by Sophie Baker | Nov 19, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Democrats probed inspector general nominees about their partisan connections at a confirmation hearing on Wednesday. Thomas March Bell, President Donald Trump’s pick to be the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services, serves as...
by Naomi Taxay | Nov 19, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The National Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, a conservative-led initiative previously housed at the Heritage Foundation, met Tuesday to confront what members say can no longer be ignored: antisemitism within the conservative coalition. The shift in...
by Desiree Luo | Nov 18, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The House voted 427-1 on Tuesday to pass legislation ordering the Justice Department to release files related to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) was the sole “No” vote. The bill now moves to the Senate, where...
by Isaiah Steinberg and Aanika Sawhney | Nov 18, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pitched his Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement as a disruptive force in health policy at a “fireside chat” hosted by Turning Point USA-Foggy Bottom on Monday evening. Organizers intended the event at George...
by Riddhimaa L. Kodali and Katareena Roska | Nov 13, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The government shutdown ended on Wednesday night as President Donald Trump signed legislation to reopen the government after the House approved the Senate’s spending package, ending the 43-day hiatus. The government will remain funded until Jan. 30, with...
by Desiree Luo | Nov 13, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) was sworn into the House on Wednesday, 50 days after winning a special election to represent Arizona’s 7th congressional district. Grijalva added the key 218th signature on a bipartisan discharge petition to force a House...
by Aanika Sawhney | Nov 13, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – U.S. Supreme Court justices weighed whether changes in sentencing law can be used as part of a petition for a compassionate release on Wednesday. In the consolidated cases of Rutherford v. United States and Carter v. United States, plaintiffs raised...
by Gabe Hawkins | Nov 13, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court expressed skepticism during oral arguments in Fernandez vs. United States over a New York man’s bid for compassionate release Wednesday morning. After lower courts rulings went back-and-forth on whether to make changes to Joe Fernandez’...
by Sophie Baker and Isabella Jacob | Nov 13, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Many voters in Virginia’s off-cycle election were dismayed by President Donald Trump’s handling of economic issues in his second term. With funding for food stamps running dry and Medicare premiums rising, many describe Trump as out of touch with the...
by Cassie Sun | Nov 12, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — On Veterans Day in the nation’s capital, hundreds of vets gathered not to commemorate their compatriots, but instead to protest Trump administration policies on military occupation in U.S. cities and ICE. Veterans rallied nationwide in Portland, Chicago,...
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...
