Trump’s Lasting Legacy: Conservative Supermajority on Supreme Court

VOA — WASHINGTON – “The Supreme Court really let us down,” U.S. President Donald Trump fumed on Twitter on December 12. “No Wisdom, No Courage!”    The tweet came just hours after the... Read more »

US Vaccine Rollout’s Next Challenge: Verifying Who is ‘Essential’

VOA — As U.S. industries push for their workers to receive early access to COVID-19 vaccines, local health departments and pharmacies face the challenge of verifying the identity of essential workers to... Read more »

How does Biden compare?

Over the past 232 years, most U.S. presidents have been white, male, and Protestant. Here is a look at how President-elect Joe Biden, who takes office January 20, would stack up to... Read more »

Iran-Backed Iraqi Militants Deny Involvement in US Embassy Attack

VOA — WASHINGTON – This week, two Iran-backed militias in Iraq denied responsibility for a rocket attack Sunday on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. The groups are the usual suspects when American... Read more »

Biden: Reversing Trump Immigration Policies Will Take Months

VOA — WILMINGTON, DEL. – President-elect Joe Biden says it will take months to roll back some of President Donald Trump’s actions on immigration, offering a slower timeline than he promised on... Read more »

US Economy Grows at Record Pace in 3rd Quarter

VOA — The U.S. economy grew at a record pace in the third quarter, the Commerce Department said Tuesday, though its growth appears to have slowed as the year approaches an end... Read more »

Why Iranian authorities force women to wear a veil

DW — Iranian women are expected to wear veils in public — and also in ads. A recent clip featuring a woman without the hijab has led authorities to sanction its producers.... Read more »

Outgoing US Attorney General Deepens Distance With Trump

VOA — WASHINGTON – Outgoing Attorney General William Barr was once so closely aligned with President Donald Trump that critics labeled him “Trump’s personal lawyer.” But as Barr prepares to step down... Read more »

Halal Status of COVID-19 Vaccine Worries Muslims

VOA — JAKARTA, INDONESIA – In October, Indonesian diplomats and Muslim clerics stepped off a plane in China. While the diplomats were there to finalize deals to ensure millions of doses reached... Read more »

France joins nations banning travellers from mutant strain-hit Britain

RFI — France joined other European countries on Sunday night by closing its borders to travellers from Britain after Boris Johnson’s government imposed tough restrictions in southern England to curb a new... Read more »