by Sophia Didinova | May 23, 2024 | Politics
WASHINGTON — In the face of the recent Russian offensive on Kharkiv, five professional Ukrainian musicians, now active-duty soldiers and members of Ukraine’s Cultural Forces, came to the United States “from the Ukrainian Frontline.” They intend to play concerts...
by Sophia Didinova | May 22, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — House representatives clashed Wednesday over the fairness of union organization, with the Republican majority of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions calling it “big labor lies” and “union tactics to undermine...
by Sophia Didinova | May 16, 2024 | Politics
WASHINGTON — As Russian forces advance their new offensive in the Kharkiv region, the United States Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe gathered Thursday to discuss Ukraine’s defensive needs to inform the development of future military aid...
by Sophia Didinova | May 15, 2024 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence discussed the strategies to address foreign threats ahead of the November elections during Wednesday’s first open hearing in the current campaign season. The committee chairman, Sen. Mark Warner,...
by Sophia Didinova | May 12, 2024 | Politics
WASHINGTON — On Mother’s Day, a coalition of black-led organizations protested Child Protective Services (CPS) during the Black Mothers March on the White House. “It’s not CPS. It’s not child welfare. It is family policing,” said...
by Sophia Didinova | May 8, 2024 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers were divided Wednesday over the need for legal protections for Dreamers — noncitizens who were brought to the United States as children — with Republican senators asserting that their legalization cannot be discussed until what...
by Sophia Didinova | May 2, 2024 | Politics
WASHINGTON, May 2 (UPI) — Senators and medical professionals met Thursday to find solutions to the growing healthcare crisis and the acute shortage of minority healthcare workers as the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions delved into the...
by Sophia Didinova | May 2, 2024 | Politics
WASHINGTON – “There’s only one solution – intifada, revolution,” chanted May Day March protesters on Wednesday. Organized by the Washington DC branch of the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), this year’s event aimed to unify...
by Laeba Hafiz | Apr 17, 2024 | Politics
WASHINGTON—On Thursday, Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, and others urged the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution and Limited Government to protect the fundamental liberties of journalists and their sources. Advocates of a federal shield law argue that it would...
by Sophia Didinova | Apr 12, 2024 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Representatives on the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on Wednesday reviewed the effectiveness of Department of Veterans Affairs programs to ensure equity for women veterans. According to Erica Scavella, Assistant Under Secretary for Health...
by Annastazia Ng'ambi | Apr 11, 2024 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Key provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) are set to expire after the end of 2025, Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Committee on Small Business said in a Wednesday hearing. He added that the future of American small business is...
by Ellie Skelly | Apr 2, 2024 | Featured, Politics
RUCKERSVILLE, Va. — Ralph Morton is a third-generation farmer in Virginia’s Greene County. His family are the only Black farmers in the area. Both Morton’s father and grandfather experienced discrimination while trying to secure loans from the USDA’s Farm Service...
