Sweetening the Deal: the Senate’s Candy Distribution System

by Coby Potischman | Dec 20, 2024 | Featured, Politics

As reporters milled about the Capitol last month, pressing senators on Matt Gaetz’s nomination for Attorney General, I was fixated on one, far more pressing question. “Senator, what’s your favorite candy from the candy desk?” “Umm, Twix, it’s a good standby, nice to...

Native American leaders press lawmakers for solutions to missing indigenous women crisis

by Emma Richman | Nov 21, 2024 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Native American tribal leaders urged lawmakers to increase federal funding and implement national reporting systems to help solve the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women on Wednesday. At a House Appropriations Subcommittee meeting, lawmakers...

Republican Leaders Dodge Questions on Rep. Nancy Mace’s Transgender Bathroom Ban

by Eli Kronenberg | Nov 20, 2024 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Republican congressional leaders dodged questions surrounding Rep. Nancy Mace’s (R-S.C.) resolution that would ban transgender women from using women’s restrooms in the Capitol complex, weeks after Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-Del.) became the first ever...

Lawmakers spar with NIH director over vaccine rhetoric, racial equity

by Caroline Killilea | Nov 19, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON – Lawmakers sparred with Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), over vaccines and the future of the agency under President-Elect Donald Trump at a House Appropriations Committee Hearing on Tuesday.  The hearing was held...

Senators scrutinize Visa and Mastercard over transaction fees

by Hannah Webster | Nov 19, 2024 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of senators grilled Visa and Mastercard executives in a Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, revitalizing Washington’s efforts to inject competition into the credit card industry.  Retailers pay a fee when consumers make a purchase with...