by Meaghan Downey | Nov 29, 2023 | Politics
WASHINGTON – After passing bipartisan gun legislation last year, senators clashed Tuesday over the next steps in addressing gun violence. Democrats had called the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to address what they called a public health crisis caused by guns....
by Anastasia Mason | Nov 29, 2023 | Politics
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case that could impact immigrants who face deportation. In a case styled Wilkinson vs. Garland, the justices seemed to heavily favor an immigrant who overstayed his visa over U.S. government arguments. A ruling for...
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by Haajrah Gilani | Nov 22, 2023 | Politics, Social Justice
VIRGINIA – Richard Walker grew up in a family where voting was mandatory because of the long history of Black voter suppression. He always valued his right to vote. But after Walker completed his prison sentence in 2005, he lost his suffrage, a consequence of...
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by Emma McNamee | Nov 21, 2023 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Only recently dethroned as the largest living adult population in the U.S., the youngest baby boomers – the generation aptly named for the mid-20th century baby boom – will turn 59 this year. With such an extensive portion of U.S. adults nearing, or...
by Meaghan Downey | Nov 16, 2023 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, Politics
WASHINGTON — In a powerful testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday, Talia Dror, a junior at Cornell University and the daughter of a Jewish-Iranian immigrant, explained how she never imagined that the antisemitism her family faced in Iran...
by Meaghan Downey and Nicole Norman | Nov 16, 2023 | Politics
VIRGINIA – In Fauquier County, Sandra Rodgers stood behind a folding table with a Republican party flag draped over the front. She handed out Republican sample ballots and copies of the U.S. Constitution to voters as they entered Marshall Middle School. Her reasons...
