Politics
Blood Donation: Act of Love.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14 PROGRAM # 9532 12:00 PM PT Blood Donation: Act of Love. This Valentine’s Day edition features stories of volunteers who are showing their love to their community by donating blood to patients in need. A young student who for years helped save the life of a number of patients in need of […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11 PROGRAM # 9531 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. John Kerry, special envoy on climate change for President Biden, met with President López Obrador to discuss energy policy. They agreed to create a task force that would ramp up plans for clean and renewable energy. On another topic, Mexican emigres will be able […]
Supreme Court Decision on Map in Alabama Challenged on Voter Suppression Grounds
The Supreme Court has ruled to restore an electoral map in Alabama that a lower court condemned as weakening the power of Black and Latino voters to choose their favored candidates.
An Appeal for Children.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10 PROGRAM # 9530 12:00 PM PT An Appeal for Children. The double whammy of the Omicron variant and the expiration of advance Child Tax Credit payments has left many families high and dry. Advocates urge President Biden to take executive actions such as creating a Children’s cabinet and urge Congress to resuscitate […]
Extra Edition: Disaster Relief for Small Businesses and Homeowners (Repeat.) Also, Biden’s Climate Record After One Year in Office.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 PROGRAM # 9526 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Disaster Relief for Small Businesses and Homeowners (Repeat.) Federal authorities are providing disaster assistance loans to small business owners, farmers and homeowners and renters affected by the wildfires in the West. Many people who suffered losses were not able to get FEMA aid. Other […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 PROGRAM # 9527 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. One year after President Biden released executive orders to “restore the trust in our legal immigration system,” a legal analyst discusses actions taken by the administration to remove barriers to immigration benefits and improve the naturalization process. She also comments on the call a […]
California Legislature to Consider Pioneering Heat Advisory System
In California, a group of lawmakers are poised to introduce a pioneering bill that would create a heat advisory system. The warnings would be similar to storm and fire warnings and would classify heat waves by their intensity and their impact on health.
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4 PROGRAM # 9524 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. After receiving a number of death threats, Mexican journalist Roberto Toledo was killed in Michoacán, the fourth news professional to be executed in Mexico in one month. A news correspondent reports on this killing and on a renewed push by President López Obrador to […]
Battle for Supreme Court Seat Could Decide November Election
The surprise retirement of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has triggered a court battle over his succession after President Biden announced he would follow through on his campaign promise to nominate the first black woman.
New Republican Assault on Sanctuary Cities in Florida Rejected
In Florida, Republican lawmakers are pushing a bill that would crack down on transportation for unaccompanied immigrant children and asylum seekers in the state. It would expand on previous initiatives targeting sanctuary cities.