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Senate hearing on Biden-era censorship shifts to debate on Trump administration threats, Kimmel suspension

Senate hearing on Biden-era censorship shifts to debate on Trump administration threats, Kimmel suspension

by Avigna Ramachandran | Oct 9, 2025 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON – Lawmakers and witnesses emphasized the threat government censorship poses to First Amendment rights in a Senate Commerce hearing Wednesday, with Republicans referencing Biden officials’ censorship of social media and Democrats focusing on the current...
Defense Secretary Hegseth announces overhaul of military complaint, Inspector General programs at speech to senior military officials

Defense Secretary Hegseth announces overhaul of military complaint, Inspector General programs at speech to senior military officials

by Katarzyna Nguyen | Oct 8, 2025 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a massive overhaul of the reporting processes for military servicemembers to file whistleblower complaints and report discrimination during a speech last Tuesday, September 30, in Quantico, Virginia. “I call it the...
Lawmakers agree legislation needed to protect DOD data in bipartisan consensus

Lawmakers agree legislation needed to protect DOD data in bipartisan consensus

by Aanika Sawhney | Oct 8, 2025 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON –  Democrats and Republicans expressed unified concerns on the need to protect Department of Defense personnel’s data during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Tuesday. Publicly available data across social media and other private information...
Lawmaker proposes legislation to commemorate Oct. 7 while Trump’s 20-point peace plan raises concerns

Lawmaker proposes legislation to commemorate Oct. 7 while Trump’s 20-point peace plan raises concerns

by Isabella Jacob | Oct 8, 2025 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – On the second anniversary of the start of the Israel-Hamas war on Tuesday, Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) proposed bipartisan legislation that would award the Congressional Gold Medal to all hostages held by Hamas after the attack. During a press...
Government shutdown leaves policymakers, economists in the dark on ‘jobs Friday’

Government shutdown leaves policymakers, economists in the dark on ‘jobs Friday’

by Avigna Ramachandran | Oct 7, 2025 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON – From Washington to Wall Street, policymakers and economists await the release of the monthly jobs report, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on the first Friday of every month, commonly known as “jobs Friday.” This past Friday morning,...
Supreme Court expresses skepticism toward conversion therapy bans after oral arguments

Supreme Court expresses skepticism toward conversion therapy bans after oral arguments

by Lexi Newsom | Oct 7, 2025 | Featured, Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed wary of conversion therapy bans after hearing oral arguments in Chiles v. Salazar on Tuesday. Chiles v. Salazar examines whether Colorado’s law banning conversion therapy for minors violates a therapist’s right to free speech or...
Bondi dodges Democratic questioning on Comey, Epstein

Bondi dodges Democratic questioning on Comey, Epstein

by Sophie Baker | Oct 7, 2025 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Pam Bondi deflected numerous questions about Justice Department investigations into President Donald Trump’s political rivals while testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Her refrain? “I am not going to discuss...
Government shutdown continues as neither party agrees on a resolution

Government shutdown continues as neither party agrees on a resolution

by Gabe Hawkins | Oct 7, 2025 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats and Republicans have yet to reach an agreement on government funding, extending the shutdown into a second week. The shutdown continues amid partisan divides over government spending. In the Democrats’ proposed spending resolution,...
Bill Nye, Rep. Ivey fight proposed NASA cuts

Bill Nye, Rep. Ivey fight proposed NASA cuts

by Desiree Luo and Cassie Sun | Oct 7, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON – Bill Nye, the “Science Guy,” called for Congress to reject the White House’s proposed cuts to NASA’s funding. Nye is a long-time television personality and CEO of the Planetary Society, a nonprofit organization that promotes space exploration. He gathered...
Democrats refute claim they want “Health care for Illegals”

Democrats refute claim they want “Health care for Illegals”

by Naomi Taxay | Oct 3, 2025 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON – The White House on Wednesday accused Democrats of forcing a government shutdown over “free health care for illegal aliens,” echoing Republican lawmakers. But the Affordable Care Act subsidies at issue have never been available to undocumented immigrants,...
Democrats, GOP continue to clash over funding provisions as shutdown enters second day

Democrats, GOP continue to clash over funding provisions as shutdown enters second day

by Philip Lam | Oct 2, 2025 | Featured, Politics

WASHINTON — The federal government shut down Wednesday after the Senate failed to pass a funding bill that would keep the government open until at least late October. Republicans blame Democrats for holding the government hostage in efforts to push through health care...
Lawmakers, witnesses convene amid government shutdown to debate reform of cryptocurrency tax code

Lawmakers, witnesses convene amid government shutdown to debate reform of cryptocurrency tax code

by Avigna Ramachandran | Oct 2, 2025 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON – The Senate Finance Committee debated the fairness and transparency of current cryptocurrency tax policy on Tuesday, seeking to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda of global leadership in the industry.  The hearing proceeded on the first day of the...
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