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Lawmakers and gun control advocacy groups establish task force to combat “Shoot First” laws

Lawmakers and gun control advocacy groups establish task force to combat “Shoot First” laws

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...
Bill to study creating Asian American-Pacific Islander museum advances

Bill to study creating Asian American-Pacific Islander museum advances

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...
Supreme Court To Decide If Web Designer Can Refuse Service For Same-Sex Weddings

Supreme Court To Decide If Web Designer Can Refuse Service For Same-Sex Weddings

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...
DOMESTIC TERRORISM STEMS FROM WHITE SUPREMACY AND EXTREMISM, DEMS SAY

DOMESTIC TERRORISM STEMS FROM WHITE SUPREMACY AND EXTREMISM, DEMS SAY

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,”...
Big-name Democrats back Cheney’s quixotic campaign

Big-name Democrats back Cheney’s quixotic campaign

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...
FCC nominee stresses her impartiality amidst Republican criticism

FCC nominee stresses her impartiality amidst Republican criticism

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,...
Lawmakers clash on home confinement prison policies expanded during COVID

Lawmakers clash on home confinement prison policies expanded during COVID

by Shannon Coan | Feb 3, 2022 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers challenged Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal on his agency’s handling of the coronavirus during a House judiciary hearing on Thursday. “The BOP has failed to effectively utilize its authority to request compassionate relief for...
VIDEO: Puerto Rico’s Governor Calls for Removal of Medicaid Spending Cap

VIDEO: Puerto Rico’s Governor Calls for Removal of Medicaid Spending Cap

by Diego Ramos Bechara | Feb 3, 2022 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Puerto Rico’s Governor Pedro Pierluisi said Tuesday that the territory’s Medicaid financial assistance cap was a hindrance and should be removed. “Puerto Rico, for example, must contend with a Medicaid program based on capped...
Stamp honoring Rensselaer County sculptor mails its first letters

Stamp honoring Rensselaer County sculptor mails its first letters

by Shannon Coan | Jan 27, 2022 | Featured, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON – Rensselaer County native Edmonia Lewis, the first Black and Native American sculptor to earn international recognition, became the newest face of a U.S. Postal Service’s stamp at a ceremony in the Smithsonian American Art Museum on Wednesday. “Lewis’s...
Progressives Seek Space for Alternative Voices at March for Life Event

Progressives Seek Space for Alternative Voices at March for Life Event

by Shannon Coan | Jan 23, 2022 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — As thousands of anti-abortion advocates descended on the National Mall Friday morning, two smaller groups gathered to offer an alternative message for what they called a more “diverse coalition of pro-life activists.” “If we’re saving a child in the womb,...
VIDEO: House Judiciary Committee holds hearing on Voter Suppression and Continuing Threats to Democracy

VIDEO: House Judiciary Committee holds hearing on Voter Suppression and Continuing Threats to Democracy

by Julia Richardson | Jan 20, 2022 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Members of the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing to discuss voter suppression on Thursday, following the U.S. Senate’s failure to pass voting rights legislation. Witnesses and lawmakers focused on voter suppression at the state level, citing that...
Lawmakers: National Guard Can’t ‘Hide Behind Its Unique Status’ in Sexual Assault Cases

Lawmakers: National Guard Can’t ‘Hide Behind Its Unique Status’ in Sexual Assault Cases

by Vanessa Kjeldsen | Jan 20, 2022 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – National Guard leaders told House lawmakers this week they don’t have the resources to better investigate sexual assault cases. But lawmakers wanted more accountability.  “No longer can the National Guard hide behind its unique status,” said Rep. Jackie...
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