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White House official cites clean energy as solution to consumer affordability crisis

White House official cites clean energy as solution to consumer affordability crisis

by Ellisya Lindsey | Mar 9, 2022 | Energy, Featured

WASHINGTON — A shift to clean energy could serve as a potential solution to the ongoing affordability crisis, a White House official shared in a conversation carried live by Axios on Wednesday. “The president’s plan to create tax incentives that made it cheaper for...
Biden To Sign Executive Order Outlining Path Toward Crypto Governing Principles

Biden To Sign Executive Order Outlining Path Toward Crypto Governing Principles

by Zachary Miller | Mar 9, 2022 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON — President Biden is expected to sign an executive order Wednesday outlining a nationwide governing approach for cryptocurrency. The measure suggests potential for clarity in a murky financial market that was designed to be difficult to regulate, but which...
VIDEO: ‘People’s Convoy’ arrives in D.C. area, meets with lawmakers

VIDEO: ‘People’s Convoy’ arrives in D.C. area, meets with lawmakers

by Jenny Huh | Mar 8, 2022 | Featured, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON — The People’s Convoy, also known as the “Freedom Convoy,” reached the D.C. area Sunday morning, looping twice around the Capital Beltway. About 1,000 vehicles participated, according to The Washington Post. Inspired by the Canadian freedom convoy protests...
Biden announces ban on Russian oil imports: Photos

Biden announces ban on Russian oil imports: Photos

by Samantha Aguilar | Mar 8, 2022 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — President Biden announced the U.S. will ban imports of Russian oil and gas on Tuesday, minutes before boarding Marine One to Fort Worth, Texas.  Biden, accompanied by Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough, traveled to speak with veterans and VA...
After False Starts, D.C. Convoy Excites Supporters But Merely Perplexes Commuters: Photos

After False Starts, D.C. Convoy Excites Supporters But Merely Perplexes Commuters: Photos

by Zachary Miller | Mar 8, 2022 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — The arrival of several truck convoys in the nation’s capital has, so far, failed to live up to the hype. In February, anti-vaccine and anti-mask protestors used cars and trucks to blockade Ottawa and a nearby major shipping highway. Similar protests...
TROUBLED WITH “TPS”: IMMIGRANTS, ADVOCATES HOLD OUT FOR DESIGNATION AS STATUS IS GIVEN TO OTHERS

TROUBLED WITH “TPS”: IMMIGRANTS, ADVOCATES HOLD OUT FOR DESIGNATION AS STATUS IS GIVEN TO OTHERS

by Ali Bianco | Mar 8, 2022 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON – As Russian troops descended, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians started to flee their country. Eight days after the invasion, the Department of Homeland Security announced that Ukrainian refugees would be given temporary status, granting eligibility to...
Lawmakers Scrutinize Bank And Brokerage Mandatory Arbitration Agreements

Lawmakers Scrutinize Bank And Brokerage Mandatory Arbitration Agreements

by Zachary Miller | Mar 8, 2022 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON — Last Thursday, President Biden signed into law a bipartisan bill to bar companies from contractually forcing sexual assault and harrassment complaints into arbitration. Now, the change has reinvigorated efforts to pass similar legislation in the financial...
The “neglected epidemic” of missing BIPOC women and girls

The “neglected epidemic” of missing BIPOC women and girls

by Julia Richardson | Mar 8, 2022 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Despite making up only 16% of the population, 40% of women and girls reported missing in 2020 were people of color, according to the U.S. Census. Natalie Wilson, founder of the Black and Missing Foundation, testified during a House Committee on Oversight...
Marking 50 years of Title IX with stamps

Marking 50 years of Title IX with stamps

by Shannon Coan | Mar 3, 2022 | Education, Featured, Topics

WASHINGTON – Four stamps commemorating the 50th anniversary of Title IX were unveiled by the U.S. Postal Service at a ceremony in the U.S. Department of Education Thursday. “The stamps we are about to unveil are not merely a recognition of Title IX,” said Amber...
The environmental case about nothing — could be everything

The environmental case about nothing — could be everything

by Jorja Siemons | Mar 3, 2022 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices stumbled this week when hearing arguments about the most impactful environmental case in a generation. The problem, in part, is that the case concerns nothing. “There isn’t really anything for the Supreme Court to consider,” said...
TRANS RIGHTS POST-SOTU: TEXAS COURT, HHS AND ADVOCATES RESPOND

TRANS RIGHTS POST-SOTU: TEXAS COURT, HHS AND ADVOCATES RESPOND

by Jenny Huh | Mar 3, 2022 | Featured, Living, State of the Union

WASHINGTON – A day after President Biden’s State of the Union, a Texas judge issued a temporary restraining order, blocking the state’s Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) from investigating two parents for providing gender-affirming health care to...
TABLING “TPS”: DEMOCRATS CALL FOR SUPPORT AMID LACK OF DESIGNATION FROM BIDEN ADMINISTRATION

TABLING “TPS”: DEMOCRATS CALL FOR SUPPORT AMID LACK OF DESIGNATION FROM BIDEN ADMINISTRATION

by Ali Bianco | Mar 3, 2022 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON – As countless Ukrainians begin to leave their homes following the Russian invasion, conversations have spurred around the Capitol about President Biden potentially designating the country for Temporary Protected Status. All the while, countless Central...
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