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Uyghurs Wonder: Does the US Still Care About Human Rights in China?

Uyghurs Wonder: Does the US Still Care About Human Rights in China?

by Nicole Cheah | Jun 28, 2026 | Featured, Foreign Affairs, Politics

WASHINGTON – Before U.S. President Donald Trump flew to Beijing last month, Uyghur activist Rushan Abbas hoped the summit would bring a breakthrough for her imprisoned sister, who has been detained in a Chinese prison for nearly eight years. Both the Senate and House...
Tensions were High as Representatives Debated Allegations Against the Southern Poverty Law Center

Tensions were High as Representatives Debated Allegations Against the Southern Poverty Law Center

by Olivia Ardito | May 28, 2026 | Featured, Politics, Social Justice, Topics

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing last Wednesday examining claims that the Southern Poverty Law Center had funded the very hate groups the center aims to dismantle. Tensions were high as Republicans and Democrats fired back at each other....
Research funding in limbo after Trump fires National Science Board

Research funding in limbo after Trump fires National Science Board

by Samantha Freeman | May 27, 2026 | Politics

WASHINGTON —  President Donald Trump’s dismissal of every member of the National Science Board has thrown into limbo nearly $9 billion in congressionally appropriated funds for research into science and technology.  The board oversees the National Science...
Election Officials Warn of Rising Threats As Security Funding Declines Ahead of Midterms

Election Officials Warn of Rising Threats As Security Funding Declines Ahead of Midterms

by Kaitlin Bender-Thomas | May 26, 2026 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Election officials warned lawmakers on Wednesday that threats against election workers and voting systems are escalating even as federal funding for election security remains far below 2020 levels, posing risks ahead of the 2026 midterms. In 2020,...

Justice Department announces indictment of former Cuban President Raul Castro

by Georgia Epiphaniou | May 20, 2026 | Breaking News, Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON –Thirty years after he allegedly ordered an attack on U.S. civilian planes, the Justice Department on Wednesday indicted Raul Castro, 94, a former president of Cuba. Raul Castro, who served as Cuba’s president from 2008-2018 (Department of Justice) ...
New findings connect China to construction of Cambodian-based scam network in bipartisan investigative report

New findings connect China to construction of Cambodian-based scam network in bipartisan investigative report

by Amy L. Wong | May 20, 2026 | Cybersecurity, Featured, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Science + Technology

WASHINGTON — China constructed headquarters for a massive Cambodian-based scam network harming victims and is failing to hold them accountable, according to never-before-revealed findings in a bipartisan congressional investigative report released on Tuesday. House...
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