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VIDEO: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Family Push For Voting Act

VIDEO: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Family Push For Voting Act

by Vanessa Kjeldsen | Jan 18, 2022 | Featured, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON – Martin Luther King Jr.’s family, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and hundreds of others celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day by demanding voting rights reform. “The law can’t make a man love me,” Martin Luther King III said during the press conference,...
Pocan gains national exposure amid Build Back Better negotiations

Pocan gains national exposure amid Build Back Better negotiations

by Jason Harward | Dec 20, 2021 | Politics

WASHINGTON — The news cycle surrounding the constantly shapeshifting Build Back Better Act brought one local figure to the forefront of national politics — Mark Pocan, the Madison congressman now serving his fifth term in Congress. Pocan, the former two-term chair of...
US kicks off Summit for Democracy as world faces democratic decline

US kicks off Summit for Democracy as world faces democratic decline

by Henry Rogers | Dec 9, 2021 | Politics

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will kick off the international Summit for Democracy on Thursday with the aim of producing a multilateral strategy for democratic renewal as concerns mount about the recent authoritarian inclinations of the United States....
Visa lottery winners lose once-in-a-lifetime chance to come to U.S.

Visa lottery winners lose once-in-a-lifetime chance to come to U.S.

by Christina van Waasbergen | Dec 8, 2021 | Politics

WASHINGTON — When Mohammed Alarefi, a native of war-torn Yemen, won the U.S. visa lottery in May 2018, it was the realization of his childhood dream: a chance to move to America. “I registered every year until the miracle happened and I was chosen” for a...
How GAO went from a small accounting office to Congress’ supreme auditor in 100 years

How GAO went from a small accounting office to Congress’ supreme auditor in 100 years

by Dan Hu | Dec 8, 2021 | Politics

WASHINGTON — Congress established a small accounting office 100 years ago to keep an eye on the disbursement of federal funds. But as the Government Accountability Office celebrates its centennial, the agency’s main purpose has gained clout, making...
Experts say investment in child care and family care will help economy

Experts say investment in child care and family care will help economy

by Baylor Spears | Dec 8, 2021 | Politics

WASHINGTON — Inadequate federal investment in child care, senior care and other workers in the care economy has left many families struggling to get needed support, which hurts the economy now as caregivers leave jobs and in the future if children aren’t getting early...
Maryland students represent state at National Tree Lighting

Maryland students represent state at National Tree Lighting

by Baylor Spears | Dec 5, 2021 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Christmas season is officially in full swing in the nation’s capital as the 99th annual National Christmas tree lighting ceremony drew crowds on Thursday evening. Marylanders got in on the festive celebration both in person and from afar. His first...
White House Says All Options on Table as Omicron Arrives in U.S.

White House Says All Options on Table as Omicron Arrives in U.S.

by Linus Hoeller and Dan Hu | Dec 2, 2021 | Politics

WASHINGTON – Shortly after a second case of the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 was reported in the United States, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday that the administration is reviewing all possible options to keep Americans safe. “Nothing is off the...
Mississippi Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Roe v. Wade

Mississippi Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Roe v. Wade

by Christina van Waasbergen | Dec 1, 2021 | Health & Science, Politics

WASHINGTON – A lawyer for Mississippi Wednesday urged the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, arguing it has no constitutional basis, but lawyers for the federal government and an abortion clinic challenging the state’s ban on abortions for women who are more than...
Elevate PAC unveils first round of endorsements in push for more female GOP candidates

Elevate PAC unveils first round of endorsements in push for more female GOP candidates

by Henry Rogers | Nov 30, 2021 | Politics

WASHINGTON — With her sights set on next year’s midterms, Rep. Elise Stefanik unveiled her PAC’s first round of endorsements for female GOP congressional candidates this afternoon in hopes of replicating the record-breaking surge of Republican women elected to...
FTC delays decision on probe into supply shortages squeezing small retailers

FTC delays decision on probe into supply shortages squeezing small retailers

by Jason Harward | Nov 23, 2021 | Politics

WASHINGTON — With a global supply chain embroiled in pandemic lags, the Federal Trade Commission Thursday tabled until next Wednesday its decision on whether to study how large retailers have contributed to the supply shortages, especially among small...

Activists rally to demand US stop funding of Philippine security forces

by Henry Rogers | Nov 19, 2021 | Politics

WASHINGTON — With a backdrop of 3,000 white ‘tsinelas’—or flip flops—lying in rows on the National Mall to symbolize the 30,000 Filipino lives lost under Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s five-year war on drugs, dozens of activists and Filipino community members...
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