GM Layoffs
General Motors announced that it is closing 5 factories in the United States and Canada and laying off 14,000 workers.…
G20 in Buenos Aires
The Group of 20 (G20) met in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the first time it has convened in South America. This…
Transgender Ban and Supreme Court
The Trump administration has asked the United States Supreme Court to fast-track a ruling on its ban restricting transgender service…
APEC Summit
The 2018 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting was recently held in Papua New Guinea. The meeting was a not a…
The Fight to be Speaker of the House
Since the midterm elections, both parties in the U.S. Senate have chosen their leaders and Republicans in the House of…
A Caravan in Mexico
In a bid to escape poverty and violence, thousands of Central American migrants began walking north toward the U.S. border…
Taliban Peace Talks
According to Reuters, “Taliban officials attend a diplomatic conference in Russia for the first time on Friday, but reaffirmed their…
Election 2018 Update
Since last Tuesday’s election, there have been two important developments. First, a deep dive into the voting data sheds light…