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...
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
by Philip Lam | Oct 2, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — 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...
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...
by Isabella Jacob | Oct 2, 2025 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON – On Sept. 28, hundreds marched down 16th street from one church to another to stand in solidarity with the migrant community. The procession comes amidst a sharp increase in ICE arrests in D.C. In response, the Jesuit Refugee Service and the Archdiocese...
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...
