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The News Roundup For August 15, 2025
President Donald Trump put the police force in Washington D.C. under federal control.
He also called in the National Guard and ICE to patrol the streets. The Justice Department says last year violent…
Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago
What Trump’s DC Takeover Means For The Capital And Beyond
President Donald Trump has taken over Washington D.C.’s police force and deployed the National Guard in the capital.
The president took over the city’s police department for 30 days, and says he wants…
Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago
The Push To Exclude Noncitizens From The 2030 Census
The U.S. undertakes the census every 10 years. Hundreds of thousands of Census workers set out to count everyone living in the U.S., regardless of their citizenship status.
That data is used to reallo…
Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago
ICYMI: A Conversation With Apollo 13 Commander Jim Lovell
Commander and Astronaut James A. Lovell, Jr. – died Thursday at the age of 97. He was one of the three-man Apollo 13 spacecraft crew that set for the moon in April 1970.
In 1970, the Apollo 13 space…
Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago
'If You Can Keep It': The Fight Over Redistricting In Texas
Redistricting in Texas is turning into a showdown that has nationwide implications for the House of Representatives. The situation paints another stroke in a portrait of a president who hasn't been s…
Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago
'If You Can Keep It': The Fight Over Redistricting In Texas
An extraordinary fight is underway in Texas over redistricting.
And it’s turning into a showdown that has nationwide implications for the House of Representatives. The situation paints another stroke…
Published on 2 weeks, 5 days ago
The News Roundup For August 8, 2025
After months of delays, President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs went into effect on Thursday.
A planned strategy meeting among top Trump administration officials whether to release the transcript f…
Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago
Why Accurate Labor Statistics Matter For The US Economy
The president of the United States fired the head of the government's main economic statistics agency after a recent report showed a less than positive picture of U.S. employment.
The civil servant Pr…
Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago
Ask A Crisis Communications Specialist
Who do high profile people or companies facing a scandal call when they're in a crisis?
Maybe their therapists. But definitely a crisis communications specialist.
Like the work of Olivia Pope in the T…
Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago
What Beards Tell Us About Power, Politics And How We See Each Other
Abraham Lincoln was the first U.S. president to sport a beard. For the next 50 years, whiskers were commonplace in the White House. But then, they went out of style.
Now, Vice President JD Vance is th…
Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago