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Senators question deputy secretary nominee James O’Neill in committee hearing

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

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...
World Vaccine Congress Washington Tackles Anti-Vaccine Rhetoric in U.S. Politics

World Vaccine Congress Washington Tackles Anti-Vaccine Rhetoric in U.S. Politics

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...
Supreme Court considers eroding the separation of church and state in public schools

Supreme Court considers eroding the separation of church and state in public schools

by Atmika Iyer | May 2, 2025 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, Topics

WASHINGTON–After the state of Oklahoma contested the right of a Catholic organization to get state funding for a charter school, the Supreme Court is weighing whether the separation of church and state required by the Constitution justifies Oklahoma’s decision to keep...

Small Maryland Town Grapples With Immigration Views After Murder Conviction

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...
NIH cancels participation in Safe to Sleep campaign that decreased infant deaths

NIH cancels participation in Safe to Sleep campaign that decreased infant deaths

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...
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