![Execution of Nathaniel Woods Resonates Nationwide]()
by Sara Wilson | Mar 11, 2020 | Politics
WASHINGTON—A small group of community activists sang, spoke, and grieved together on Monday night near the busy intersection of 14th Street and Park Road in Columbia Heights, four days after the controversial execution of Nathaniel Woods. As people walked by, on their...
![This Week in Congress: Working to reunite families 70 years after the Korean War and four other things you should know]()
by Sara Wilson | Mar 9, 2020 | Featured, Politics
1. The House is voting under suspension of the rules Monday on the Divided Families Reunification Act (H.R. 1771), which would support Korean Americans in their effort to reunite with relatives in North Korea. Nearly 100,000 Korean Americans have been separated from...
by Sara Wilson | Mar 2, 2020 | Featured, Politics
The overwhelming vote last week in the House of Representatives to designate lynching as a federal hate crime shows just how sluggish the pace of change can be in America. The House voted 410-4 on Feb. 26 to designate lynching as a federal hate crime, 120 years after...
by Sara Wilson | Mar 2, 2020 | Featured, Politics
1. The Senate is voting Monday to end the debate over the Advanced Geothermal Innovation Leadership Act (S. 2657), which intends to accelerate geothermal energy development in the U.S., and develop programs at the Department of Energy to enhance existing geothermal...
by Sara Wilson | Feb 24, 2020 | Politics
1. The White House is expected to ask Congress for emergency funding to battle the coronavirus sometime this week. The Washington Post reported that the spending package could teeter close to $1 billion. For context, Congress approved a $5.4 billion package to fight...
