Amnesty Urges State Leaders to Ban Guns Near Polling Places
By Brett Wilkins Citing the “political unrest following the last presidential election,” a “rise in white supremacist violence,” and a “historic surge in firearms sales” in the United…
Alabama Case That Could Limit Voting Rights Act Heard at U.S. Supreme Court
By Ariana Figueroa U.S. Supreme Court justices on October 4, heard oral arguments in a case that challenges an Alabama redistricting map and could potentially eliminate remaining federal…
Applications for 24th Annual Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards Now Available
The Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) has announced applications for the 24th Annual Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards are now available online. Latinx high school seniors from across the United States will…
‘Pandemic Is Far From Over’: People’s CDC Tells Congress to Fund Covid Response
By Kenny Stancil A progressive coalition called the People’s CDC on Tuesday criticized the federal government for releasing a “horrifying set” of relaxed public health guidelines earlier this month…
Members of Congress Arrested After Protest for Abortion Rights in Front of Supreme Court
By Jennifer Shutt More than a dozen members of Congress were arrested Tuesday alongside abortion rights activists after they sat down and blocked an intersection between the U.S. Capitol…
U.S. Justice Department Investigating Texas’ Operation Lone Star
By Perla Trevizo The Department of Justice is investigating alleged civil rights violations under Operation Lone Star, a multibillion-dollar border initiative announced last year by Gov. Greg Abbott,…
Luján and Gallego Bill to Boost Teacher Retention Endorsed by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) proudly announced the Congressional Hispanic Caucus’ endorsement of the Teachers Leading, Educating, Advancing, and Designing (Teachers LEAD) Act of 2022. The bill, introduced…
53 People Who Died in Human Smuggling Tragedy Came from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras And El Salvador
by Dave Harmon Authorities in at least four countries in addition to the U.S. worked Wednesday to identify the people who died from a tractor-trailer discovered in San…
U.S. House Passes ‘Red Flag’ Gun Control Bill from Georgia Rep. McBath
By Ariana Figueroa and Jennifer Shutt The U.S. House on Thursday (June 9) passed a “red flag” gun control bill that would allow federal courts to temporarily…
Eight Bills related to Gun Control to be Considered by the U.S. House
By Ariana Figuroa Democrats on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee have unveiled a gun control legislative package that they plan to mark up Thursday (June 2) morning. …