by Amy L. Wong | Aug 5, 2026 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — Justice Amy Coney Barrett told members of Congress that after the Dobbs decision in 2022 restricting abortion access, her security detail sent her home with a bulletproof vest. Her 12-year-old son asked her about it. “I didn’t know how to respond because...
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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...
by Olivia Ardito | May 28, 2026 | 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....
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...
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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,...
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) ...
