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By Katie LivingstoneWASHINGTON, January 20, 2021 President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris stepped into their new roles in the White...
Washington Keepsakes Include Inauguration-Themed Menu Items
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With the 2021 presidential inauguration approaching and much of the...
Illinois Lawmakers React to Attack on the Capitol
by Nico Portuondo and Jay Silver, Reporting from Washington
WASHINGTON -- Illinois House and Senate members condemned the violent...
Sen Cruz Questions CEOs of Facebook & Twitter on Online Political...
November 17, 2020: The US Senate Judiciary Committee questions the CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, and the CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey,...
Does the “CARES Act” Present a Funding Threat to Higher Education?
By Danyella Wilder, Amy Sokolow, Yun Hao
July 24, 2020 - For-profit colleges accounted for...
President Trump Signs an Executive Order to Hire Federal Employees Based...
President Trump holds up the executive order instating “skills-first” hiring practices over degree-based hiring.
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Pres Trump Signs Exec Order on Police Deescalation Training, Improving Professionalism
The White House, June 16, 2020 - In the wake of on-going demonstrations around the nation against police tactics following the death...
PresidentTrump Calls for “Overwhelming” Law Enforcement to Protect Lives & Property
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U.S.-China Trade Deal Worth Hundreds of Billions for American Economy
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Pentagon Ceremony Remembering the Attacks of 9/11 and the Heroism it...
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