by Lexi Newsom | Nov 11, 2025 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs heard from Native American leaders and representatives Wednesday about whether Congress should recognize the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and make them eligible for national services and benefits. The testimony...
by Lexi Newsom | Nov 6, 2025 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — On Oct. 9, the U.S. Senate passed a joint resolution of disapproval seeking to overturn the protection of federal land in the Central Yukon region of Alaska and open lands designated for conservation to the mining industry. The resolution already passed...
by Lexi Newsom | Nov 4, 2025 | Featured, Politics, Topics
Medill News Service reporters provide live updates from polling places across Northern Virginia on Election Day. These reports are published in conjunction with the Washington Post. 6:42 p.m. — Republicans need ‘better judgment’ and to show respect to win back...
by Lexi Newsom | Oct 29, 2025 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — The FBI is one step closer to having a new home at the Ronald Reagan Building. The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) voted to repurpose the Ronald Reagan Building to hold the new FBI headquarters. The building is located near the...
by Lexi Newsom | Oct 15, 2025 | Featured, Politics
Democratic Arizona lawmakers and members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus gathered outside the Capitol on Wednesday to demand Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) be sworn into office immediately after weeks of delays. “It’s this Congressional purgatory,”...
by Lexi Newsom | Oct 7, 2025 | Featured, Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed wary of conversion therapy bans after hearing oral arguments in Chiles v. Salazar on Tuesday. Chiles v. Salazar examines whether Colorado’s law banning conversion therapy for minors violates a therapist’s right to free speech or...
by Lexi Newsom | Oct 2, 2025 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior (DOI) will continue issuing permits and land leases for oil, natural gas and coal production while halting the same and construction on renewable energy projects during the government shutdown. When asked about that...
by Lexi Newsom | Sep 30, 2025 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — The EPA proposed changing how it evaluates the risks of toxic chemicals, aiming to make the process more efficient for the manufacturing industry. “This work is yet another example of how we can and will protect human health and the environment while...
