Incoming Black lawmakers say redistricting victories advance fair representation

by Raj Ghanekar | Dec 27, 2024 | Featured, Politics

When Democratic representative-elect Cleo Fields went to the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill during new member orientation in November, it was like stepping into the past. The Louisiana politician was back where it all began for him in 1993, when he...

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...