Category: Midweek Pulse Check

  • The Midweek Pulse Check – 10/15

    The Midweek Pulse Check – 10/15

    Gaza Remains Violent; Voting Rights Challenge; China Trade War Heats Up Here’s three things at the heart of this week’s current events Gaza Remains on Edge as Violence Continues Hamas and Israel swapped hostages following their ceasefire agreement from last week. Hamas released 20 hostages and returned several bodies while Israel released 55 medical workers.…

  • The Midweek Pulse Check – 10/9

    The Midweek Pulse Check – 10/9

    Government Shutdown; Gold hits new Highs; Peace in the Middle East; Troops Deployed in the Homeland Here are four things at the heart of this week Government Shutdown The federal government shutdown at the beginning of this month after Congress failed to pass budget legislation. The House, led by Speaker Johnson (R), passed a funding…

  • The Midweek Pulse Check – 9/24

    The Midweek Pulse Check – 9/24

    A Free Speech Dilemma; Trump speaks at the UN; H-1B Overhaul Here’s three things at the heart of current events this week Off then On then Off Again: The Free Speech Dilemma with Jimmy Kimmel Last Wednesday evening ABC announced that it was pulling Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show off the air indefinitely. Kimmel, in his…

  • The Midweek Pulse Check – 9/17

    The Midweek Pulse Check – 9/17

    Genocide in Palestine; Federal Reserve Drama; Terrorism Charges Dropped; A Cold Breakup Here’s four things at the heart of current events this week A UN Independent International Commission found Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza The UN Human Rights Council established the “Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,…