Megan Rapinoe visits White House to push for equal pay
Equal Pay Day is three month and 24 days into the year. That is the number of extra days a woman has to work to make the same amount of money a man with the same job made in the…
Amanda Gorman’s inauguration poem calls for a better America
At age 22, Amanda Gorman is the youngest poet to write and recite a verse at a presidential inauguration. Her poem, “The Hill We Climb,” spoke about unity, healing, grief, and hope. President Joe Biden addressed similar themes in his…
How the White House is transformed into Biden’s new home
On Inauguration Day, a scene of "organized chaos" unfolds at the White House. The staff prepares for the “transfer of families.” Starting at 9:30 a.m., two teams work to move President Trump out and bring President Biden's belongings in. The…
Haaland named as first Native American interior secretary
Congresswoman Debra Haaland will make US history in 2021. As a member of the Laguna Pueblo, she will be the first Native American in the powerful federal agency. She will oversee the nation’s treaties with native tribes and be in…
Record number of voters in 2020 elections
The 2020 election is one for the books in more than one way. Voters by the millions turned out to shatter the previous turnout record. About 150 million ballots were collected. Biden won by 75 million, which is the highest…
Will endangered species fare better under Biden?
Advocates and conservationists are hopeful that a Biden administration will better protect animals in the U.S. In 2019, Trump made changes to the Endangered Species Act that made enforcement more difficult. Biden’s administration may reverse some of these rollbacks. The…
President Obama writes source code to animate ‘Frozen’ character
Behind just about anything you do on a computer is a set of instructions called source code. People who know how to write that code are becoming increasingly valuable in the 21st century. That's why President Barack Obama and Vice President…