Ketanji Brown Jackson Begins Historic Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings
On her first day of Supreme Court confirmation hearings, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson told senators that she "stands on the shoulders" of those who came before her and that she decides cases "from a ne...
21 Mar 202214min
The Senate Surprised Itself By Passing A Bill To Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent
On top of aid to Ukraine and a trillion-dollar budget, Congress reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act and passed legislation which makes lynching a federal hate crime.They also voted to make Day...
18 Mar 202227min
Ukrainian Refugees Could Convince Biden To End Pandemic Asylum Restrictions
For more than a year, immigration activists have been frustrated that the White House has used the pandemic as a reason to turn away hundreds of thousands of migrants before they can make a request fo...
17 Mar 202213min
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine's President, Addresses Congress
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a video address before Congress Wednesday, in which he asked for additional support to protect the country's citizens against Russian military brutali...
16 Mar 202214min
Politics And America's Loneliness Epidemic
Even before the pandemic, three in five Americans reported feeling like they are left out, poorly understood and lacking companionship.Communities with low social connectedness have higher rates of cr...
15 Mar 202213min
From A Basement In Lviv, The Latest On Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
The UN says more than 600 civilians been killed, though the true number is likely far higher. Russia's attacks have begun to reach the westernmost parts of the country, including on a military install...
14 Mar 202212min
Once Derided As Graft, Earmarks Just Helped Congress Pass A Bipartisan Budget Deal
The $1.5 trillion dollar package also contained billions in aid to Ukraine. One thing that was absent? COVID relief money that the White House was banking on.And the 2020 Census undercounted many Blac...
11 Mar 202224min
Exclusive: Attorney General Merrick Garland
The head of the Justice Department said that he is committed to unraveling the conspiracy behind the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, and reiterated that political considerations are no reas...
10 Mar 202212min
