Ban on New Refugees Affects Those Already Here
An organization that resettles refugees in Connecticut says President Trump’s order halting the process has impacts beyond those detained on arrival. The executive order, signed late Friday, sparked a...
View ArticleTrump Names Judge Gorsuch As US Supreme Court Nominee
President Donald Trump nominated judge Neil Gorsuch on Tuesday to be a US Supreme Court Justice. Gorsuch’s nomination comes after Senate Republicans for 10 months refused to hold a hearing on President...
View ArticleAARP Launches Major Campaign to Protect Medicare
The nation’s largest senior advocacy group, AARP, is launching a campaign to block congressional efforts to turn Medicare into a voucher system.Laura Polacheck, the communications director for AARP...
View ArticleNew Executive Order Called “Threat” to Environmental Safeguards
Environmental advocates say a new executive order issued by President Trump threatens clean air and water safeguards and puts communities at risk.It’s called the Presidential Executive Order on...
View ArticleBill Introduced in U.S. House to Fight Dark Money in Politics
A group of lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives has introduced a bill to amend the Constitution in an effort to fight the influence of so-called “dark money” in politics.The “We the People”...
View ArticleRep. Paulsen Avoiding Constituents Over ObamaCare Repeal, Say Protesters
After campaigning to repeal and replace ObamaCare, Rep. Erik Paulsen now is tasked with how to do it —- and his constituents want to know what he’s going to do. However, like many Republicans across...
View ArticleLawsuit Challenges Trump Order on Regulations
NEW YORK – Public-interest law, environmental and labor groups are suing to stop the Trump administration’s executive order to cut government regulations. The order, signed January 30th, requires...
View ArticleVideo Replay And Transcript:Trump Addresses Congress For First Time
President Donald Trump gives his first speech to a joint session of Congress.This is when a president traditionally provides details about policy changes he would like to see Congress enact. Congress...
View ArticleAfter Trumpcare Flatlines, Physicians Push Medicare for All
With the Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act now dead on arrival, the debate over how to fix health care in the U.S. is heating up again.While partisan divides remain high, Dr. Glenn...
View ArticleMillions Of Students Exposed To Harmful Second Hand Smoke From Vaping,...
Nearly 6.5 million young people – about one in four middle- and high-school students in the United states – report being exposed to secondhand aerosol or “vape” from e-cigarettes in the past month,...
View ArticleLGBTQ Category Removed from 2020 Census
Members of the LGBTQ community say they are feeling erased after proposed questions on sexual orientation and gender identity were removed from a draft of the 2020 Census this week.The U.S. Census...
View ArticleTrump Budget Slashes Food Program For Poor
President Trump’s budget, according to many advocates for the poor, would make Americans weaker, sicker and hungrier.The $4.1 trillion budget boosts military spending and doles out huge tax breaks,...
View ArticlePost-Election Stress From Politics Increasing In Workplace
Months after the presidential election, political animosity lingers at workplaces across the country. The American Psychological Association says stress on the job has actually increased, and blames it...
View ArticleCritics on GOP Health Care Bill: What about Women?
The plan by Senate Republicans to repeal the Affordable Care Act is on hold for now. On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell delayed the vote on the GOP’s overhaul plan of the ACA, or...
View ArticleRep. Ellison Sings For Joy As $15 Minimum Wage Passes In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis City Council just approved raising the minimum wage to $15! That's such good news, I had to sing a song to celebrate. pic.twitter.com/puxBV8lA7G— Rep. Keith Ellison (@keithellison) June...
View ArticleVideo Replay- Trump’s First State Of The Union Address
President Donald Trump makes his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. Topics include immigration, DACA, and the economy.
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DC Teachers Standing in the Gap
By: Tená V. Baker, Freelance Journalist “They just want more” is the notion that binds together two formal educators in the Washington, D.C. area as they strive to empower African American students to...
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