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‘Partisan tricks’: One day into shutdown, congressional leaders refuse to budge

‘Partisan tricks’: One day into shutdown, congressional leaders refuse to budge

by Isaiah Steinberg | Oct 1, 2025 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Even before a convoy of congressional Republican leaders approached the lectern on Wednesday morning, the stage was meticulously set. To one side stood a TV screen looping a clip labeled “Democrats on shutdowns in their own words.” In front of the...
Pfizer strikes drug pricing deal as Trump announces TrumpRx

Pfizer strikes drug pricing deal as Trump announces TrumpRx

by Cassie Sun | Oct 1, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump just announced a plan for TrumpRx, a new, government-run, direct-to-consumer online pharmacy. It comes a day after Trump’s deadline for pharmaceutical companies to lower costs on prescription drugs. On July 31, Trump wrote a letter...
Democrats, nonprofits, sound the alarm on First Amendment concerns

Democrats, nonprofits, sound the alarm on First Amendment concerns

by Gabe Hawkins | Oct 1, 2025 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Before a congressional hearing on free speech violations during the Trump administration Monday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) pulled aside a small group of journalists and free speech experts. “Are we even allowed to have this meeting?” she quipped....
EPA proposes changes to how it evaluates the risks of toxic chemicals

EPA proposes changes to how it evaluates the risks of toxic chemicals

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...
As government shutdown looms, Democrats and GOP continue to clash

As government shutdown looms, Democrats and GOP continue to clash

by Riddhimaa L. Kodali | Sep 30, 2025 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — With less than 12 hours left before the new federal fiscal year begins at 12:01 am on Oct.1, the government’s lights are on but flickering as Democrats and Republicans remain at an impasse as a shutdown approaches.  “We are in this fight, until we win...
Netanyahu-Trump meeting sparks protests outside White House

Netanyahu-Trump meeting sparks protests outside White House

by Desiree Luo | Sep 30, 2025 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — More than 100 demonstrators gathered near the White House Monday evening to protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with President Donald Trump.  The rally, organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement’s (PYM) local chapter, comes after...
Republicans say ACA subsidies can wait—for millions, the deadline is now

Republicans say ACA subsidies can wait—for millions, the deadline is now

by Isaiah Steinberg | Sep 30, 2025 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Ellen Allen, 64, pays $497 each month for health care through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace. If the Senate doesn’t act by Tuesday, Allen’s monthly premium could skyrocket to $2,800. “It’s going to take over half of my take-home pay,” Allen...
WATCH: DC CRIMES Act could end criminal record sealing for young adults

WATCH: DC CRIMES Act could end criminal record sealing for young adults

by Alison Miller | Sep 29, 2025 | Featured, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON – Federal lawmakers are one step closer to restricting flexible sentencing and record-sealing options for young offenders in D.C. The DC Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act, or DC CRIMES Act, was passed by the U.S. House of...
Watch: Rep. Pressley sounds alarm on Black women’s unemployment

Watch: Rep. Pressley sounds alarm on Black women’s unemployment

by Philip Lam | Sep 26, 2025 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Rep. Pressley (D-Mass.) called on the Federal Reserve on Thursday to address disproportionately higher unemployment rates among Black women before the government potentially shuts down on Sept. 30. Rep. Pressley sent a letter to Federal Reserve Chair...
Trump hosts Turkish President Erdoğan for talks on fighter jets, Russia

Trump hosts Turkish President Erdoğan for talks on fighter jets, Russia

by Katarzyna Nguyen | Sep 25, 2025 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the White House on Thursday for the first time since the U.S. imposed sanctions on Turkey in 2020 for purchasing an air defense system from Russia. Now, President Erdoğan is hoping...
New Naturalization Test Focuses on American Values, Principles

New Naturalization Test Focuses on American Values, Principles

by Naomi Taxay | Sep 25, 2025 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced updates to the naturalization civics test last Thursday, focusing questions on American values and principles. The move is part of the agency’s larger overhaul of American citizenship standards....
Rep. Pressley calls on the Fed, Powell to address Black women’s unemployment

Rep. Pressley calls on the Fed, Powell to address Black women’s unemployment

by Gabe Hawkins and Desiree Luo | Sep 25, 2025 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) called for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to address growing unemployment rates for Black women by Sept. 30.  In a Thursday press conference with Black activists, Pressley urged the Fed to uphold its mandate to maximize...
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