by Jessica Ma | Dec 5, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – A Senate bipartisan inquiry into the failures of the foster care system heard first-hand accounts of the neglect and abuse, with experts providing lawmakers with recommendations for changes on Oct. 25. The inquiry came on the heels of an independent...
by Jessica Ma | Dec 5, 2023 | Featured, Politics
Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) made history Friday, becoming the sixth Congressperson to be expelled in U.S. history — after a pattern of his lies and alleged crimes came to light. Following a scathing House ethics report, the House voted 311-114 to pass the...
by Jessica Ma | Dec 1, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The House voted 311-114, including 105 Republicans, to expel former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) from Congress on Friday. Supporters of the expulsion cited a pattern of lies and alleged crimes, as detailed last month in a scathing House ethics report. The...
by Jessica Ma | Nov 30, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee authorized subpoenas Thursday to two individuals with close ties to Supreme Court justices, moving forward with an investigation into the personal conduct of the justices and potential conflicts of interests. The subpoenas...
by Jessica Ma | Nov 9, 2023 | Education, Featured, National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — Jewish students and faculty members implored lawmakers on Wednesday to condemn antisemitic incidents and push back against hateful language on college campuses as Congress grapples with flared tensions related to the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. ...
by Jessica Ma | Nov 1, 2023 | Environment, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON – Climate experts warned lawmakers about the effect of climate change on extreme weather during the first-ever congressional hearing on extreme event attribution, a field of climate science. They offered solutions to help Congress navigate more frequent and...
by Jessica Ma | Oct 25, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — On Tuesday morning, Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) secured the GOP nomination for House Speaker, beating out eight other candidates. But hours later, he dropped out, signaling the Republicans’ inability to rally behind a single candidate. In a historic move,...
by Jessica Ma | Oct 18, 2023 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — Immigration attorneys and judges implored lawmakers on Wednesday to find solutions to the nation’s backlogged immigration court system, where 2.6 million cases remain pending — a significant uptick from 1.6 million cases in December 2021. They called for...
by Jessica Ma | Oct 17, 2023 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — As Congress continues to weigh how to regulate how college athletes are being paid, University of Florida gymnast Trinity Thomas was among those urging lawmakers to create national standards regarding how college-athletes profit from their personal...
by Jessica Ma | Oct 13, 2023 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — The White House announced plans to fund $7 billion in seven hydrogen hubs across 16 states on Friday — one of its largest investments in clean manufacturing. The hydrogen hubs are estimated to bring public and private investments of almost $50 billion. ...
by Jessica Ma | Oct 5, 2023 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration divulged details of its investigation into defective airbag inflators, manufactured by ARC Automotive and Delphi Automotive. The agency seeks to recall 52 million airbag inflators — one of the largest...
by Jessica Ma | Oct 4, 2023 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court mulled over the question of standing on Wednesday — whether under the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals can sue places of accommodation for lacking disability accessibility information, even if they don’t intend to stay. The...
