by Dwight A. Weingarten | Jun 12, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Inspired by Jeremiah 22, verses 1 through 5, Rev. William J. Barber II led a group of faith leaders in a march towards the White House gates to deliver what he called “a moral report” to the president. The idea for the march came from a gathering of...
by Camille Erickson | Jun 10, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Dyke March was revived in Washington on Friday after a 12-year break. Organizers from several organizations sought to provide a more inclusive space for self-identified dykes, LGBTQ women and people of color a day before the Capital Pride...
by Camille Erickson | Jun 10, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Three Syrian girls, each with a white ribbon atop her head, stand facing a blackboard with chalk in hand. Three words are on the chalkboard: “Open the borders.” This painted portrayal is intended to show that “in the midst of...
by Eric Frazier | Jun 6, 2019 | Politics
WASHINGTON – In the wake of the Virginia Beach shooting that left 12 dead, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell should stop blocking a vote on bills that would require universal background checks and tighten existing loopholes in the checks, a group of congressional...
by Camille Erickson | Jun 4, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The absence of rules and regulations for a new federal program, called the Opportunity Zone program, gives investors significant tax relief to develop in designated low-income areas. But this could allow investors to exploit the program rather than...
by Dwight A. Weingarten | May 31, 2019 | Politics
WASHINGTON – On Thursday, D.C. officials announced that the House Committee on Oversight and Reform would hold a hearing on July 24, for H.R. 51, a bill for statehood for Washington. Take a look at the new push for statehood in the long arc of its...
