by Sophia Didinova | Jun 5, 2024 | Politics
WASHINGTON, June 5 (UPI) — On the eve of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Senate committees on aging and veterans’ affairs examined vets’ services and questioned the quality of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs caregiver support programs during their...
by Sophia Didinova | Jun 4, 2024 | Living
WASHINGTON — The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation hosted Take Steps 2024 on Saturday, drawing the largest crowd in years, according to organizers. Individuals diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), their caregivers and healthcare professionals...
by Rafaela Jinich | May 30, 2024 | Featured, Politics, Topics
The cell was cold and stark. Gray concrete walls enclosed the small area, leaving little room to move. A mattress lay on the hard floor, and a simple desk was fixed to one wall. A small footlocker held a few of Detroit native Shaka Senghor’s belongings in a...
by Sophia Didinova | May 23, 2024 | Politics
WASHINGTON — In the face of the recent Russian offensive on Kharkiv, five professional Ukrainian musicians, now active-duty soldiers and members of Ukraine’s Cultural Forces, came to the United States “from the Ukrainian Frontline.” They intend to play concerts...
by Sophia Didinova | May 22, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — House representatives clashed Wednesday over the fairness of union organization, with the Republican majority of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions calling it “big labor lies” and “union tactics to undermine...
by Sophia Didinova | May 16, 2024 | Politics
WASHINGTON — As Russian forces advance their new offensive in the Kharkiv region, the United States Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe gathered Thursday to discuss Ukraine’s defensive needs to inform the development of future military aid...
by Lily Ogburn and Lance Wilhelm | May 16, 2024 | Featured, Immigration, Topics
WASHINGTON – When Irade Kashgary was a little girl, she fled East Turkestan with her parents out of fear they would disappear at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party like others in their town. Since leaving in 1999, they’ve never returned to their homeland. East...
by Sophia Didinova | May 15, 2024 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence discussed the strategies to address foreign threats ahead of the November elections during Wednesday’s first open hearing in the current campaign season. The committee chairman, Sen. Mark Warner,...
by Sophia Didinova | May 12, 2024 | Politics
WASHINGTON — On Mother’s Day, a coalition of black-led organizations protested Child Protective Services (CPS) during the Black Mothers March on the White House. “It’s not CPS. It’s not child welfare. It is family policing,” said...
by Sophia Didinova | May 8, 2024 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers were divided Wednesday over the need for legal protections for Dreamers — noncitizens who were brought to the United States as children — with Republican senators asserting that their legalization cannot be discussed until what...
by Sophia Didinova | May 2, 2024 | Politics
WASHINGTON, May 2 (UPI) — Senators and medical professionals met Thursday to find solutions to the growing healthcare crisis and the acute shortage of minority healthcare workers as the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions delved into the...
by Sophia Didinova | May 2, 2024 | Politics
WASHINGTON – “There’s only one solution – intifada, revolution,” chanted May Day March protesters on Wednesday. Organized by the Washington DC branch of the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), this year’s event aimed to unify...
