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South Carolina anxiously awaits Supreme Court ruling in gerrymandering case

South Carolina anxiously awaits Supreme Court ruling in gerrymandering case

by Emma McNamee | Feb 7, 2024 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – The arrival of the presidential primaries to South Carolina has kicked off the election season, but the Supreme Court has yet to announce its decision in a case that will determine the fate of the state’s 1st Congressional District. The case of Alexander...
Will Biden listen to Congress progressives & condition aid to Israel?

Will Biden listen to Congress progressives & condition aid to Israel?

by Phillip Powell | Feb 6, 2024 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — Progressive Democrats are pushing President Joe Biden to break with decades of US military aid policy toward Israel as the war in Gaza continues and Congress is poised to vote on additional military aid to Israel. On Sunday, the United States Senate...
Supreme Court could shift significant regulatory power to judiciary

Supreme Court could shift significant regulatory power to judiciary

by Nicole Norman | Feb 5, 2024 | Politics

Activists gathered outside the Supreme Court on a frigid January morning to advocate for one the most consequential legal doctrines that you’ve probably never heard of. Participants, representing groups supporting everything from environmental policy to the rights of...
Second Mayorkas impeachment hearing highlights congressional dysfunction

Second Mayorkas impeachment hearing highlights congressional dysfunction

by Anastasia Mason | Feb 1, 2024 | Immigration, Politics

WASHINGTON – House Democrats stood up for U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, while Republicans pushed for his impeachment during a hearing Jan. 18. The hearing was the second scheduled by Republicans to gather evidence against Mayorkas, but...
Federal employees plan second action over Biden’s handling of Israel-Hamas war

Federal employees plan second action over Biden’s handling of Israel-Hamas war

by Juliann Ventura | Jan 30, 2024 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — A group of government employees from several federal agencies who want the Biden administration to call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war has planned a “Day of Fasting” for Gaza on Thursday. The forthcoming action by Feds United...
Food insecurity rising in Arkansas as Congress renegotiates the Farm Bill

Food insecurity rising in Arkansas as Congress renegotiates the Farm Bill

by Phillip Powell | Jan 29, 2024 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON- In June, Congress and President Joe Biden lifted from 49 to 55 the age through which low-income adults must work to qualify for grocery subsidies. Will congressional Republicans use the 2024 U.S. Farm Bill to raise that age higher? “I don’t...
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