by Isaiah Steinberg | Nov 11, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — As Senate Republicans prepare to make good on their end of the shutdown-ending bargain and vote on a measure to address rising health care premiums, some are eyeing a backup plan. On Saturday, President Donald Trump proposed redirecting the billions spent...
by Gabe Hawkins | Nov 11, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON—The Senate formally voted 60-40 to reopen the government Monday evening, after a motion to proceed reached a two-thirds majority Sunday night. Following a rare weekend work period a breakthrough was reached, with eight Democrats siding with Republicans to...
by Isabella Jacob and Riddhimaa L. Kodali | Nov 11, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices cast doubt on a private prison company’s argument that government contractors can obtain the government’s own immunity and be shielded from future litigation during oral arguments on Monday. The private prison company, The GEO...
by Isabella Jacob | Nov 11, 2025 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON – On March 1, President Donald Trump issued an executive order declaring English as the United States’ official language. Since then, some federal agencies, like the Department of Justice and the Department of Housing & Urban Development, have...
by Lexi Newsom | Nov 11, 2025 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs heard from Native American leaders and representatives Wednesday about whether Congress should recognize the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and make them eligible for national services and benefits. The testimony...
by Cassie Sun | Nov 10, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Hundreds of public health advocates gathered on the National Mall on Wednesday to challenge key public health issues, including Medicaid cuts, vaccinations and reproductive rights. The rally marked the end of the American Public Health Association’s...
by Gabe Hawkins | Nov 10, 2025 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted to advance a new bill to reopen the government Sunday evening, after a series of partisan meetings throughout the weekend reached a breakthrough. The continuing resolution was brokered by eight Senate Democrats, including New Hampshire...
by Aanika Sawhney | Nov 6, 2025 | Topics
WASHINGTON — Women dressed in red robes marched in front of the Heritage Foundation building, shouting “shame” on Wednesday. A year after President Donald Trump won re-election, the Handmaid Army DC began a week of resistance, starting with a protest against the...
by Kally Proctor | Nov 6, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Thursday that she would not be seeking reelection for another term. The move brings to an end a historic career, during which she became the first and only female Speaker of the House, as well...
by Philip Lam | Nov 6, 2025 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON – Senators clashed over the federal government’s role in helping families plan and pay for higher education, a process lawmakers have deemed “opaque,” at a Senate Health, Labor, Education and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing Thursday. The discussion...
by Cassie Sun | Nov 6, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science, Topics
WASHINGTON — For the first time in seven years, China did not purchase a single bushel of soybeans from the United States this summer as the two countries remain in economic conflict. This comes just one year after China purchased 27 million metric tons of American...
by Gabe Hawkins | Nov 6, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON — Republican senators and witnesses criticized the affordability of the ACA on Thursday, claiming the health care plan drives up costs and stifles competition. In a contentious hearing with the Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on...
