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According to The Nation, 3 senators will introduce new legislation on Thursday, January 16, that would update the Voting Rights Act (VRA) with a new formula to determine when preclearance is needed. P ...

After a committee vote and hearings in the US Senate on the nomination of Janet Yellen to the chair of the Federal Reserve system, many in the United States wait to see if the institution she plans to ...

  Concerns about rising tuition and how students can afford to finance their major investments in post-secondary education are widespread. Solid insights into these questions require accurat ...

As week 2 of the first government shutdown in over a decade commences, most political watchers have started asking the question, "How did we get here?"Some, like Independent New York Mayor Michael Blo ...

Credit: povertyinsights.orgWhen it comes to financial aid students have few choices to fund their college education. Beyond scholarships, students have a choice between loans or grants offered by fed ...

credit: Labpluto 123/Wikimedia CommonsAs the Obama administration ramps up efforts to transform the nation’s education system, they seek the public’s help in guiding the vision. The U.S. Department o ...

If high tuition and student debt weren't enough of a barrier to enter college, scoring well on national entrance exams may become a new problem for those looking to pursue higher education. According ...

Had former Congressman Bob Barr decided to simply retire and return to private life upon leaving Congress in 2003, nobody would have blamed him. After an illustrious and influential career in the Hous ...

While the defense department has worked to spare military families much of the brunt of the sequestration cuts of 2013, that may not be possible going into the 2014 fiscal year. Budget uncertainty and ...

According to Barack Obama, the melange of scandals that have recently come to light are "phony". An examination of the facts indicates otherwise. While there may not be a direct link to members of the ...