by Julia Richardson | Mar 8, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Despite making up only 16% of the population, 40% of women and girls reported missing in 2020 were people of color, according to the U.S. Census. Natalie Wilson, founder of the Black and Missing Foundation, testified during a House Committee on Oversight...
by Zachary Kessel | Mar 3, 2022 | Featured, Politics, State of the Union
WASHINGTON – While Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-Iowa) dinged President Joe Biden on issues salient to the American people like crime, education and inflation in the official GOP response to the State of the Union, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) took a different approach...
by Shannon Coan | Mar 2, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Cherilyn Holloway was born and raised in Oberlin, Ohio, a key stop on the Underground Railroad. She was taught to be proud of that history and to stand for justice. After the murders of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery, she took to the streets and founded...
by Shannon Coan | Mar 2, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Reproductive health advocates expressed their fears about the future of abortion access at the National Organization for Women’s Racial Justice Summit recently. “We have never been closer to losing a fundamental constitutional right,” said Alexis McGill...
by Medill News Service | Mar 1, 2022 | Featured, Politics, Topics
Immigration experts and advocates divided in response to Biden’s SOTU By Ali Bianco and Jenny Huh, 11:34 p.m. Rep. Chuy Garcia of Illinois, who attended yesterday’s “People’s State of the Union” protest, took to Twitter: “It’s great that POTUS wants to provide a...
by Julia Richardson | Feb 26, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — After promising to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court, President Joe Biden announced Ketanji Brown Jackson as his pick on Friday morning. Jackson has been confirmed by the United States Senate three times, and is currently serving on the...
by Julia Richardson | Feb 24, 2022 | Featured, Politics
Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action, along with Rep. Lucy McBath (D-Ga.) and Florida state Sen. Shevrin Jones, on Thursday announced a task force of state legislators to combat “Shoot First” laws nationwide. “It’s important to be clear; ‘Shoot First’ laws...
by Grace Deng | Feb 23, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan effort to study the creation of a national museum dedicated to Asian American and Pacific Islander history and culture has advanced unanimously out of a House committee. “We are one step closer toward creating a national museum...
by Maia Pandey | Feb 22, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to hear an appeal concerning a Colorado website designer’s refusal to create same-sex wedding websites. The web designer, Lorie Smith, said that while she is willing to serve LGBTQ+ customers, she refuses to design...
by Jenny Huh | Feb 17, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Breaking down the rise in domestic terrorism, specifcally against minority populations — and debates over whether Democratic lawmakers support defunding the police — took center stage at a House hearing Thursday. “That is the cruciality of this hearing,”...
by Zachary Kessel | Feb 15, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Multiple prominent Democrats have thrown financial support behind Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., — one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, Federal Election Commission...
by Shannon Coan | Feb 9, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Gigi Sohn told sometimes skeptical lawmakers on Wednesday that recusals from issues relating to retransmission fees and television broadcast copyright would not hinder her ability to serve on the Federal Communications Commission. “It’s a voluntary,...
