by Angela Zhang | Dec 15, 2023 | Featured, Immigration
MANCHESTER, Md. — For Laura Araujo, a U.S. citizen and mother of five, every FaceTime with her husband Alberto is more than just a call: it’s a reminder of the 10 long years they must spend apart until Alberto is allowed to return to her and their children...
by Angela Zhang | Dec 6, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices on Wednesday engaged in a spirited discussion with attorneys before the court on what qualifies as workplace discrimination. In the case before the court, Muldrow vs. City of St. Louis, Jatonya Clayborn Muldrow, a former sergeant...
by Angela Zhang | Nov 28, 2023 | Featured
WASHINGTON — With December approaching, the White House is greeting the holiday season by revisiting the past: celebrating a child’s sense of wonder and learning as the annual holiday theme. “There’s a lot of takeaways on how to bring out our inner child,” said Anita...
by Angela Zhang | Nov 15, 2023 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Over 100,000 people across dozens of U.S. cities came together on Nov. 4 to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. “I had never been to something as big as that in my life before,” said Fredi Cortes, an organizer of Solidaridad Boricua con Palestina in his home...
by Angela Zhang | Nov 10, 2023 | Education, Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — House representatives and experts are calling for urgent changes to United Nations humanitarian agencies involving Palestinian youth education on Israel over fears that the programs are spreading antisemitism. “Hatred is taught,” said Rep. Christopher...
by Angela Zhang | Nov 1, 2023 | Featured, National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON — House representatives are worried that on-the-ground development of the submarine industrial base may become a victim of the new House speaker’s push to reduce government expenses. The issue became a focus of a House Armed Services subcommittee hearing...
by Angela Zhang | Oct 18, 2023 | Featured, National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON — Jacob Lew, the Biden-nominated choice for the next U.S. Ambassador to Israel, faced a range of prickly reactions — from protesters and Republican senators alike. The former Secretary of the Treasury appeared in front of Senate Foreign Relations committee...
by Angela Zhang | Oct 18, 2023 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Protesters in support of Israel and the Palestinian cause took to the streets in Washington, D.C., last weekend as casualties in the Israel-Hamas war continue to rise. Just days apart, hundreds of participants — some as young as nine — rallied blocks away...
by Angela Zhang | Oct 10, 2023 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said it is his priority to secure the return of American citizens kidnapped in the war, reaffirming the U.S. stance on the recent Hamas attacks. The administration said it is seeking more information regarding the safety of U.S....
by Angela Zhang | Oct 10, 2023 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — The nature of United States diplomacy in the Korean Peninsula — and its spillover impact on American foreign policy in Ukraine, China and Israel — needs to change, experts told Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee members last Wednesday. “Where we...
by Angela Zhang | Oct 4, 2023 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Tensions over Ukraine funding are growing in Washington as progressive anti-war activists are confronting Democratic lawmakers urging Congress to immediately provide more money to the war effort. “Continued American support will be critical to help...
