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Trump plan to cut farmworker wages hurts America’s competitiveness

There was widespread outrage at President Donald Trump’s comments earlier this year that Immigration and Customs Enforcement shouldn’t enforce the law against farms employing illegal aliens. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins did damage control by saying that the administration’s goal remains that farms should have “a 100% American workforce” and that “ultimately, the answer on this is automation.” So why […]

Top Zelensky aide resigns amid corruption probe as Ukraine peace talks progress

Andriy Yermak, the chief of staff to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and a lead negotiator in peace talks with the U.S., has resigned, Zelensky said Friday. In his nightly address, the Ukrainian president said he was “grateful” to Yermak “for always representing Ukraine’s position on the negotiation track exactly as it should be represented. It...

A legacy of equality: Revisiting the Highlander Folk School and its role in the American civil rights movement 

Although largely forgotten, a little-known Tennessee school once powerfully influenced the U.S. Civil Rights movement and its leaders, while preserving Southern Appalachian culture. Its inspiring impact on the lives of two participants — one Black, one white — have lessons for today, according to the author of a new book. For Richard Dillingham in the early 1960s, economic prospects were bleak for a poor white...

The Trump obsession

Trump has great influence over all our lives. And that has led to obsession.

National Guard shooting suspect faces first-degree murder charges

The suspect in Wednesday’s shooting in Washington, D.C., now faces first-degree murder charges, after U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom died from her wounds Thursday. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the Afghan national accused of shooting Beckstrom and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, members of the West Virginia National Guard on deployment in the nation’s capital, now...

What America needs from President Trump’s successor: Rebuilding trust in government

The next president of the United States will face the difficult task of restoring trust in the American government, which has been eroded by the Trump presidency, and will need to be committed to good government, restoring the rule of law, and reestablishing norms that have served the country well.

Can you guess Americans’ most-used social media site? It’s not Facebook, IG or TikTok

You might not even think of it as a social media site.

Vance’s past warnings reignite after Afghan national named as suspect in DC Guard shooting

Vice President JD Vance's 2021 warnings about Afghan refugee vetting resurface after Washington shooting suspect entered U.S. through Operation Allies Welcome program.

National Guard shooting in DC leaves West Virginia reeling as top official slams Afghanistan withdrawal

The fatal shooting of National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom by an alleged Afghan national suspect has sparked criticism of immigration policies following the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal.

Family, service, and a break from the ‘s— show’: Lawmakers share what they’re grateful for this Thanksgiving

Lawmakers from both parties share what they're grateful for this Thanksgiving, from family blessings to newfound love and decades of public service.

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