by Alec Bose | Oct 29, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Professors and activists urged the Senate to act on a House-approved measure to reduce housing discrimination among the LGBTQ+ community at a House Financial Services subcommittee hearing on Tuesday. “This kind of discrimination is real, and it is...
by Joe Snell | Oct 25, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Assyrian Americans from across the country pressured members of Congress Thursday to support a House resolution that would recognize the Assyrian genocide in World War I, a longstanding goal of the Assyrian community. Led by the Assyrian...
by Soram Cheon | Oct 24, 2019 | Politics
WASHINGTON –Vice President Michael Pence Thursday criticized China for not taking enough steps to improve the trade and economic relationships between the two countries, despite some progress on a preliminary deal. In a speech at the Wilson Center, Pence said the U.S....
by Chiara Vercellone and Sam Cabral | Oct 24, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – In the Capitol where Rep. Elijah Cummings advocated for civil rights and equality for 23 years, crowds passed quietly beside his flag-draped casket on Thursday as it lay in state. Cummings died Oct. 17 at age in Baltimore due to complications concerning...
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by Sara Wilson | Oct 24, 2019 | Politics
WASHINGTON—Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Cory Booker, struggling in most polls and in fundraising momentum, doubled down Wednesday on his claim of being the presidential candidate most likely to galvanize a diverse electorate to vote in the 2020 election. The...
by Sam Cabral | Oct 22, 2019 | Politics
WASHINGTON – More than two dozen women wearing white wedding dresses and black sunglasses flocked to Capitol Hill Tuesday as part of an annual ritual to remind lawmakers that stronger laws are needed to reduce domestic violence. The 19th annual “Brides March”...
