Child sexual abuse survivor bill on hold in Senate committee

by Elena Tittel | Apr 30, 2026 | Featured, Social Justice

WASHINGTON, Apr 30 (UPI) – Spectators became teary-eyed Thursday after a Senate Judiciary Committee delayed a vote on a landmark proposal to allow child sexual abuse survivors to speak out against their perpetrators. Dubbed “Trey’s Law,” the...

Durbin, Hawley attempt bipartisan push to strip social media giants of lawsuit shield

by George Alexandrakis | Apr 15, 2026 | Politics, Social Justice

WASHINGTON — Senators Richard J. Durbin, D-IL, and Josh Hawley, R-MO, joined survivors of online sexual exploitation on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol Tuesday to call on Congress to stop shielding big tech companies from any legal repercussions for harmful posts by...

First Tax Season With Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill Tax Cuts Disproportionately Harms Black Community

by Olivia Ardito | Apr 15, 2026 | Economy, Featured, Social Justice

WASHINGTON – According to President Donald Trump, this tax day should be a relief to working families as they see lower taxes. However, experts cautioned that many Black working-class Americans will face many negative consequences during the first tax season when the...

Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2025 Unanimously Approved in Senate Committee

by Elena Tittel | Apr 15, 2026 | Featured, Health, Social Justice

WASHINGTON, April 14 (UPI) — A bipartisan effort to reduce the stigma around pilots who seek mental-health care cleared a key hurdle Tuesday, winning unanimous approval from the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. The measure — the...

One year after SCOTUS decision allowing cities to criminalize sleeping in public, rallies call attention to cuts in homeless services

by Atmika Iyer | Apr 22, 2025 | Social Justice

A year after the Supreme Court allowed cities to criminalize sleeping outside, homeless advocates gathered outside the Capitol to call attention to what they see as a worsening crisis. The National Coalition for the Homeless organized the April 22 rally, drawing a...

Senators Explore AI in Criminal Investigations and Prosecutions

by Haajrah Gilani | Jan 26, 2024 | Politics, Science + Technology, Social Justice

WASHINGTON — Detroit police used facial recognition technology to investigate an instance of stolen watches four years ago. The system matched a photograph from the store to the man they eventually arrested. Except he didn’t do it. The police department falsely...