by Lexi Newsom | Oct 2, 2025 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior (DOI) will continue issuing permits and land leases for oil, natural gas and coal production while halting the same and construction on renewable energy projects during the government shutdown. When asked about that...
by Desiree Luo | Oct 2, 2025 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — Tariff uncertainty and delays have become the norm under the Trump administration. President Donald Trump announced a 100% import tax on pharmaceutical drugs Sept. 25. He also proposed levies on select kitchen cabinets, upholstered furniture and trucks...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
by Kally Proctor | Sep 30, 2025 | Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON – Representative Haley Stevens (D–Mich.) announced Thursday that she will introduce articles of impeachment against Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “Enough is enough,” Stevens said in a statement. “We need leaders who put...
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...
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...
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...
