New criteria for Violence Against Women Act funding stipulates that grantees must provide certification of not engaging in DEI activities, including supporting immigrants and transgender people.
The largest number of detentions — and subsequent deportations — for African immigrants begin when they show up for immigration hearings at federal courts or Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices.
While vaccines are more effective than ever, political polarization is at an all-time high as vaccine-preventable diseases spike under the new administration.
PEPFAR — the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief — has saved more than 26 million lives around the world since its creation in 2003 by President George Bush. However, Congress has not yet reauthorized the program this year.
UCSF infectious diseases specialist Dr. Peter Chin-Hong says HHS recommendations eliminating pregnant women and healthy children from Covid-19 vaccine eligibility are not based on scientific data.
The House has passed the largest cuts to Medicaid in its 50-year history, and has also taken a chainsaw to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Almost half of Asian Americans said they had been insulted or called a bad name over the past year. 63% believe they will be discriminated against in the next 5 years.
As the House Energy and Commerce committee debated legislation that would strip $715 billion from Medicaid, several people voicing their opposition in the chamber were arrested by Capitol Police.
The House of Representatives is expected to vote on a measure next week that would slash the Medicaid budget by $880 billion, essentially gutting the program.
Stanford Professor Dr. Sumit Ganguly states that Pakistan and local Kashmiris were complicit in an April 22 terrorist attack which killed 26 people, forcing India to retaliate with air strikes.
Mark Douglas, who lobbed death threats against his neighbors, along with racist and homophobic slurs, was not charged with a hate crime. He will serve 30 days of community service.
If the justices rule in favor of the plaintiffs, preventive services and screenings would be subject to co-pays and deductibles, disincentivizing people from getting them.
“Without HIV therapy, people get opportunistic infections. They get certain cancers and they die.” — Dr. Richard Sutton, Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and of Microbial Pathogenesis at the Yale School of Medicine.
People expecting a refund do not need to file by April 15, and can file at any time without accruing a penalty for IRS and California state taxes. United Way Bay Area offers free tax help for low-income filers.
The proposed rule would also revoke “sex trait modification services” as an essential health benefit covered by ACA plans. Critics say transgender health care is a lifesaving tool.
Dr. Avenel Joseph, vice president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, fears that massive layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services will result in increased barriers to accessing healthcare for the nation’s most vulnerable people and children.
The bill calls for voters to provide proof of citizenship at election offices, while ending voter registration drives, mail-in and online registration.
"The message being sent to immigrant communities is that we don't belong, and that we should have no expectation of getting assistance from the Government." - Marita Etcubanez, AAAJ/AAJC
Tony Thurmond, seeking the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, laid out an expansive progressive platform in a briefing with community media reporters.
Live Fri | Five years after the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, anti-Asian hate remains elevated. Our experts examine rising incidents, harmful rhetoric, and ongoing efforts to improve reporting and protection.
A new poll of California voters also finds widespread bipartisan support for the state taking steps to protect democratic institutions and expand voter access.
