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...
by Lexi Newsom | Oct 15, 2025 | Featured, Politics
Democratic Arizona lawmakers and members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus gathered outside the Capitol on Wednesday to demand Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) be sworn into office immediately after weeks of delays. “It’s this Congressional purgatory,”...
by Ashley Wong | Oct 15, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Smithsonian museums and federally run tourist sites in the nation’s capital began shutting down last week and, by Oct. 11, were fully closed as the federal government shutdown continued. The closures left tourists scrambling and local businesses bracing...
by Naomi Taxay | Oct 14, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The nation’s capital celebrated both Christopher Columbus and Indigenous Peoples on Monday, just days after President Donald Trump signed a proclamation to reclaim Christopher Columbus’ legacy, which he said “left-wing arsonists” have sought to destroy....
by Kally Proctor | Oct 14, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Since the government shut down on October 1, many federal employees are working without pay, have been furloughed, or have even been laid off. While these workers will have to go without pay, members of Congress will still receive their paychecks. That’s...
by Gabe Hawkins | Oct 14, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Kamala Harris returned to Washington Thursday night to discuss her new memoir, “107 Days.” Moderated by journalist Kara Swisher, the event was one of two held at the Warner Theatre that evening. During the book talk, which ran just...
by Isaiah Steinberg | Oct 10, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Nine days into the first government shutdown since 2019, about 750,000 federal employees have been furloughed, and the Trump administration announced Friday that it has begun laying off workers. Medill News Service spoke with four federal employees at...
by Isabella Jacob | Oct 8, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – On the second anniversary of the start of the Israel-Hamas war on Tuesday, Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) proposed bipartisan legislation that would award the Congressional Gold Medal to all hostages held by Hamas after the attack. During a press...
by Sophie Baker | Oct 7, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Pam Bondi deflected numerous questions about Justice Department investigations into President Donald Trump’s political rivals while testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Her refrain? “I am not going to discuss...
by Gabe Hawkins | Oct 7, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats and Republicans have yet to reach an agreement on government funding, extending the shutdown into a second week. The shutdown continues amid partisan divides over government spending. In the Democrats’ proposed spending resolution,...
by Philip Lam | Oct 2, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The federal government shut down Wednesday after the Senate failed to pass a funding bill that would keep the government open until at least late October. Republicans blame Democrats for holding the government hostage in efforts to push through health...
by Isaiah Steinberg | Oct 1, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Even before a convoy of congressional Republican leaders approached the lectern on Wednesday morning, the stage was meticulously set. To one side stood a TV screen looping a clip labeled “Democrats on shutdowns in their own words.” In front of the...
