universities for failing to stop anti-semitism. “It’s a moral issue, and every school that allows this chaos to continue needs to lose all...
