by Julia Richardson | Jan 20, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Members of the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing to discuss voter suppression on Thursday, following the U.S. Senate’s failure to pass voting rights legislation. Witnesses and lawmakers focused on voter suppression at the state level, citing that...
by Ali Bianco | Jan 20, 2022 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — The merits of overhauling the U.S. immigration courts into an independent system, removed from the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice, divided lawmakers and witnesses at a virtual hearing on Thursday. “Our country deserves an immigration court...
by Diego Ramos Bechara | Jan 20, 2022 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Opening communication with the leaders of the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and Panama, confirming ambassadors to the Dominican Republic and Panama and reimagining the Caribbean Basin Initiative, can strengthen U.S. relations with the hemisphere and...
by Samantha Aguilar | Jan 20, 2022 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Climate experts urged skeptical lawmakers Thursday to consider the environmental impact of new oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico. “I want you all to remember that economic gain does not outweigh the devastation we are feeling right now,”...
by Ellisya Lindsey | Jan 20, 2022 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON — A semi-annual U.S. Census Bureau report on child support payments for the year 2017 fails to take into account the circumstances of parents with different levels of income, a practitioner said this week. “We want to help people to have an appreciation...
by Vanessa Kjeldsen | Jan 20, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – National Guard leaders told House lawmakers this week they don’t have the resources to better investigate sexual assault cases. But lawmakers wanted more accountability. “No longer can the National Guard hide behind its unique status,” said Rep. Jackie...
by Zachary Miller | Jan 20, 2022 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — Although the largest blockchain products have drawn investment toward renewable power sources, their energy footprint is massive — and growing — according to new data that lawmakers grappled with at a Thursday hearing. “According to one estimate, 2021...
by Charlotte Varnes | Jan 19, 2022 | Featured, Health & Science, Topics
WASHINGTON –– Health care coverage for veterans exposed to toxins needs to be streamlined, advocates told lawmakers on Tuesday. “We are a country that loves its veterans — certainly, we purport to,” actor and veterans advocate Jon Stewart told the House Committee on...
by Jorja Siemons | Jan 19, 2022 | Environment, Featured
Rallying ambition within the private sector to fund zero-emission technologies is key to climate change mitigation, leaders said at a World Economic Forum meeting held virtually on Wednesday. “I think most of us feel very strongly that no government in the world has...
by Ali Bianco | Jan 19, 2022 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON – After 394 days, President Biden earned praise for lowering interior deportation cases but criticism for failing to improve the humanitarian crisis on the southern border and reverse Trump-era policies, immigration experts and government officials said in...
by Zachary Kessel | Jan 19, 2022 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – A defense contractor providing the U.S. military with spare parts has overcharged the Department of Defense by at least $20.8 million, Pentagon officials told lawmakers on Wednesday. “Billions and billions of dollars have been ripped off from American...
by Jorja Siemons | Jan 18, 2022 | Featured, Living, Politics
WASHINGTON – Restrictive zoning policies are a chief force behind the nation’s continued housing shortage, experts said at a Bipartisan Policy Center panel on Tuesday. “We are experiencing the longest economic expansion in history (and) at the same time, seeing the...
