Murkowski Introduces Legislation to Help Alaska’s Public School Staffing Shortage

Murkowski Introduces Legislation to Help Alaska’s Public School Staffing Shortage

  Washington, DC—Last week, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced legislation to help ensure Alaska’s students continue to have access to qualified teachers. Senator Murkowski’s bill would exempt public schools from the new $100,000 fee for each H-1B visa imposed last year by President Trump. Many of Alaska’s school districts have relied on this program to […]

Trump Floats ‘Charges for Treason’ Against Media Outlets Over Iran War Coverage

Trump Floats ‘Charges for Treason’ Against Media Outlets Over Iran War Coverage

  US Sen. Ed Markey warned that the Trump administration is engaged in a “blatant attempt to muzzle the free press.” US President Donald Trump late Sunday floated “treason” charges against media outlets that he accused of reporting false information about the Iran war as the human and economic costs of his illegal military assault continued to […]

‘No Quarter’ Declaration by Pete Hegseth ‘Constitutes a War Crime’: Experts

‘No Quarter’ Declaration by Pete Hegseth ‘Constitutes a War Crime’: Experts

  “The Pentagon’s law of war manual states unequivocally that such statements are war crimes,” said a legal scholar who previously worked in the Pentagon’s office of general counsel. Pentagon Secretary Pete Hegseth’s statement last week that “no quarter” will be given to “our enemies” in Iran—a declaration, in military parlance, that surrendering combatants will be […]