Virginia Home to More than 650 New Afghan Refugees

Virginia Home to More than 650 New Afghan Refugees

Virginia has taken in more than 650 refugees from Afghanistan in the past five months as that nation continues to reel after President Joe Biden’s 2021 withdrawal of American troops. According to a report on refugee resettlement from October 2023 through...
Ranked-Choice Voting Push Continues at Minnesota Capitol

Ranked-Choice Voting Push Continues at Minnesota Capitol

by Hank Long   A pair of DFL lawmakers who fell short last year of gaining enough support in the legislature to turn Minnesota into a ranked-choice voting state aren’t giving up on their goal. They’ve just scaled back their efforts to more incremental steps. On...
Commentary: America’s Intelligence Community is Broken

Commentary: America’s Intelligence Community is Broken

by Philip Reichert   In the current discourse surrounding the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC), a prevailing narrative has emerged, as highlighted in a recent Politico article, that mistakenly warns of a future Trump administration’s destruction of the IC as we...