by Jordan Owens | May 28, 2025 | Education
Education Department Secretary Linda McMahon testified at a House appropriations committee on the department’s proposed budget for the 2026 Fiscal Year. McMahon says the department is looking at cutting Head Start programs and mental health services for...
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by Khaleel Rahman | May 28, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON (AN) – In response to the world’s largest humanitarian crisis in Sudan, a U.S. congressional panel has been seeking avenues to stop the brutal two-year civil war and prevent more civilian deaths. The United Nations estimates as many as 150,000 people...
by Atmika Iyer | May 22, 2025 | Immigration
Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) paid tribute to the American rock n’ roll singer Bruce Springsteen by inciting a collective rendition of “Born in the U.S.A” on May 15 outside the Supreme Court with several immigrant advocates. “Born in the U.S.A.” is a song...
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...
