Latest Stories By Ellie Borst

Not long after news organizations called the 2020 election for Joe Biden, then-President Donald Trump started asking the Justice Department to dig into allegations of election fraud. Trump’s Attorney General William Barr told the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol that his staff followed orders. But Barr’s people found […]

Seeking to address record-high gas prices nationwide, President Joe Biden has called on Congress and states to enact gas tax holidays. In remarks on June 22, Biden called on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax for 90 days. Such a move would reduce prices at the pump by 18 cents per gallon on gasoline […]

This year marks the 157th anniversary of Juneteenth but only the second year it’s been celebrated as a federal holiday. Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S., garnered national attention in 2020 after the killing of George Floyd. While the nation underwent another racial reckoning, advocates fought for solidified recognition for June […]