by Gabe Hawkins and Isabella Jacob | Nov 20, 2025 | Featured, Politics
Note: This article includes mentions of violence and sexual assault. WASHINGTON — Republicans in the House Judiciary Committee furthered an ongoing GOP campaign to spotlight criminal activity in Democratic-run cities on Wednesday. In a Subcommittee on Oversight...
by Cassie Sun | Nov 20, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Pharmaceutical executives and lawmakers warned that the United States’ reliance on foreign nations for key pharmaceutical components is disrupting the quality and access American patients have to generic medications at a Senate Special Committee on Aging...
by Misha Manjuran Oberoi | Nov 19, 2025 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Nearly five years after Myanmar’s military coup, the country remains in turmoil, with continued persecution of Rohingya Muslims, expanding scam centers targeting international victims and deepening Chinese influence. At a House Foreign Affairs Committee...
by Katarzyna Nguyen | Nov 19, 2025 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers reached a consensus that Congress needs to act to prevent China’s dominance in rare earth mineral production over American companies at a House Select Committee on China hearing on Wednesday. Rare earth minerals are essential to various...
by Desiree Luo | Nov 19, 2025 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – House Republican leadership is facing bipartisan pressure to call for a vote on banning congressional stock trading as the House Administration Committee held a hearing on the topic Wednesday. “Mark my words, a bill will come to the floor,” Rep. Brian...
by Avigna Ramachandran | Nov 19, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – The Senate Finance Committee debated proposals to address rising health care costs and alternatives to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies set to expire at the end of this year during a hearing on Wednesday. The hearing comes in the aftermath of a...
by Sophie Baker | Nov 19, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Democrats probed inspector general nominees about their partisan connections at a confirmation hearing on Wednesday. Thomas March Bell, President Donald Trump’s pick to be the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services, serves as...
by Naomi Taxay | Nov 19, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The National Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, a conservative-led initiative previously housed at the Heritage Foundation, met Tuesday to confront what members say can no longer be ignored: antisemitism within the conservative coalition. The shift in...
by Desiree Luo | Nov 18, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The House voted 427-1 on Tuesday to pass legislation ordering the Justice Department to release files related to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) was the sole “No” vote. The bill now moves to the Senate, where...
by Isaiah Steinberg and Aanika Sawhney | Nov 18, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pitched his Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement as a disruptive force in health policy at a “fireside chat” hosted by Turning Point USA-Foggy Bottom on Monday evening. Organizers intended the event at George...
by Riddhimaa L. Kodali and Katareena Roska | Nov 13, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The government shutdown ended on Wednesday night as President Donald Trump signed legislation to reopen the government after the House approved the Senate’s spending package, ending the 43-day hiatus. The government will remain funded until Jan. 30, with...
by Desiree Luo | Nov 13, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) was sworn into the House on Wednesday, 50 days after winning a special election to represent Arizona’s 7th congressional district. Grijalva added the key 218th signature on a bipartisan discharge petition to force a House...
