On Jan. 7, President Joe Biden nominated Democrat Gina Raimondo to become the next U.S. Secretary of Commerce. The former Rhode Island governor and venture capitalist was confirmed on March 2 by an 84-15 vote. Raimondo now heads the United States Department of Commerce, responsible for the nation’s economic growth and the provision of employment possibilities for citizens. The DOC supports American and overseas businesses, enforces fair business laws, promotes new technologie

On May 29th, the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers is held to pay tribute to civilian, military and police personnel who have served in United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations and to honor the lives lost while serving under the UN flag since 1948. Specifically, peacekeepers are honored for their “high level of professionalism, dedication and courage.” This year’s International Day of UN Peacekeepers will be especially important as peacekeepers have strived

Eleven years ago, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare was received by Americans as a sweeping, and for some, radical change in the American healthcare system. The bill implemented an individual mandate requiring Americans to have health insurance (and penalizing them if they did not) and regulated insurers to prevent them from denying coverage to Americans with pre-existing conditions. However, it said nothing about a government-run insurance sy