Long after the Trump administration’s family separation policy was stopped, many parents have yet to be located. The Biden administration has inherited the effort. Advocates look for clues and scour incomplete records. In the worst case scenario, a note might be as vague as “José, sent back to Guatemala.” No […]

Washington, DC, has been demanding statehood since 1801. Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, DC’s only non-voting member of the House, told Insider she believes it is now “in sight.” After violent protesters forced their way into the Capitol this week, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser criticised the federal government for delays in […]

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services just unveiled its new citizenship test for immigrants seeking to become US citizens. The new 12-question civics exam is lengthier and has some updated terminology that could be construed as more difficult for test-takers to understand. The term “citizens” also replaces “people” when it […]

Peter Marks, the director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Centre for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said he would resign if the agency pushed out an unproven coronavirus vaccine. The FDA is under immense pressure to release a vaccine, as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases continues to rise, and […]

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that the Trump administration is willing to resume talks with Democrats over the next coronavirus stimulus bill in a Monday interview with CNBC. “The president is determined to spend what we need to spend,” Mnuchin said. “We’re prepared to put more money on the table.” […]

Oil must stop flowing from Dakota Access Pipeline by August 5, with a US District Court for the District of Columbia judge ruling that the Dakota Access company failed to secure proper environmental protections when getting permits for the project. The ruling comes as a major victory for the Standing […]

President Donald Trump’s staffers are concerned about his mental capabilities, an anonymous senior administration official wrote in a book set to be released this month. According to The Washington Post, the author of “A Warning” wrote that Trump “stumbles, slurs, gets confused, is easily irritated, and has trouble synthesizing information, […]

The rotating chairman of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, Guo Ping, has said 5G will be “the new electricity” when combined with other nascent technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data. Guo added that 5G “represents a golden opportunity for the tech industry and particularly for [tech] developers,” claiming it […]

The Trump administration just proposed a new rule that could bring down the cost of prescription drugs for patients. The Department of Health and Human Services wants to ban some payments, called rebates, between drugmakers and middlemen. Rebates are negotiated between middlemen called pharmacy benefit managers and drugmakers, and are […]

The White House chief of staff, John Kelly, is reportedly expected to leave his job in the next few days. Sources told CNN that he planned to resign as his relationship with President Donald had become untenable and the two had stopped speaking. Sources also told the news website Axios […]

Washington Post editor Karen Attiah, who worked with murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi during his time as a contributor for the paper, claimed the Trump administration is helping “cover up” for the Saudi crown prince. Attiah, who works as an editor for the Post’s Global Opinions section, said in a tweet […]

White House chief of staff John Kelly and National Security Adviser John Bolton got into a “profanity-laced” screaming match outside the Oval Office. The argument revolved around difference of opinion over the White House’s response to the drastic influx of migrants crossing the southern border. White House officials, however, told […]

Qatar Airways Group CEO Akbar Al Baker said his airline’s US business has improved since the Trump Administration took office mainly because of services cuts by his rivals. Al Baker doesn’t believe the Trump Administration’s stricter immigration policies will affect the travel habits of his customer base. The airline CEO […]

Last week, the Trump Administration announced a plan to potentially open 98% of US waters to offshore drilling. Florida Governor Rick Scott quickly voiced his opposition, as did many other coastal governors. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke now says Florida’s Gulf and Atlantic coasts will be off-limits to drilling because the […]

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk sought to pique Donald Trump’s interest in space colonization shortly after he was elected. Musk has previously asserted that people need to leave Earth in order to preserve humanity. He was one of several tech titans who courted Trump early on, according to an excerpt from […]

Every year, Eurasia Group puts out their Top Risks report, and the world pays attention – from Wall Street to Washington. Here is their ranking for the top risks facing the world in 2018. The following is a transcript of the video: The biggest risks facing the world in 2018 […]

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin had some great reactions...