by Erin Drumm | May 21, 2025 | Health, Politics
Families from all 50 states and DC gathered on Capitol Hill Wednesday for Strolling Thunder, an event that connects families with their lawmakers to demand policies that prioritize children. The event comes amidst proposed cuts to Medicaid in the budget and...
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by Angeles Ponpa | May 21, 2025 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified before Congress to defend the Trump administration’s $175 billion budget request for the Department of Homeland Security, facing bipartisan criticism over proposed cuts to disaster aid and steep increases...
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by Ashley N. Soriano | May 21, 2025 | Featured, Immigration
For hours, protesters stood outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. as justices heard oral arguments in a case involving birthright citizenship on May 15. Right now, the Constitution guarantees citizenship to anyone born in the U.S. — and that includes children...
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by Ismael M. Belkoura | May 20, 2025 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his proposed budget for next year on Tuesday amid challenges from members of both political parties at a budgetary subcommittee hearing. The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee of...
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by Finya Swai | May 19, 2025 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — When Dana Sargent’s brother, Grant Raymond, was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, she suspected the cause was PFAS, a contaminant to which he and other firefighters were exposed through protective gear,...
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by Jordan Owens | May 16, 2025 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — As protesters gathered on the front steps of the Supreme Court, the justices inside heard arguments in a Maryland case that could determine whether parents, due to their religious beliefs, have the right to pull their children out of classes that...
