Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer condemns protesters taking control of a building at Columbia University. He says the protesters are “doing nothing to convince others that their cause is just.” He also condemns the verbal abuse and intimidation d…
A Senate Judiciary subcommittee examines concerns with digital replicas and generative artificial intelligence during a public hearing on Capitol Hill. A digital replica is a voice or likeness created via artificial intelligence.
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona testifies on President Biden’s 2025 budget request, protests on college campuses, and the rollout of the FAFSA application during a hearing before a Senate subcommittee.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson testifies before the House Science, Space and Technology Committee on the President Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget request for the agency.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump held a campaign rally at the White Oak Amphitheater in Greensboro, North Carolina. He denied allegations he inappropriately touched several women, saying, “I have no idea who these women are.”
Former President Trump reiterated his earlier remarks on his Manhattan criminal trial, saying it shouldn’t have been brought against him. He also talked about recent polling in the presidential race, the recent pro-Palestine protests on university ca…
Reverend William Barber, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, met with faith leaders and advocates to discuss a mass march on the nation’s capital. Set for June of 2024, Rev. Barber said the march would advocate for poor and low wage workers in an…
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona responded to the pro-Palestinian protests happening at universities as the Israel-Hamas war continued in Gaza, saying antisemitism and hate had no place on campuses. He also said his department had an open investiga…
UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty testifies before a House subcommittee on a cyber attack on the company and how it impacted patients' data and health information.
View More about Data PrivacyFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a news conference on monetary policy following the Federal Open Market Committee’s meeting that occurred on April 30-May 1.
View More about the EconomyFormer president and presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump holds a rally with voters in Freeland, Michigan.
View More Campaign 2024Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland testifies on President Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget request before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
View More about the Federal BudgetThe historical legacy of singer Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit,” her lament about the lynchings of African Americans, is considered in a conversation that includes the composer’s son.
View More African American HistoryRepresentative Pat Fallon (R-TX) talked about the conflicts in the Middle East, aid to Ukraine, border security, and congressional news of the day.
Black voters commented on their choice for president in the 2024 election.
Representative Brad Sherman (D-CA), a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, talked about campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war and the situation in Gaza.
