President Donald Trump warned Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to be “very careful with his words” after Khamenei called him a “clown”
Daily Archives: January 17, 2020
Georgetown University works with D.C. agency to improve rental inspection policies
The algorithm developed by students will help officials target potentially problematic buildings for proactive inspections.
Supreme Court will tackle dispute over birth control, religious liberty
The court’s willingness to hear a dispute it has heard twice before bodes well for groups opposed to providing insurance coverage for contraceptives.
Textbooks are pricey. So students are getting creative.
As they return for spring semester, they’re doing what they can to avoid paying big bucks for books.
Trump administration to roll back school lunch regulations on fruits and vegetables
The USDA announced they plan to roll back school lunch regulations championed by Michelle Obama to allow schools “more flexibility” in what they serve because “because they know their children best.”
Supreme Court will hear case that could decide future presidential elections
Must the 538 members of the Electoral College vote for their states’ winning candidates, or can they exercise independent judgment?
Pentagon to restrict, monitor foreign trainees to prevent repeat of Pensacola Navy base shooting
Foreign nationals will be monitored while they train at U.S. military bases in the wake of a December shooting in which a Saudi pilot killed three.
Federal appeals court dismisses suit brought by youths over climate change
The court wrote that the youngsters made a compelling case that action is needed, but said the proper venue is the U.S. Congress or the electorate.