Durbin, Hawley attempt bipartisan push to strip social media giants of lawsuit shield

by George Alexandrakis | Apr 15, 2026 | Politics, Social Justice

WASHINGTON — Senators Richard J. Durbin, D-IL, and Josh Hawley, R-MO, joined survivors of online sexual exploitation on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol Tuesday to call on Congress to stop shielding big tech companies from any legal repercussions for harmful posts by...

First Tax Season With Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill Tax Cuts Disproportionately Harms Black Community

by Olivia Ardito | Apr 15, 2026 | Economy, Featured, Social Justice

WASHINGTON – According to President Donald Trump, this tax day should be a relief to working families as they see lower taxes. However, experts cautioned that many Black working-class Americans will face many negative consequences during the first tax season when the...

Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2025 Unanimously Approved in Senate Committee

by Elena Tittel | Apr 15, 2026 | Featured, Health, Social Justice

WASHINGTON, April 14 (UPI) — A bipartisan effort to reduce the stigma around pilots who seek mental-health care cleared a key hurdle Tuesday, winning unanimous approval from the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. The measure — the...

Iranian Immigrants React to Cease-Fire Agreement, Divide Deepens

by Jamie Gareh | Apr 14, 2026 | Foreign Affairs, Immigration

WASHINGTON – At a recent “No Kings” rally outside the U.S. Capitol, a few demonstrators waved a large Iranian flag. The U.S. and Israel had launched the war in Iran exactly one month earlier. As protestors chanted, a woman, carrying the old flag of Iran — from...

Federal health advisors back continued ambulance cost data collection

by Kaitlin Bender-Thomas | Apr 9, 2026 | Featured, Health

WASHINGTON — Federal health advisors on Thursday voted to recommend that Congress continue collecting detailed cost data from ambulance services, saying the information is essential to improve how Medicare reimburses emergency transport providers.  The Medicare...

Business leaders have a foreboding message to workers: AI will keep growing. Workers fear increasing impact on their livelihoods.

by Erika Tulfo | Apr 9, 2026 | Business & Tech, Featured

WASHINGTON–Panelists at the DC Chamber of Commerce’s inaugural “Future Ready Forum” on Thursday had a message for business leaders worried that artificial intelligence could replace workers and cut jobs: adopt AI or get left behind in the dust.  “Not only is...