Head of U.S. government news networks disobeys congressional subpoena

by Hangyun Kim | Sep 24, 2020 | Business & Tech, Topics

WASHINGTON – The new head of the United States Agency for Global Media failed to appear before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Thursday, ignoring a subpoena the committee issued last week ordering him to testify amid questions over editorial independence at...

The House examines the roots of extremism, and hold Facebook and Twitter accountable

by Cheyanne M. Daniels | Sep 24, 2020 | National Security, Topics

WASHINGTON – Political and racial justice activists around the country organize protests and rallies using social media tools such as Facebook and Twitter, but the social platforms also are used by extremists and terrorists to spread their messages, the chairwoman of...

Justice Department silencing minority voters as Election Day nears, senior House Democrat says

by Dalia Faheid | Sep 24, 2020 | Politics

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department has prevented minorities from voting under the guise of protecting against voter fraud, the chairman of the House Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee said Thursday. The chairman, Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn.,...

Government halts in-person interpreters for asylum interviews due to COVID-19 fears to mixed reviews from immigration advocates

by Karli Goldenberg | Sep 23, 2020 | Demographics, Immigration, Topics

WASHINGTON — Asylum seekers who could normally depend upon an in-person interpreter now will have to use contracted interpreters to help them over the phone to help protect against COVID-19, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said Wednesday. USCIS implemented a...

Lawmakers clash over protective measures for essential immigrant workers

by Augusta Saraiva | Sep 23, 2020 | Coronavirus, Health, Immigration

WASHINGTON — In a country where nearly one-third of all doctors are foreign-born, immigrants have been at the center of the COVID-19 pandemic response. But the chairwoman of the House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship said Wednesday that undocumented...

Activists demand senators focus on COVID-19 relief, not Supreme Court justice replacement

by Alicia Diaz | Sep 23, 2020 | Coronavirus, Events, Featured, Health, Topics

WASHINGTON —Just a few hours after the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s coffin was taken to the Supreme Court to lay in repose for two days, nearly 100 activists marched from the court to Republican headquarters to urge Senate Republicans to prioritize further...