by Edward Cruz and Jeremy Fredricks | Feb 25, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Brandon Guffey’s 17-year-old son Gavin died by suicide in 2022 after a sexual predator blackmailed him online. The father and Republican member of the South Carolina House of Representatives sprang into action over the next year and spearheaded the...
by Micah Sandy | Feb 24, 2025 | Featured, Politics
OXEN HILL, Md. – The 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference attracted the usual lineup of high-profile conservative figures, but this year’s conference saw several college Republicans and young conservatives in attendance. “I think what we provide is that we’re...
by Valerie Chu | Feb 21, 2025 | Featured, Politics
OXON HILL, Md. — The painting sailed across the crowd to Elon Musk’s waiting hands. Depicting Musk rising from a futuristic Martian-like city while staring stately ahead with multicolored waves radiating from his head, artist and event attendee Seth Leibowitz’s...
by Sarah Serota | Feb 20, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — National Security Advisor Michael Waltz reinforced the White House’s finger-pointing at Ukraine and its president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Thursday’s White House press briefing, opting not to condemn Russia for starting the almost three-year-long war in...
by Micah Sandy | Feb 20, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Over one hundred federal workers, union members and community supporters marched to SpaceX’s office Wednesday evening in a fiery protest against Elon Musk’s restructuring of federal operations. The demonstration, organized by the Federal Unionists...
by Jorge Martinez and Lenna Peterson | Feb 19, 2025 | Business, Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Labor backpedaled her previous support for repealing right-to-work laws. Senators pressed nominee Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a former GOP congresswoman, about a pro-union bill she co-sponsored during her time in...
by Victoria Ryan | Feb 19, 2025 | Featured, Politics
Sen. Gary Peters’ (D-Mich.) recent decision to retire at the end of his term leaves a Senate seat in a battleground state up for grabs in 2026, and raises questions about whether the Midwestern state will provide a crystal ball into future national elections. “It’s...
by Jerry Wu | Feb 18, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Hundreds of people from across the country descended on the Capitol Reflecting Pool Monday for a President’s Day protest that organizers said was meant “to uphold the Constitution and end executive overreach” by the Trump administration. The demonstration...
by Rachel Spears | Feb 13, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – House Democrats say that a pause in foreign assistance is detrimental while House Republicans expressed their support for a restructuring of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). “Instead of putting blame everywhere, we [should] focus on...
by Zoe Singer | Feb 12, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — President Trump initiated phone conversations Wednesday with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy aimed at ending the ongoing war “immediately.” “The administration is wholeheartedly committed to a peace...
by Jorge Martinez and Rachel Spears | Feb 11, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — On a recent afternoon the lunch rush was in full swing as Hill staffers stood in line in one of the Capitol’s many dining spots. From Dunkin’ to Subway to a beloved frozen yogurt stand, the options available can fulfill any craving. As most Americans can...
by Norah D'Cruze and Micah Sandy | Feb 7, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — In response to the announcement Tuesday evening that nearly all employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development would be put on leave, thousands gathered in front of the Capitol building to protest. Former USAID employees, elected officials,...
