by Julia Mueller | Nov 9, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday on whether Puerto Rico residents can qualify for a federal benefit program. In 2012, Jose Luis Vaello-Madero left work because of serious illness and began receiving Supplemental Security Income, a federal...
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by Julia Mueller | Nov 4, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Republicans argued at a House Judiciary hearing Thursday that the controversial Texas SB 8, which bans abortions after the first detection of a fetal heart beat at six weeks, would protect mothers and children alike and aid in ending abortion procedures...
by Julia Mueller | Nov 2, 2021 | Featured, Politics, Topics
Voters in Virginia spoke with our reporters on Election Day about the state’s neck-and-neck governor’s race. This report was published in conjunction with USA Today. 8:00 p.m. By Cristobella Durrette RICHMOND, VIRGINIA — Voters across the Richmond area...
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by Julia Mueller | Oct 26, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Republican and Democratic lawmakers found a rare moment of agreement on Tuesday when discussing the need to expand ethics rules for the federal judiciary. The subcommittee met to discuss what Chairman Hank Johnson, D-Ga., called the “disturbing facts” of...
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by Julia Mueller | Oct 21, 2021 | Politics
WASHINGTON—Democrats and Republicans clashed Wednesday over the electoral implications of the Native American Voting Rights Act. In his opening remarks before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, ranking member Ted Cruz (R) called the discussion a...
