by Ashley Wong | Oct 22, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) showed no signs of yielding the Senate floor Wednesday afternoon as he approaches hour 22 of what could become a record-breaking marathon speech condemning the ongoing government shutdown, now in its 22nd day with no resolution...
by Philip Lam and Katareena Roska | Oct 21, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard arguments for a high-profile Louisiana Congressional redistricting case that could potentially gut a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act prohibits redrawing congressional maps that would...
by Kally Proctor | Oct 21, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – This past Saturday, nearly 7 million people attended No Kings protests across the country. No Kings, which calls itself a movement against President Trump’s “abuses of power,” has described Saturday’s protests as being a part of a “sustained national...
by Riddhimaa L. Kodali | Oct 20, 2025 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — Over a hundred thousand demonstrators gathered near the National Mall to protest against the Trump administration as part of the No Kings movement on Saturday. Some protesters told us why they attended the rally and what they are worried about. ...
by Sophie Baker | Oct 19, 2025 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — During a press conference decrying the government shutdown on Friday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) addressed Saturday’s nationwide “No Kings” protest with disapproval. “We refer to it by its more accurate description, the Hate America Rally,”...
by Kally Proctor | Oct 16, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – On Friday, the Trump administration followed through on threats to begin mass firings during the government shutdown. White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought announced on X: “The RIFs have begun.” The announcement was...
by Riddhimaa L. Kodali | Oct 16, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Wednesday was a busy day on Capitol Hill, as the government shutdown continued into its 15th day. Republicans and Democrats held news conferences without making any progress toward reopening the government. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court held oral...
by Avigna Ramachandran and Isaiah Steinberg | Oct 15, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court expressed skepticism of a key provision of the Voting Rights Act during oral arguments Wednesday, setting the stage for a decision that could prompt sweeping redistricting efforts across the country. The landmark case, Louisiana v....
by Alison Miller | Oct 15, 2025 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON – Attendees gathered at Communion America to pray for two revivals. One is religious. The other, national unity. “Politics are the talking heads, you know, nobody’s made any points with the other side,” said David Clemons, artist and Idaho resident....
by Sophie Baker | Oct 15, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court appeared to favor a moderately flexible standard to dictate when law enforcement could enter a home without a warrant in cases of emergency after hearing oral arguments in Case v. Montana on Wednesday. The court’s decision, expected...
by Gabe Hawkins | Oct 15, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON—House Democrats were on Capitol Hill in full force this week to address the shutdown, pressure Republicans to vote on health care and swear in Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz). More than half of the House Democratic Caucus were involved in...
by Kally Proctor | Oct 15, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Community-run organization Free DC will protest outside the Capitol this upcoming Saturday. Free DC, which describes itself as a “movement led by the people of the District of Columbia,” will be protesting against the Trump administration’s “harmful and...
