by Audrey Pachuta | Dec 10, 2024 | Featured, Politics
As Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey nears the end of his term, he, his colleagues and activists reflect on his career of prioritizing disability rights and discuss what lies ahead. During his time in office, Casey helped phase out subminimum wage payments for the...
by Audrey Pachuta | Dec 4, 2024 | Featured, Politics
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense, met Wednesday with several Republican senators on Capitol Hill. As escalating concerns over sexual assault allegations and reports about his professional behavior threaten to...
by Audrey Pachuta | Nov 21, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – As President-elect Donald Trump plots his transition back to the Oval Office from his Mar-a-Lago perch, Senate Democrats have begun racing against the clock to confirm more than two dozen of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees before the lose...
by Audrey Pachuta | Nov 20, 2024 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON – During a Wednesday House Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee hearing, Republican lawmakers pressed Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra about whether the department is prioritizing speed over public safety when it comes to placing...
by Audrey Pachuta | Nov 15, 2024 | Featured, Immigration, Politics
WASHINGTON — Gathered at a podium outside the capitol, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus introduced its newest members from the 119th Congress and highlighted key issues facing Latino voters at a Friday morning press conference. “Every crisis also brings great...
by Audrey Pachuta | Nov 15, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — When House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., took the podium for his first weekly press conference since the election, he became one of the highest ranking Democrats to field questions about his party’s crushing loss. Addressing a crowded...
by Audrey Pachuta | Nov 14, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – House Republicans gathered Wednesday afternoon at a hotel just blocks from the Capitol to elect their leadership team for the 119th Congress after projections showed that they would retain control of the lower chamber. “We have a very well-designed...
by Audrey Pachuta | Nov 12, 2024 | Featured, Immigration, Topics
WASHINGTON — During oral arguments Tuesday, Supreme Court justices participated in a heated debate regarding the status of Hugo Abisaí Monsalvo Velázquez, an undocumented immigrant seeking to avoid deportation. Monsalvo Velázquez’s attorney contended that his...
by Audrey Pachuta | Nov 7, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – In her presidential concession speech at Howard University on Wednesday, Vice President Kamala Harris addressed young people about the future. Many were eager to listen. For Alice Still, a 20-year-old political science student at American University,...
by Audrey Pachuta | Nov 5, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Politics, Topics
Medill News Service reporters provide live updates from polling places across Maryland and Washington on Election Day. These reports are published in conjunction with the Washington Post. 6:07 p.m. – Few voters feel strongly towards Alsobrooks By Ananya Chag...
by Audrey Pachuta | Nov 3, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – As thousands converged on Freedom Plaza for the annual Women’s March to the White House Saturday afternoon, 38-year-old Robert Haswell walked hand in hand with his six-year-old daughter, Lorelei. The social worker from Connecticut made the trip with his...
by Audrey Pachuta | Oct 31, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — At Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden Sunday, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s set overshadowed the lineup of warm-up acts, drawing sharp criticism for a series of jokes that targeted various communities, including incendiary remarks about Puerto...
