Republicans cite antisemitism on college campuses to renew efforts to defund DEI programs

by Nicole Norman | Nov 15, 2023 | Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON–Following a string of violent incidents on college campuses related to the Israel-Hamas conflict, House Republicans criticized the role that diversity, equity and inclusion programs play in antisemitism on campus. “DEI programs are ideologically antisemitic...

Young voters are frustrated with their options for 2024

by Nicole Norman | Nov 8, 2023 | Politics

WASHINGTON – No incumbent president running for re-election has ever lost in a primary, but that did not stop some college-aged voters from filing into an auditorium on a mid-October evening to attend a campaign event for a Democratic candidate other than Joe Biden....

Redistricting in Virginia shakes up off-year election

by Juliann Ventura and Nicole Norman | Nov 7, 2023 | Featured, Politics

Voters in Virginia will have a chance to elect new lawmakers to all 140 seats in the General Assembly when they head to the polls today, potentially shifting control of the state legislature. Virginia will vote under new district maps for the first time since...

The Virginia State elections may not foretell the 2024 presidential election

by Meaghan Downey | Nov 2, 2023 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Less than a week before Virginia’s legislative elections, experts at the American Enterprise Institute’s Election Watch 2024 panel determined that Virginia’s off-year-election would likely carry no predictive value for the 2024 general election. “I would...

Senator Ossoff-led subcommittee hosts first public hearing in foster care inquiry

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...

‘Nothing to be afraid of,’ with AI says Senate chairman of Employment and Workforce Safety committee

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...