by Nicole Markus | Feb 7, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden focused his second State of the Union address on the need for unity and “finishing the job” to help the U.S. bring down inflation, improve health care access and confront national security threats. Biden started out by promoting his...
by Caroline Neal | Feb 7, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Invited guests of the president and first lady at the State of the Union – like the family of Tyre Nichols and U2 lead singer Bono – may grab much of the attention tonight. But each member of Congress can also invite a guest to sit in the chamber, and...
by Nicole Markus | Feb 7, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – A crowd of Rep. George Santos’s (R-N.Y.) constituents gathered outside his office in the Capitol Tuesday afternoon to deliver a petition calling for his expulsion, as the embattled freshman congressman faces continued scrutiny. “Santos exploited the...
by Joanna Hou | Feb 2, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden discussed the legacy of the Family and Medical Leave Act and his own administration’s work supporting labor rights at a White House event marking the act’s 30th anniversary Thursday. The FMLA required eligible employees to receive...
by Kaitlin Bender-Thomas | Feb 2, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON —- Several advocates dressed in groundhog costumes gathered outside the Capitol Thursday morning to urge Congress to expand the Family and Medical Leave Act and ensure paid leave for workers. “We’re tired of being in the shadows,” said Ruth Martin, senior...
by Nicole Markus and Jacob Wendler | Feb 2, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON –– House Republicans voted Thursday to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, citing her past remarks about Israel, America’s longtime ally. Omar has been heavily critical of Israel in her position on the committee....
by Davis Giangiulio | Feb 2, 2023 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — After weeks of early conversation about how Congress and the White House will tackle raising the debt limit this year, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and President Joe Biden met on Wednesday to discuss the issue for the first time. The highly...
by Logan Schiciano | Feb 1, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – The House Oversight Committee held its first hearing of the new Congress on Wednesday and its chairman, James Comer (D-Ky.), immediately blasted Democrats for their “lack of oversight accountability” with regard to multitrillion-dollar relief bills passed...
by Joanna Hou | Feb 1, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and his Presidential Competition Council presented ideas to increase economic competition and lower everyday costs for Americans at their Wednesday meeting, targeting a variety of “junk fees” in the travel and entertainment...
by Nicole Markus and Julia Narvaez Munguia | Jan 31, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Congressman George Santos (R-N.Y.) announced Tuesday that he is recusing himself from his two appointed committee positions and the decision to do so was his. The congressman’s brief time in office has been riddled with controversy, the most recent of...
by Brennan Leach | Jan 31, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Ma.), along with other House and Senate Democrats, have introduced legislation to affirm the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution. “There is no time limit on equality,” said Pressley on Tuesday at a...
by Logan Schiciano | Jan 31, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Congress is facing growing pressure to reintroduce police reform legislation after body camera footage from the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police officers was released last Friday. “We must have legislation that is effective around this...
