by Riddhimaa L. Kodali | Dec 9, 2025 | Featured, Immigration
Kerry Doyle, an immigration lawyer with over 20 years of experience who held senior positions in the Biden administration, said she was not surprised when she was terminated as an immigration court judge in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, within two months of her tenure in...
by Lexi Newsom | Dec 9, 2025 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — The Potomac River has long faced pollution from sewage overflows, litter and more. Organizations made significant improvements to water quality for nearly a decade, but since 2016, progress has slowed. Now, local advocates are redoubling their efforts to...
by Misha Manjuran Oberoi | Dec 9, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON — Diaspora-led medical organizations operate in conflict zones with local knowledge, long-term commitment and trusted networks. Their work spans direct care, training, local funding, and infrastructure support — offering an alternative approach to...
by Kally Proctor | Dec 9, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices seemed likely to expand presidential ability to fire the heads of independent, multi-member federal agencies during oral arguments Monday. The case centers around President Donald Trump’s firing of Rebecca Slaughter from the Federal...
by Sophie Baker | Dec 9, 2025 | Featured, Living
In 2018, Moriah Rodriguez was in a car accident that left her with a traumatic brain injury, unable to work. A few years later, she and her four children were on the brink of homelessness when she enrolled in the Denver Basic Income Project. Rodriguez, who now serves...
by Katarzyna Nguyen | Dec 9, 2025 | Featured, National Security
After what many called a successful meeting with President Donald Trump, Japan’s new prime minister Sanae Takaichi is leading a major change to Japan’s decades of pacifism: an increase in the defense budget. Takaichi announced during her first parliamentary address...
by Desiree Luo | Dec 9, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court appeared set to further loosen limits on campaign finance, despite opposition from liberal justices during oral arguments Tuesday. The case challenges limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates, most...
by Alison Miller | Dec 9, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Padre Vidal Rivas has been a priest for over three decades. This is the first time he’s ever kept the doors locked during mass. “There is so much fear that people don’t even feel safe in churches,” Rivas said. “We celebrate with the doors...
by Kally Proctor | Dec 4, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — In the aftermath of the longest government shutdown in American history – lasting 43 days – many industries are striving to return to normal. From air travel to food and restaurants, the shutdown has left some lingering effects. And there is a chance for...
by Gabe Hawkins | Dec 4, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Members of the Nevada Congressional delegation and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson hosted this year’s Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Tuesday. Boasting 20,000 ornaments, the 53-foot tall tree was brought to the Capitol ahead of the...
by Lexi Newsom | Dec 3, 2025 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is working to achieve their goals to develop public lands, even if they are “in conflict” with preferences of local communities, federal agency employees said in a Public Lands, Forests and Mining Subcommittee hearing Tuesday. The...
by Naomi Taxay | Dec 2, 2025 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court wrestled Monday with how much power federal appeals courts should have to review asylum denials, pressing both sides on whether findings of persecution are legal matters that federal courts can independently (de novo) review or factual...
