Legal January 2019

Top 4 Student Debt Relief News Stories

Career Education Corp., which owns two for-profit college chains, is erasing around $500 million in student debt as part of a settlement with 48 states and the District of Columbia.

Global January 2019

The Reality On The Border

As the government shutdown continues, the border wall remains a topic of argument and debate in Washington. Beyond politics, what are the issues surrounding the border?

Hispanic Community January 2019

Mythical Terrorist Tide From Mexico

Although the State Department issued a report discrediting it, President Trump and his officials have continued to state that terror suspects are pouring into the U.S. from Mexico.

Global January 2019

Trump And The Disputed Border Crisis

President Donald Trump made his first prime-time speech Tuesday night where he declared a crisis on the border. The following is the Associated Press’ fact check of that speech.

Global January 2019

Catch And Can't Release Fast Enough

The U.S. has been rapidly releasing asylum-seeking families. How rapidly? Families have been given court dates without having to pass initial screenings by asylum officers.

Global January 2019

Trump Takes Shutdown Battle To Border

President Trump will be visiting a border patrol station in an effort to bolster his case for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Recent government shutdown negotiations blew up.

Global January 2019

Changes On High-Tech Visas?

President Trump promised he would stop high-tech visas from being used as a “cheap labor program Now, the president says changes are coming to these visas.

Global January 2019

Shutdown Ties For Longest On Record

The current government shutdown has now tied with a government shutdown in 1996 for the longest shutdown on record. Some 800,000 federal workers will not be receiving paychecks.

Global January 2019

School System Helps During Shutdown

A school district in Maryland is helping students impacted by the partial government shutdown by raising money for meals. The fund has raised $15,000 so far.

Global January 2019

Shutdown: Day 24; 10 Things To Know

While Congress returns to Washington, there appears at this time to be no end in sight to the partial government shutdown. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Saudi leaders.

Hispanic Community January 2019

Julian Castro Visits Puerto Rico

Julian Castro Visits Puerto Rico Presidential Candidate To Discuss Increasing Latino Political Representation By DANICA COTO, Associated Press

Global January 2019

Trump Rejects Short-Term Shutdown Fix

President Trump rejected a proposal from Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham to temporarily reopen the government while continuing negotiations regarding funding for his border wall.

Hispanic Community January 2019

Trump’s Cuba Policy Hurts Business

New figures say President Trump’s Cuba policy is hurting the island’s private sector by driving millions of dollars from its state-run tourism sector to its private entrepreneurs.

Global January 2019

RWU Hosts Free Dinner During Shutdown

Roger Williams University is hosting a free dinner for U.S. Coast Guard members during the government shutdown. The school is expecting 75 to 100 people to attend.

Legal January 2019

Citizenship Census Question Barred

A U.S. district judge has blocked citizenship status being asked on the 2020 census on the grounds that the commerce secretary had not followed proper administrative procedures.