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Native American leaders endorse draft bill to protect native children

Native American leaders endorse draft bill to protect native children

by Chloe Park | Jan 29, 2026 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Native American tribal leaders, advocates and policy experts expressed strong support Wednesday for a draft bill aimed at providing justice and protections for Native children. Speakers emphasized the need for federal support of culturally responsive...
Senators unite on need to solve unfair ticketing practices by automated bots

Senators unite on need to solve unfair ticketing practices by automated bots

by Brooke Sharp | Jan 29, 2026 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Live Nation executive, Dan Wall, on Wednesday told senators that despite his company’s measures to fend off millions of automated bots, they are not able to stop them from excessively increasing the prices of resale tickets. “We’re fighting back with the...
Senate Democrats plan to block funding for DHS, in what could be the start of a partial government shutdown

Senate Democrats plan to block funding for DHS, in what could be the start of a partial government shutdown

by Ben Shapiro | Jan 28, 2026 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are opposing a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security in the aftermath of two deadly shootings by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in Minnesota, in a move that will likely lead to a partial government shutdown...
Listen: Gen Z pro-life activists, students convene for annual March for Life

Listen: Gen Z pro-life activists, students convene for annual March for Life

by Carlotta Angiolillo | Jan 28, 2026 | Featured, Politics

Listen to the report here:...
In Photos: 53rd National March for Life draws thousands to Washington

In Photos: 53rd National March for Life draws thousands to Washington

by Ben Shapiro | Jan 27, 2026 | Featured, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of pro-life demonstrators filled the streets of downtown Washington on Friday for the 53rd annual March for Life. Carrying both handmade and printed out signs and chanting as they walked from the National Mall to the Supreme Court,...
53rd March for Life shows an uncertain Post-Dobbs future

53rd March for Life shows an uncertain Post-Dobbs future

by Dasha Dubinina and Isabel Papp | Jan 27, 2026 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Thousands gathered Friday for the 53rd annual March for Life, celebrating pro-life policy gains while appearing split over the movement’s future in the wake of the 2022 Dobbs decision.  Alongside signs expressing hope, many demonstrators voiced...
Jack Smith defends his investigation into Trump in congressional hearing

Jack Smith defends his investigation into Trump in congressional hearing

by Ben Shapiro | Jan 22, 2026 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Former Special Counsel Jack Smith told a congressional committee Thursday that his investigation into President Donald Trump was not partisan and that he wouldn’t be “intimidated” by Trump’s threats toward him. Smith, who led the investigation into...
One year into Trump’s second term, protesters march to White House

One year into Trump’s second term, protesters march to White House

by Cate Bouvet | Jan 22, 2026 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – One year into President Donald Trump’s second term, hundreds of people gathered to march to the White House to demand that ICE and the National Guard leave D.C. on Tuesday.  The march began at 14th and U Street NW, where protesters held yellow picket...
Watch: Protesters “walk out” in D.C. and nationwide, rally against fascism and threats to democracy

Watch: Protesters “walk out” in D.C. and nationwide, rally against fascism and threats to democracy

by Jasmine Kim | Jan 22, 2026 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of people walked out of work and school Tuesday, gathering at Pershing Park near the White House, as part of the Free D.C. Walkout Against Fascism — a nationwide day of action that organizers say is meant to confront what they describe as growing...
Supreme Court appeared skeptical of Trump’s firing of Federal Reserve Board Governor

Supreme Court appeared skeptical of Trump’s firing of Federal Reserve Board Governor

by Marissa Fernandez | Jan 22, 2026 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed likely to prevent the federal government from removing Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook from her position while her legal challenges against the government continue to make their way through the court system. Wednesday...
House committee votes to hold Clintons in contempt of Congress

House committee votes to hold Clintons in contempt of Congress

by Brooke Sharp | Jan 21, 2026 | Politics

WASHINGTON – The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform voted 34 to 8 Wednesday to pass a resolution to hold former President Bill Clinton, 79, in criminal contempt of Congress, after he refused to attend a scheduled deposition in the investigation into...
Democrats Seek ICE Accountability, Oppose Funding After Renee Good’s Death

Democrats Seek ICE Accountability, Oppose Funding After Renee Good’s Death

by Gloria Ngwa | Jan 21, 2026 | Politics

WASHINGTON – Congressional Democrats last week called for reforms of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), after the killing of Renee Nicole Good. Good, 37, was shot and killed on Jan. 7 by an ICE agent in her vehicle in Minneapolis, days after the Trump...
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