by Kelly Adkins | Nov 1, 2023 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – Nonprofit financial institutions that fund underserved communities urged Congress not to put this work on the backburner after a House proposal to slash the budget for these institutions by 14%. The wealth gap has persisted in recent years. Families of...
by Kelly Adkins | Nov 1, 2023 | Topics
On Wednesday, October 25th the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on the need for guaranteed paid leave to better support American workers and families. At the hearing, experts told a Senate committee that a federal mandate to provide paid leave could do more...
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by Haajrah Gilani and Kunjal Bastola | Oct 31, 2023 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard two sets of oral arguments Tuesday in cases that involve whether public officials’ personal social media accounts are considered public forums. One case, O’Connor-Ratcliff vs. Garnier, involved Michelle...
by Juliann Ventura | Oct 31, 2023 | Featured, Social Justice, Topics
WASHINGTON– Twenty-five years after the U.S. government enacted a law promoting international religious freedom, supporters of the act decried the rise of Islamophobic and antisemitic incidents within the U.S. following increased violence in Israel, Gaza and the...
by Phillip Powell | Oct 31, 2023 | Featured, National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON– Secretary of State Antony Blinken asked for Senate support for Biden’s joint Israel and Ukraine aid package in a hearing Tuesday morning, despite clear opposition in the House to the president’s plan. “It’s very important to understand the elements of this...
by Haajrah Gilani and Juliann Ventura | Oct 26, 2023 | Featured, Social Justice
WASHINGTON — Laila El-Haddad said for weeks she had the same ritual morning and night: She checked to make sure her family in Gaza is still alive. She said they sent “frenzied and harrowing,” updates about bombs that only seemed to get closer, shattered windows,...
