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I spent much of this week watching Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearing, which will likely result in her becoming the first Black woman and the sixth woman overall to join the Supreme Court in the institution's 232-year existence.
A fifth employee at a federal women's prison in California has been indicted on charges stemming from sexual abuse of an inmate.
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – House Democrats are urging the Biden administration to have asylum-seekers request U.S. immigration benefits in their own countries rather than make a dangerous 2,000-mile-plus trek.
On Monday, a group of Democratic members of Congress from Texas issued a letter urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to enforce Medicaid's free choice of provider requirement and require the State of Texas to reinstate Planned Parenthood as a qualified Medicaid provider.
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – House Democrats are urging the Biden administration to have asylum-seekers request U.S. immigration benefits in their own countries rather than make a dangerous 2,000-mile-plus trek.
Democratic Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) joins Julie Mason Mornings to discuss the positive judicial implications of the FAIR Act and her meeting recently with students majoring in social work.
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, held a third Water Resources and Development Act (WRDA) hearing on March 16, providing a chance for Representatives to seek local project funding.
What to do when our reproductive rights are under attack on all fronts? For Poder PAC, a group dedicated to supporting Democratic Latinas running for office, the solution is one: change the strategy.
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- On Saturday, two members of Congress are discussing the decision to grant $750 million to Harris County in Hurricane Harvey aid money.
A news conference will be held at about 9:30 a.m. in Houston with congressmembers Al Green and Sylvia Garcia.
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- On Saturday, two members of Congress are discussing the decision to grant $750 million to Harris County in Hurricane Harvey aid money.
A news conference will be held at about 9:30 a.m. in Houston with congressmembers Al Green and Sylvia Garcia.