The Path to Ending the War in the Ukraine

AUDIO: Bridget Moix, General Secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation
(Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 30, 2022) – We have now witnessed more than four months of brutal war. More than 50,000 people have been killed, with another 15,000 suffering from non-fatal injuries and more than...

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Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/Aids Policy Launches National Campaign Urging People With HIV To Seek Care

AUDIO: Kaye Hayes, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Infectious Disease and Director of the Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy
(Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 16, 2022) – The Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP) plans to launch a national HIV viral suppression campaign this summer 2022 entitled “I am a Work of ART”...

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Abuse of Native Americans in Government Supported Boarding Schools: The Federal Indian Boarding School Report

AUDIO: Portia Kay^nthos Skenandore-Wheelock, Congressional Advocate, Native American Advocacy Program, Friends Committee on National Legislation
(Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 2, 2022) – The United States Department of the Interior has released a first-of-its kind report that looks at the loss of life and abuse that took place at Native American...

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Know Your Flood Risk and Protect Yourself From Spring Flooding

AUDIO: Mary Beth Caruso, Mitigation Division Director, FEMA Region 5
(Washington D.C., Wednesday, May 11, 2022) – With spring flooding becoming more common, FEMA is urging residents in Midwest states to understand their flood risk and to act now. Spring storms bring heavy precipitation that...

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Recovering From Recent Minnesota Storms With Flood Insurance

AUDIO: Mary Beth Caruso, Mitigation Division Director, FEMA Region 5
(Washington D.C., Wednesday, May 11, 2022) – Red River Valley basin residents recently experienced significant flooding that forced many to have to evacuate their homes and caused damage throughout neighboring communities. As a result, thousands...

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Federal Employment Lawyer Sheds Light on Federal Return-to-Office Conversation

AUDIO: John P. Mahoney, Esq., Founding & Managing Partner, The Law Firm of John P. Mahoney, Esq.
(Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 21, 2022)- One day after the State of the Union address, the Biden administration released an updated National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan. It stated that “COVID-19 no longer needs to dictate how...

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Supreme Court will Rule on Important Court Case Involving Prayers and School

VIDEO: Rachel Laser, President and CEO at Americans United for Separation of Church and State

(Washington, DC, Thursday, April 21, 2022) – On April 25, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of Joe Kennedy, a former public high school assistant football coach who refused to stop…

Black Maternity Health Week : Discussing the Disparities Many Pregnant Black Women Face

AUDIO: Patrice Desvigne-Nickens, M.D., Medical Officer within DCVS’ Heart Failure and Arrhythmias Branch at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
(Bethesda, MD, Tuesday, April 12, 2022) – Optimal cardiovascular health is important at every stage of life, but especially leading up to and during pregnancy. People experiencing high blood pressure, or hypertension, during pregnancy have...

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