by Josephine Chu | Jul 27, 2019 | Entertainment, Featured
WASHINGTON — With the premiere of a new PBS Kids animated series called “Molly of Denali,” the Native community finally has a show to call their own. Published in conjunction...
by Lu Zhao | Jul 26, 2019 | Politics
WASHINGTON – A rule proposed by the Trump administration would end federal food benefits for millions of Americans with higher incomes. In Oregon, for example, which is one of the states that have the highest percentage of residents receiving aid under the...
by Sruthi Darbhamulla | Jul 26, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Congress should take immediate steps to prevent school shootings by focusing on the “common sense, obvious recommendations” that don’t involve a lot of spending and avoid the gun control debate, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, said Thursday....
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by Matt Reynolds | Jul 26, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Animal rights activists Thursday praised the passage of a House bill that would impose stiffer penalties on Tennessee trainers who for decades have ducked regulation of “soring” — an outlawed practice that forces horses to step higher for judges and...
by Amanda Horowitz | Jul 26, 2019 | Health, Politics
WASHINGTON – In a hearing Friday, House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Rep. Elijah Cummings told a panel of witnesses who said they cannot afford their prescription medication that he plans to take pharma executives to task when the House reconvenes...
by Kelly Rissman | Jul 26, 2019 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — Democrats challenged the head of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection on the agency’s “culture of cruelty” at a House subcommittee hearing on Wednesday. CBP Chief Carla Provost repeatedly denied the notion of a toxic culture at her agency....
