by Hangyun Kim | Dec 15, 2020 | Politics
WASHINGTON – In spite of Americans’ historic enthusiasm to vote in the November presidential election, Anna Rasmussen of Puyallup, Washington didn’t cast a ballot, saying it did not matter whether President Donald Trump stayed in the White House or Joe Biden replaced...
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by Julia Benbrook | Dec 15, 2020 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Eight in 10 Americans who didn’t vote in the presidential election said that traditional parties and politicians don’t care about people like them, according to a Medill School of Journalism/NPR/IPSOS survey. But voters weren’t far behind – seven in 10...
by Dalia Faheid | Dec 15, 2020 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The first time Billy Beech voted was in 2008, when he was a junior at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta and the nation was facing a severe economic downturn. This election, as the pandemic has pummeled the economy, Beech doesn’t trust politicians...
by Katie Livingstone | Dec 3, 2020 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Department of Housing and Urban Development has issued less-stringent guidelines, due to COVID-19, for conducting an annual survey of the U.S. homeless population — a move some experts say means a more inaccurate count and less help for...
by Julia Benbrook | Nov 24, 2020 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Oklahoman Harvey Pratt is seeing his art on the National Mall for the first time. Pratt is a member of the Cheyanne and Arapaho tribes. He also served in Vietnam as a member of the military. “He really brought his experience as a native person who has...
by Karli Goldenberg | Nov 16, 2020 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is alleging Google targeted Get Out the Vote reminders on its homepage to liberal users in late October, saying it “could shift millions of votes,” but technology experts say the claim is not true. Johnson, R-Oshkosh, and U.S. Sens....
