Outstanding NDISC Student: Madeline O’Mara ’18 | News | Department of Political Science
The daughter of a US Air Force fighter pilot, Madeline O’Mara says her family moved around the country during her childhood. “It was great to see so much of the country and really understand and appreciate how different and unique each place is,” she says. While at Notre Dame, Madeline majored in Political Science and earned the NDISC certified along the way Now a data scientist working with the Department of Defense, we were excited to sit down with Madeline to hear her story. Why did you go to Notre Dame? I knew I was going to get an amazing…
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Gordon Brown forms a group with Labor politicians calling for a reform of democracy in the United Kingdom | Political news
A group of high-profile Labor politicians have joined forces to campaign for “urgent” reform of UK democracy. Former prime minister Gordon BrownWelsh First Minister Mark Drakeford and Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham are among those who have joined the Alliance for Radical Democratic Change. They will launch the push at an event in Edinburgh this evening, alongside West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin and Scottish Labor leader Anas Sarwar. – where they will ask political leaders from other parties to support their cause. Government denies call for inquiry into COVID for Johnson’s message: latest policy It comes six months after a…
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1 injured in shooting in southeast Norman
Friday, June 2, 2023 at 02:59 For: News 9 NORMAN, Okla. – Norman police responded to the scene of a shooting Thursday night on the southeast campus of the University of Oklahoma in Norman. Officers responded to the scene around 10:30 p.m. near Oak Tree Avenue and 12th Avenue Southeast where they found a person with a gunshot wound. At 10:47 p.m., an alert was sent out to students after police arrived on the scene from the OU Department of Campus Safety, warning students to avoid the area. The victim was taken to a local hospital, and at 11:17 p.m.,…
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Student loan forgiveness: Senate passes bill to block Biden’s program
Washington CNN — Both the Senate and the House have now passed a bill to block President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program, which promises to write off up to $20,000 of debt for millions of borrowers but has been stalled by courts The bill now goes to Biden’s desk for his signature, but the president has vowed to veto the legislation. Some moderate Democrats joined Republicans in voting for the bill. The Senate passed the bill on Thursday and the House passed the bill last week. Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Jon Tester of Montana voted…
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Senate approves debt ceiling deal to avoid default
CNN — The Senate approved a bill late Thursday to suspend the nation’s debt limit until Jan. 1, 2025, averting a first US default just days before the deadline. The House earlier this week already approved the measure, which can now be sent to President Joe Biden for his signature. Moments after the Senate passed the debt limit bill, Biden praised Congress for its efforts, saying in a statement: “I look forward to signing this bill into law as soon as possible.” The president will deliver an address to the nation on Friday to avoid default. Suspending the debt limit…
Read More »UMMC to close LGBTQ+ clinic amid political pressure
The University of Mississippi Medical Center is disbanding the LGBTQ+ clinic that came under scrutiny from lawmakers last fall for offering gender-affirming care like hormone therapy and puberty blockers to trans minors. About 67 LGBTQ+ Adults who have received services at the clinic this year, from routine check-ups to gender-affirmation care, will be affected. It is unclear whether trans adults will be able to receive gender-affirming care at other UMMC clinics. The center’s co-director who oversees the TEAM clinic said he felt “completely blindsided” by the decision to close operations on June 30, which was made without him, and worries…
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How AI will revolutionize politics in 2024 and why voters should be watching
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Imagine waking up tomorrow to find that MLB Commissioner Rob Manfeld has made yet another rule change in America’s pastime: All performance-enhancing drugs are legal. Imagine the increases in strength, speed and endurance that baseball would have to deal with as players on every team experimented with pharmaceutical cocktails to give them the ultimate edge. What we’re about to see in the 2024 election cycle, with the introduction of artificial intelligence, is the rise of “performance-enhancing digital.” AI will revolutionize politics in the coming months. Across America, agencies and digital agents—Democrats and…
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Trump says Biden family ‘protected’ by ‘corrupt’ and ‘one-sided’ justice system
Former President Trump said President Biden and his family are “protected” by America’s “corrupt” and “one-sided” justice system, while telling Fox News he should not have been impeached, especially if the officials knew it. at the time, from Hunter Biden’s “evil” laptop. During a Fox News town hall hosted by Sean Hannity in Clive, Iowa, on Thursday night, Trump criticized the “witch hunts” he has faced throughout his political career while illustrating a double standard between how he is handled in front of Biden and his family. TRUMP PLEDGES TO FIGHT DRUG CARTELS, COMBAT FENTANYL CRISIS IF RE-ELECTED IN 2024…
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