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Senators renew police reform talks after deadly beating of Tyre Nichols

Senators renew police reform talks after deadly beating of Tyre Nichols

by Logan Schiciano | Jan 31, 2023 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Congress is facing growing pressure to reintroduce police reform legislation after body camera footage from the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police officers was released last Friday.  “We must have legislation that is effective around this...
AHEAD OF MIDTERMS, TEXAS REPUBLICANS SET OMINOUS AGENDA FOR TRANS PEOPLE

AHEAD OF MIDTERMS, TEXAS REPUBLICANS SET OMINOUS AGENDA FOR TRANS PEOPLE

by Jenny Huh | Feb 24, 2022 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON – Six-year-old Isa says she doesn’t mind being a girl with a penis. “Yep, very happy,” said Isa, formerly Isaac, who, according to her mother Violet A., has identified herself as a girl since she started speaking at two. Though she’s too young to know that...

Senate committee approves sanctioning Russia despite Republican reluctance

by Stephanie Haines | Mar 12, 2014 | Politics

WASHINGTON – The Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday approved legislation that would impose sanctions on Russia for its intervention in Ukraine. The Senate bill would also provide a $1 billion loan to Ukraine and reform the U.S. participation in the...
As Republican primary heats up, Latino vote becomes key player

As Republican primary heats up, Latino vote becomes key player

by Safiya Merchant | Mar 14, 2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON – In the 2012 election cycle, one demographic has caught the eye of the Republican presidential candidates, President Barack Obama and the mainstream media — for better and for worse. Many analysts think Hispanic voters are the key to the outcome of...

Faith an issue in presidential campaign as deep South votes

by Rebecca Nelson | Mar 13, 2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON – Here we go again: More than three years after President Barack Obama took office, a survey suggests a majority of Republican voters in two deep South states still think Obama is a Muslim. The Public Policy Polling survey asked likely Republican voters in...
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