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Politics briefing: Pacific Island infrastructure, new citizenship pathway
Also this week: Medical debt relief; $50 million Biden campaign ad blitz; fair labor standards for domestic workers.
New bill could grant citizenship to thousands of U.S. adoptees
The legislation would close a loophole that left thousands of legal adoptees born between 1945 and 1998 without citizenship.
Politics briefing: OPM head departs, Guam’s Democratic primary
Also this week: South Asians for Biden relaunches; Red Hill failures laid bare in court; controversial surveillance program reauthorized.
Politics briefing: Calls for DOJ briefing on anti-Hindu hate crimes
Also this week: New racial/ethnic standards for federal data collection; House ODI slashed; RFK's new running mate.
Politics briefing: Biden directs federal agencies to expand women’s health research
Also this week: Rise of Trump-backed Vince Fong; two more Asian American judges confirmed; moderate Democrats' new border task force.
Congress passes COFA funding for Pacific Islanders after beleaguered delays
The deal will provide $7 billion to the three Pacific nations over 20 years and restore COFA migrants' access to certain federal benefits.
Politics briefing: High school affirmative action allowed to stand
Also this week: Potential new nuclear reactor on Guam; biotech data security; Tom Suozzi and the Asian American vote in New York.
Politics briefing: WeChat’s alleged ties to fentanyl trafficking
Also this week: AAPIs' doubt in federal government; Medicare drug price negotiations; U.S. post office renamed after Boston's Caroline Chang.
Politics briefing: Best practices for Indigenous sacred sites
Also this week: Congressional Gold Medals for Hmong veterans; what McCarthy's exit means for Steel and Kim; candidates' use of Chinese names.
Senate confirms first Native Hawaiian woman to federal bench
Native Hawaiians have long been disproportionately impacted by the criminal justice system. Park’s confirmation could change that.