by Emma Sullivan | Mar 11, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden used his State of the Union address to contrast his health care record with former President Donald Trump’s, touting his efforts to lower drug prices and urging Congress to expand access to reproductive freedoms. Biden addressed the...
by Maria Heim | Mar 8, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Republicans were ready with a forceful response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address by having the youngest Republican woman ever elected to the Senate, Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama deliver a message of concern. “Our...
by Rafaela Jinich | Mar 8, 2024 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden didn’t waste any time mentioning his support for Ukraine during his State of the Union address on Thursday night, rallying Americans to move forward with aid. “My message to President Putin is simple,” Biden said. “We will not walk...
by Clare Zhang | Mar 8, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — At Thursday’s State of the Union address, President Joe Biden called for higher taxation on the wealthy, tax credits for ordinary Americans and eliminating deceptive pricing for consumers. “Too many corporations raise their prices to pad their profits,...
by Aidan Johnstone | Mar 8, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — More than 40 pro-Palestinian groups organized the “People’s State of the Union” outside the White House hours before President Biden’s State of the Union address. According to protesters, “the state of our union is genocide.” “We are here to give a...
by Annastazia Ng'ambi | Mar 7, 2024 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — At least 50,0000 unknown children are being sexually exploited and there is a need to identify and rescue them, said former NFL player Tim Tebow to lawmakers during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday. “Most of you came to Congress because...
by Ruby Grisin | Mar 6, 2024 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – Senators on Wednesday heard from companies and nonprofit groups on effective ways to have producers take responsibility for packaging waste and other sustainability goals as they weigh legislation to curb pollution from plastics and disposable items. The...
by Annastazia Ng'ambi | Feb 29, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — People with disabilities are still being excluded from gainful employment and are still often being paid below the minimum wage, lawmakers were told during a hearing on Thursday conducted by the Senate Special Committee on Aging. “It is time we stop...
by Lindsey Byman | Feb 29, 2024 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack warned lawmakers that preparing for potential government shutdown is “an extraordinary waste of time and resources.” “This team is working their tail off,” Vilsack said on Wednesday during a USDA oversight hearing by the...
by Ruby Grisin | Feb 29, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – When Justin Charles Evans began suffering from kidney failure, he said his career as an actor and stunt double came to a halt. He and others rallied outside the U.S. Capitol Thursday morning to advocate for the improved care of dialysis patients. Evans...
by Charlotte Ehrlich | Feb 29, 2024 | Environment, Featured
BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. — Gregory Bledsoe, 23, gazed out over the dimly lit field bordering the town cemetery in Blythewood, S.C., just outside of the state capital of Columbia. The distant sound of Amtrak’s Silver Star line seemed to get louder as he shook his head at the...
by Jonah Elkowitz | Feb 29, 2024 | Featured, Politics, Topics
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Conservative Political Action Conference is known for its prominent conservative voices, views, and ideas. But there is another feature of the conference that makes it distinct: fashion. Many CPAC attendees spared no expense in creating...