Democrats praise Biden’s State of the Union speech, but some are quiet on his 2024 bid

by Logan Schiciano | Feb 8, 2023 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – As President Joe Biden unofficially kicks off his campaign with a trip to Wisconsin on Wednesday following his State of the Union address, several Democrats aren’t openly encouraging the president to run for reelection.  When asked if Biden should run in...

Washington D.C. Favors A Statehood Pact With Puerto Rico

by Diego Ramos Bechara | Mar 17, 2022 | Featured, Politics

It began with Missouri and Maine back in 1890.  It ended in 1959, when Democrats pressured Republican President Eisenhower to grant statehood to Alaska if he hoped to make Hawaii the 50th state.  For decades, states were added into the Union in pairs, the intent of...

TROUBLED WITH “TPS”: IMMIGRANTS, ADVOCATES HOLD OUT FOR DESIGNATION AS STATUS IS GIVEN TO OTHERS

by Ali Bianco | Mar 8, 2022 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON – As Russian troops descended, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians started to flee their country. Eight days after the invasion, the Department of Homeland Security announced that Ukrainian refugees would be given temporary status, granting eligibility to...

TABLING “TPS”: DEMOCRATS CALL FOR SUPPORT AMID LACK OF DESIGNATION FROM BIDEN ADMINISTRATION

by Ali Bianco | Mar 3, 2022 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON – As countless Ukrainians begin to leave their homes following the Russian invasion, conversations have spurred around the Capitol about President Biden potentially designating the country for Temporary Protected Status. All the while, countless Central...

Experts say investment in child care and family care will help economy

by Baylor Spears | Dec 8, 2021 | Politics

WASHINGTON — Inadequate federal investment in child care, senior care and other workers in the care economy has left many families struggling to get needed support, which hurts the economy now as caregivers leave jobs and in the future if children aren’t getting early...