Congressional staffers raise alarms about racial pay disparity analysis
A group of congressional staff associations representing staffers of color issued a statement on Tuesday laying out concerns about a report that found that non-white staff members earn thousands of dollars less in than their white counterparts. "It is clear that equal pay is still an issue in the Senate. Our staff associations will continue to support and advocate that all non-white Congressional staffers — at every staff level, both state and Capitol Hill offic
Read MoreFormer Oath Keeper: 'We came very, very close to having a civil war kick off on Jan. 6'
Former Oath Keepers spokesperson Jason Van Tatenhove on Wednesday said American came "very, very close" to a civil war when pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in an attempt to prevent the certification of the 2020 election results. Van Tatenhove, who testified Tuesday to the House committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol, told CNN's Brianna Keilar that far-right militias like the Oath Keepers and
Read MoreFive takeaways from the stunning inflation numbers
Consumer inflation is still shooting upward despite interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve and a host of policy responses from lawmakers over the past several months aimed at fixing supply chains. The Labor Department reported Wednesday that the consumer price index (CPI) increased 1.3 percent from May to June and was up 9.1 over June of last year, the highest rise since 1981. Inflation dipped briefly this year from April to May, but otherwise has been steadily rising since May of 2020. There’s already been an outcry from lawmakers about the latest number
Read MoreFederal food assistance program may help prevent child abuse: study
The federal government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) not only allows more than 39 million Americans avoid food insecurity, but it also may help prevent child maltreatment, a new study has found. States with more generous SNAP policies — and therefore more program participants — had fewer children involved in Child Protective Services and foster care, according to the 14-year nationwide survey, published in JAMA Network Open on Wednesday.
Read MoreTexas lawmaker: Uvalde video ‘doesn’t really show the entire picture’
Texas State Sen. Roland Gutierrez (D) said a video showing the police response to a gunman who shot and killed 19 children and two adults at a Uvalde elementary school in May “doesn’t really show the entire picture.” The Texas lawmaker told CNN’s John Berman that the video is a “made-for-TV" moment and he has seen about three minutes of the initial video of the shooting. Gutierrez
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