Beenish Ahmed

On this President’s Day, The Takeaway looks at the role of the vice president in U.S. history and how Mike Pence has interpreted the job compared to past second-in-commands.

On Valentine's Day, Nishta J. Mehra, a memoirist, reflects on the expansive role love has played in her life. 

School shootings from Sandy Hook to Parkland have opened new conversations about the best ways to take trauma into account in the classroom. But the issue goes well beyond shootings.

Ahead of Valentine’s Day, we talk about the value of female friendships in 2019.

President Trump may not accept the deal, but it outlines a potential compromise only three weeks after furloughed federal employees returned to work. 

The story of how three young men landed behind bars for a crime they didn't commit has as much to do with a scared 12-year-old boy as it does with a police who twisted his testimony.

"You can only imagine that kind of euphoria, how invigorating participating in such a historical moment could be." But then things took a turn for the worse.

1,250 people including children will be resettled in the U.S. in an agreement Trump initially called a “dumb deal” on Twitter, but then agreed to follow through on.

The going rate is $0.10 a page but some experts estimate it costs only half of one ten-thousandth of a penny to send out a page. 

The University of Farmington touted its STEM curriculum and modest tuition rates. But there was one major problem: the school was fake.

Empire star Jussie Smollett told police that his attackers shouted “this is MAGA country," referencing President Trump’s campaign slogan.

"Hispanics should work harder at assimilation," said former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw. But assimilate to what, exactly?

According to information obtained from the State Department, very few people from the blocked countries have received waivers to enter the U.S. 

Google's self-driving car technology company Waymo announced that it would be setting up shop in Michigan.

The federally-administered Indian Health Service serves 2.2 million American Indians across the country.

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey alleges that Purdue Pharma executives knew that the prescription narcotics they sold were highly addictive.

The attack comes about a month after President Trump first announced that American troops would be pulling out of Syria having "won against ISIS." 

The outcry for the price hike comes six months after the after the election of Emmerson Mnangagwa, who promised “radical economic reforms to attract investment” at his inauguration.

The air traffic controllers' union is one of several organizations representing federal workers who have sued the Trump administration over unpaid wages. 

According to the federal statute in question, during a shutdown government offices should only address “emergencies involving the safety of human life or the protection of property."