Vulnerable communities on the coast need more access to federal grants to combat climate change, according to experts

by Nicholas Portuondo | Oct 15, 2020 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON- The federal government’s grant programs are failing coastal communities of color that are the most hurt by climate change, like Native Americans or Puerto Ricans, witnesses at a House oceans subcommittee hearing said Thursday. “The communities who are...

McCarthy Calls For Repeal of Law Protecting Social Media from Liability

by Jay Silver | Oct 15, 2020 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy Thursday said a law protecting internet companies from liability for the content posted to their social media platforms should be repealed and condemned Twitter for deleting a tweet from the account of...

Cyclists and skateboarders hit D.C. streets for a night of Halloween-themed activism

by Madison Muller | Oct 15, 2020 | Featured, Social Justice

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday night, organizers from DC Bike Party, The Palm Collective, Extinction Rebellion DC and Shutdown DC took to the streets for a night of socially distanced, spooky fun. Since 2012, DC Bike Party has been organizing creative monthly rides around...

Washington’s COVID-19 response inadequate, especially for Latinos, Arizona’s Democratic Senate Candidate says

by Jay Silver | Oct 14, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured, Social Justice

ARIZONA-Democratic Arizona Senate nominee Mark Kelly criticized Washington’s stalled COVID-19 efforts Wednesday while emphasizing the importance of the Affordable Care Act and mental health resources for Arizonans. “We’ve got a serious public health crisis and...

Barrett declines to express view on family separation, dodging final round of questions

by Dalia Faheid | Oct 14, 2020 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett Wednesday deflected questions about separating children from their parents to deter immigrants from coming to the United States as well as on the security of mailed ballots, delaying the election and other issues in...

U.S. Internet Freedom Plunges for Fourth Consecutive Year

by Hangyun Kim | Oct 14, 2020 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – Internet freedom in the United States dropped for the fourth consecutive year amid a global trend of countries using the COVID-19 pandemic as cover for silencing digital platforms, according to the Freedom on the Net 2020 report by Freedom House released...