Lawmakers of color propose more school funding to diversify mental health field

by admin | Apr 11, 2024 | Politics

ATU Images/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Less than a year after U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released a public health advisory calling attention to a crisis of loneliness, isolation and lack of connection across the country, Rep. Jamaal Bowman says he was...

Biden administration to close ‘gun show loophole’

by admin | Apr 11, 2024 | Politics

Emily Fennick / EyeEm/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration on Thursday announced they are closing what is often known as the “gun show loophole,” by tightening up the definition of what it means to be “engaged in the...

FBI director concerned lone wolf or small groups will draw ‘twisted inspiration’ from events in Middle East, Russia

by admin | Apr 11, 2024 | Politics

FBI Director Christopher Wray testifying during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on the “Annual Worldwide Threats Assessment” in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Mar. 11, 2024. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)FBI...

Arizona Republicans block quick push to repeal near-total abortion ban, which hasn’t taken effect yet

by admin | Apr 11, 2024 | Politics

Lynne Gilbert/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Arizona Republicans on Wednesday blocked efforts to move forward on a bill to repeal a near-total abortion ban in the state that dates to 1864, which the Arizona Supreme Court ruled this week is enforceable.Despite many...

House fails to pass procedural vote on FISA in blow to GOP

by admin | Apr 11, 2024 | Politics

Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A key procedural vote on a bill to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act failed on the House floor on Wednesday, another sign of Republican infighting under Speaker Mike...