La Voz de América conversa a Mónica Lozano, directora del programa “Latino y sociedad” del Instituto Aspen para analizar los retos y las proyecciones de la comunidad hispana en EE.UU. En una sociedad donde la violencia y la discriminación están presentes ¿será posible seguir hablando de Estados Unidos como la tierra de las oportunidades?. Para […]readmore
Mil Arcega VOA News WASHINGTON — Seven years into the recovery, economic frustration remains a key driving force in the anger that seems to be fueling the U.S. November election. Despite new economic data suggesting more people are working, and their wages are rising, a lot of people say the economic recovery has left them behind. […]readmore
VOA News The non-profit organization that manages U.S. presidential debates announced Friday that only the candidates from the two major parties will be allowed to participate in the first debate on September 26. The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) said Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton reached the required threshold of support […]readmore
VOA News WASHINGTON — «You want to give me a good send off?,» outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama said Saturday night. «Go vote.» Speaking at the annual dinner of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation in Washington, Obama stressed the importance of going to the polls to vote for a new president in November. «Hope is on […]readmore
Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), who serves as Energy Task Force Chair on the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) in Congress, today introduced the Offshore Wind Incentives for New Development Act. The bill, also known as the Offshore WIND Act, is a House companion to legislation introduced by Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Ed Markey […]readmore
Senators’ legislation would allow states to cap credit card interest rates for their residents Washington, DC – Today, Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the Empowering States’ Rights to Protect Consumers Act (S. 3321), which would protect consumers by restoring the ability of […]readmore
(Boston)—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $4,637,000 for eight grants focused on coastal watershed efforts in southeast Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The projects selected for grant funding are intended to identify, test, and promote effective new regional approaches in critical areas such as water monitoring, watershed planning, nutrient and/or septic management, and resilience to climate […]readmore
VOA News Wayne Lee With the November 8 U.S. presidential election fast approaching, preparations are underway for the first of three televised debates featuring Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican candidate Donald Trump. The presidential candidates who will participate in the first debate have not yet been announced. Although Trump and Clinton are (near) certainties, […]readmore
WASHINGTON — The state of New York has opened an investigation into the family foundation of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump after published reports claimed that he has not donated any money to the charity since 2008 and once used the foundation’s money to buy a life-sized portrait of himself. «We have been concerned that the […]readmore
Ken Bredemeier VOA News WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is back on the campaign trail after recuperating for three days from a bout with pneumonia, but her Republican challenger, Donald Trump, is mocking her stamina. Clinton is headed Thursday to a rally in North Carolina, the closely-contested mid-Atlantic state where both candidates have made […]readmore