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“You should step down”: Bipartisan lawmakers hammer Kristi Noem over immigration enforcement

“You should step down”: Bipartisan lawmakers hammer Kristi Noem over immigration enforcement

by Alexia Sextou | Mar 3, 2026 | Featured, Immigration, Topics

WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown on Tuesday as she faced intense scrutiny by lawmakers during her first Senate hearing since the Minnesota Immigration and Customs Enforcement shootings in...
In photos: Former USAID employees rally one year after shutdown

In photos: Former USAID employees rally one year after shutdown

by Sarah Han | Mar 3, 2026 | Featured, National Security, Topics

WASHINGTON — Dressed in red and blue, hundreds of former USAID employees rallied at the Ronald Reagan Building on Friday to mark the one-year anniversary of the agency’s shutdown. In January 2025, President Donald Trump issued a 90-day freeze on foreign aid...
10 economic falsehoods debunked from Trump’s State of the Union speech

10 economic falsehoods debunked from Trump’s State of the Union speech

by Clara Martinez | Feb 26, 2026 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump launched into his State of the Union speech Tuesday night with sweeping bravado about the economy after his first year in office. At best, his claims were misleading or lacked context. At worst, they were blatantly false.  Inflation...
SUPREME COURT CONSIDERS POTENTIAL EXPANSION OF PRESIDENTIAL POWER

SUPREME COURT CONSIDERS POTENTIAL EXPANSION OF PRESIDENTIAL POWER

by Kally Proctor | Dec 9, 2025 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices seemed likely to expand presidential ability to fire the heads of independent, multi-member federal agencies during oral arguments Monday. The case centers around President Donald Trump’s firing of Rebecca Slaughter from the Federal...
LISTEN: Dems lead on affordability as Trump denies voters’ concerns

LISTEN: Dems lead on affordability as Trump denies voters’ concerns

by Sophie Baker and Isabella Jacob | Nov 13, 2025 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Many voters in Virginia’s off-cycle election were dismayed by President Donald Trump’s handling of economic issues in his second term. With funding for food stamps running dry and Medicare premiums rising, many describe Trump as out of touch with the...
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