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NOTE: January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month LISTEN: Dr. Stacie Petter discusses her research on the WACO, Texas (Jan. 27, 2021) – In the fight against human trafficking, law enforcement officers are forced to navigate many technological challenges to break up illicit networks and rescue individuals caught up in human trade. A Baylor University professor and a former student, now a faculty member at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), are working to address many of those challenges with the help of a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF)...

Good morning, everyone.  My name is Carter Burwell, and I serve as Counselor to the Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence at the United States Department of the Treasury. I am sorry to be giving these remarks remotely, and that we all could not be together in person. But in this unusual time of virtual events and social distancing, it is nice to see so many people gathered together who are interested in the Treasury Department’s work. I want to thank The Washington Institute, and especially Matt Levitt, for inviting me to speak and for the kind introduction. For years, The Was...

President Trump may not be serving a second term in 2021, but let us not forget that during this election, he won sven million more votes than any sitting president in U.S. history. There’s a reason for that: In 2020 the president led us boldly through the toughest crisis of this century. And in our eagerness to put 2020 behind us, we can’t forget the many achievements he accomplished during his service. Religious freedom Make no mistake about it: Religious freedom was under attack over the last year. President Trump and the GOP maintained an extraordinary defense of religious liberty du...