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by Haajrah Gilani | Nov 2, 2023 | Politics, Social Justice
WASHINGTON — In February of 2023, the U.S. Senate Human Rights Subcommittee Chairman Jon Ossoff launched a bipartisan inquiry following reports that children in the care of Georgia’s state government have been subject to abuse and neglect. In 2018, the Georgia...
by Emma McNamee | Nov 1, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – From text suggestions while writing emails to playing games like chess or solitaire against a computer, artificial intelligence, or AI, has been a part of the daily lives of Americans for years. With the rapid acceleration of generative AI technology in...
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by Haajrah Gilani and Kunjal Bastola | Oct 31, 2023 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard two sets of oral arguments Tuesday in cases that involve whether public officials’ personal social media accounts are considered public forums. One case, O’Connor-Ratcliff vs. Garnier, involved Michelle...
by Phillip Powell | Oct 31, 2023 | Featured, National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON– Secretary of State Antony Blinken asked for Senate support for Biden’s joint Israel and Ukraine aid package in a hearing Tuesday morning, despite clear opposition in the House to the president’s plan. “It’s very important to understand the elements of this...
by Meaghan Downey | Oct 25, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Members of the House Subcommittee on National Security, Border, and Foreign Affairs clashed Wednesday over whether religious persecution is only a problem outside of the United States. Witnesses were called to testify on the persecution of Christians in...
by Anastasia Mason | Oct 20, 2023 | Politics
Rep. Bruce Westerman of Hot Springs presented legislation in D.C. Thursday to build roads along the entire US-Mexico border, the idea being that the roads would make the area easier to patrol. “This is common sense legislation that will secure our federal border lands...
