by Marisa Guerra Echeverria | Oct 15, 2024 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — With only 21 days until the U.S. elections, the topic of immigration remains high on voters’ minds due to bipartisan calls for stricter border policies and politicians’ rhetoric against Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio. Republican presidential...
by Caroline Neal | Mar 7, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — After receiving scrutiny for lying about his past, Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) is now facing mounting pressure from his fellow freshman House Republicans. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-N.Y.) on Tuesday formally introduced legislation which would prohibit the...
by Nicole Markus | Feb 7, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – A crowd of Rep. George Santos’s (R-N.Y.) constituents gathered outside his office in the Capitol Tuesday afternoon to deliver a petition calling for his expulsion, as the embattled freshman congressman faces continued scrutiny. “Santos exploited the...
by Nicole Markus | Jan 25, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee considered nominations for five of President Biden’s district court nominees on Wednesday, as the White House continues its aggressive push to fill vacancies throughout the federal court system. At the outset of the hearing,...
by Rayna Song | Nov 16, 2021 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that awaits President Joe Biden’s signature is expected to send tens of billions of dollars to New York, with Albany gaining nearly $29 million for its airport and the Capital District Transportation Authority...
