State of the Union protest a step in the right direction, #MeToo activists say, but there’s a long way to go

by Libby Berry | Jan 30, 2018 | Featured, Politics, SOTU2018, Topics

WASHINGTON – Last year female Democratic lawmakers wore white to President Donald Trump’s first address to a joint session of Congress to honor suffragettes. This year, the color will be black as both male and female members of Congress show support for the #MeToo and...

Take a look at important symbols used to make a statement at the State of the Union

by Libby Berry | Jan 30, 2018 | Politics, SOTU2018, Topics

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CBO chief warns that cuts could undermine legislative process

by Libby Berry | Jan 24, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – The mission of the Congressional Budget Office would be “degraded” if the funding arrangement that ended the recent government shutdown remains in force for the rest of the year, CBO Director Keith Hall testified Wednesday. Speaking at a Senate oversight...

45th annual March for Life conference kicks off, calls for more support for pregnant women

by Libby Berry | Jan 18, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Anti-abortion advocate Stephanie Gray on Thursday kicked off the annual anti-abortion demonstrations by March for Life ahead of the Jan. 22 anniversary of Roe v. Wade by telling the conference that a pregnant woman’s circumstances – poverty, rape, youth –...

Health care a defining issue in 2018 elections, new survey says

by Libby Berry | Jan 12, 2018 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON – Health care will be a defining issue in the 2018 midterm elections, according to a national survey released Friday by health care advocacy group Protect Our Care and Hart Research Associates. % chose health care as one of their top two issues Of the 1,000...