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Lawmakers press HHS Secretary on unaccompanied migrant children

Lawmakers press HHS Secretary on unaccompanied migrant children

by Audrey Pachuta | Nov 20, 2024 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON – Republican lawmakers pressed Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra over concerns that the department may be prioritizing speed over public safety when placing unaccompanied migrant children with sponsors during a House Judiciary Immigration...
‘A slow and subtle corruption of confidence in government’: How the push for stronger ethics rules in Congress is routinely derailed

‘A slow and subtle corruption of confidence in government’: How the push for stronger ethics rules in Congress is routinely derailed

by Julian Andreone | Dec 6, 2023 | Business, Featured, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON – Many of them have become household names: Rep. George Santos, Sen. Bob Menendez, former Rep. Charlie Rangel. The list goes on. Members of Congress facing allegations of engaging in brazen corruption often land in the center of very public scandals, then...
Israel-Hamas war prompts lawmakers to debate limit free speech on college campuses, with Cornell incident in spotlight

Israel-Hamas war prompts lawmakers to debate limit free speech on college campuses, with Cornell incident in spotlight

by Elleiana Green and Jessica Ma | Nov 9, 2023 | Education, Featured, National Security, Politics

WASHINGTON — Jewish students and faculty members implored lawmakers on Wednesday to condemn antisemitic incidents and push back against hateful language on college campuses as Congress grapples with flared tensions related to the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. ...
House Judiciary Committee begins with partisan finger-pointing on border security

House Judiciary Committee begins with partisan finger-pointing on border security

by Shannon Tyler | Feb 1, 2023 | Topics

WASHINGTON – Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee set out during the panel’s first hearing investigating border policies to pin the blame on President Joe Biden and his policies, while Democrats responded by attacking their colleagues on language they said...
House Judiciary Debates Merits of Independent Immigration Court

House Judiciary Debates Merits of Independent Immigration Court

by Ali Bianco | Jan 20, 2022 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON — The merits of overhauling the U.S. immigration courts into an independent system, removed from the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice, divided lawmakers and witnesses at a virtual hearing on Thursday. “Our country deserves an immigration court...

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