by Kristen Axtman | Sep 27, 2023 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, advocated for a bill he introduced in April that would fund Medicare for decades to come, according to an estimate released last week from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...
by Muhammad Wasay Mir and Anson Zhang | May 17, 2023 | National Security, Topics
Nervous laughter filled the room after a moment of awkward silence and a visibly embarrassed former U.S. President having just made one of the biggest gaffes of his post-political career. On May 18, 2022, George W. Bush stood at a podium in his presidential center in...
by Avani Kalra | Apr 19, 2023 | Health & Science, Politics
Since the federal right to an abortion was overturned last year, 24 states have banned or severely restricted the right to terminate a pregnancy. Except in extremely rare circumstances, doctors are not able to perform or prescribe abortions to patients needing or...
by Davis Giangiulio | Apr 19, 2023 | Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — In March 2020, the economy was grinded to a halt, as the COVID-19 pandemic forced sudden widespread shutdowns of businesses. As Congress watched the economy fall off the cliff, it responded by doing something lawmakers have resisted since the 1960s: a...
by Logan Schiciano | Apr 19, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Congressman James Moylan (R-Guam) is the first Republican to represent Guam in Congress in 30 years, but he hasn’t wasted any time making an impact. While Moylan’s transition to Capitol Hill has come with challenges – his home and constituents are over...
by Ishmael Bonsu | Apr 18, 2023 | Health & Science, Topics
WASHINGTON – Former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe testified before lawmakers on Tuesday and said the COVID-19 Chinese lab leak theory is the “only plausible explanation” and is backed by “our intelligence, by science, and by common...
by Anson Zhang | Mar 31, 2023 | Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers called for tighter regulation of big tech companies in the U.S. at a congressional hearing on Tuesday, addressing the intensifying debate over the growing influence social media platforms have on society. Bob Latta (R-Ohio), Chairman of the...
by Ishmael Bonsu | Mar 29, 2023 | Living, Topics
WASHINGTON – Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) accused Starbucks CEO Howard Shultz of waging the “most aggressive and illegal union-busting campaign in the modern history of our country,” on Wednesday at a hearing held by the Committee on Health, Education,...
by Kate Walter | Mar 27, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Longtime progressive lawmakers and labor advocates are hopeful that the Biden administration will be more emboldened to expand overtime pay rules in the coming months after a recent Supreme Court ruling in an employment law case and if the president’s new...
by Davis Giangiulio and Avani Kalra | Mar 27, 2023 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has long been vocal about lowering drug prices nationwide, but his plan has avoided a part of the problem. Pharmacy Benefit Managers, or PBMs, comprise a $450 billion industry and are crucial in determining the costs consumers pay at...
by Saul Pink | Mar 27, 2023 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — Julia Orzol’s profile on Opendorse, a marketplace that connects student-athletes with brands seeking testimonials and appearances, said she could charge $19 to film a video for a fan and $89 to post for her 15,000 Instagram followers. However, Orzol isn’t...
by Lucia Barnum | Mar 27, 2023 | Featured, Politics
Watching votes trickle in on primary election night in 2020, Laura Becerra said she felt a mix of excitement and anxiety. As the Latinx Constituency coordinator for Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign in Nevada, Becerra was anxious to see if the months of...
