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Toni Breidinger: First Arab American female driver to compete at NASCAR
February 12th, 20211 NORTH CAROLINA — Toni Breidinger, 21, a rising star in the car racing world, is set to become the first Arab American female driver to compete in a NASCAR national...
No phone call: Some speculate Netanyahu “ghosted” by Biden
February 12th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Though it took former President Trump a mere two days after his inauguration to call Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu, President Biden is yet to do...
Blinken stops short of endorsing Trump’s recognition of the Golan Heights as Israel
February 12th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Monday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken stopped short of endorsing the Trump administration’s recognition of the occupied Golan Heights as......
“He can do this again”: Conviction remains uphill battle in Trump impeachment
February 12th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, Democratic impeachment managers urged Republican Senators to see the danger of a possible second election run by Donald Trump, in the...
Census bureau admits problems arose in 2020 count, but confident in data quality
February 10th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Census Bureau Acting Director Dr. Ron Jarmin recently issued an update about last year’s census count. The update is on the quality of the......
Travelers could be fined $1,500 or more for violating mask order
February 9th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) says travelers who violate President Biden’s latest mask order for domestic and...
Dems point to “overwhelming” evidence of Trump’s misconduct ahead of impeachment trial
February 8th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a preview of what could be expected during the second impeachment trial of former President Trump, House impeachment mangers said there was......
Harvard Law Review elects first Muslim president
February 8th, 20210 BOSTON — The Harvard Law Review has named a Los Angeles-born Egyptian American as what it believes is the first Muslim president in its 134-year history, elevating...
Paul M. Abbate named FBI deputy director
February 6th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. – FBI Director Christopher Wray has named Paul M. Abbate as deputy director. As deputy, he oversees all FBI domestic and international investigative......
Biden seeks to raise refugee cap to 125,000
February 4th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, President Biden said he seeks to raise the annual refugee cap to 125,000, an increase that will take place in the beginning of...
Lebanese American becomes exec. vice president at Universal Music Group
February 4th, 20210 SANTA MONICA — Lebanese American Will Tanous has gained a prominent promotion in the world’s largest music company, Universal Music Group (UMG). The company......
In retaliation for conspiracy-theorist Greene, some Republicans want Omar removed from committees
February 3rd, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — As House Democrats sought to strip Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) of her committee assignments over a series of racist remarks and promotion of...
Time to reset our national approach towards domestic violent extremism
February 3rd, 20210 The past four years in America have been tumultuous regarding the internal security of our republic. Mass shootings, such as ones at a high school in Parkland, Florida......
DHS: Undocumented immigrants will not be targeted at vaccination sites
February 3rd, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said this week that federal COVID-19 vaccine sites will be off limits to enforcement actions, such...
‘He invited us’: Accused Capitol rioters blame Trump in novel legal defense
February 2nd, 20210 Emanuel Jackson, a 20-year-old Washington area man, was caught on video using a metal bat to strike the protective shields wielded by police officers as they tried to......
Moderate U.S. Republican senators urge Biden to compromise on COVID-19 plan
January 31st, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Sunday, a group of 10 moderate Republican U.S. senators urged Democratic President Biden to reconsider his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief...
The “insurrection” and its discontents: “American exceptionalism” revisited
January 31st, 20210 History is being written in the United States today. Even the most pessimistic about the prospects of American democracy have rarely ventured out this far while offering......
“Dead on arrival”: chances of Trump conviction dwindle in Senate
January 28th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — A test vote on Tuesday showed the unlikelihood of support among Republicans for a conviction in the historic second impeachment trial of former...
U.S. Senate aims to pass COVID-19 bill ahead of Trump trial
January 25th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate is aiming to pass COVID-19 relief legislation before former President Trump’s impeachment trial begins in early February, a......
Trump impeachment trial put off until early February
January 23rd, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The leaders of the U.S. Senate agreed on Friday to push back former President Trump’s impeachment trial by two weeks, giving the chamber more...
North Carolina attorney becomes first Yemeni American to serve as judge
January 23rd, 20210 NORTH CAROLINA — Yemeni American Rashad Hauter recently recently made history by being appointed district court judge in the Wake County Judicial District......
EnvisionTEC, a Dearborn 3D manufacturer, acquired by Massachusetts company for $300 million
January 23rd, 20210 DEARBORN — Desktop Metal, a Burlington, Massachusetts-based 3D printing solutions company, has acquired the Deaborn-based 3D printing manufacturer EnvisionTEC for...
House Dems to send Trump impeachment article to Senate Monday
January 22nd, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced that the House's article of impeachment will be delivered to the Senate on Monday, as Senate......
