Alex Wong

3 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Alex Wong

WASHINGTON - The House-passed budget reconciliation bill would increase deficits by $2.4 trillion over a decade and ultimately result in nearly 11 million individuals losing access to health insurance, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday. The new numbers are largely in line with preliminary estimates but nonetheless could complicate the path forward for President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful" budget package, which is undergoing a thorough Senate review this week.

4 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Alex Wong

President Donald Trump's administration has declared Baltimore City, the state of Maryland and multiple counties and cities within the Old Line State to be "sanctuary" jurisdictions violating federal immigration laws - a move that could lead to grant cuts and other penalties for the city.

1 month ago | miamiherald.com | Alex Wong

WASHINGTON - Democratic Rep. Gerald E. Connolly of Virginia has died, just weeks after announcing that his esophageal cancer had returned, his family said Wednesday morning. He was 75. "It is with immense sadness that we share that our devoted and loving father, husband, brother, friend, and public servant, Congressman Gerald E. Connolly, passed away peacefully at his home this morning surrounded by family," the family said in a statement.

1 month ago | miamiherald.com | Alex Wong

Before I became an American citizen, I knew America. I remember sitting beneath Mogadishu's blue sky, under the skeleton of an acacia tree, watching pigeons soar low and high as boys chased a ball, their laughter carried by the wind while dust rose and danced above their heads. Somalia's civil war had not yet begun, and the world still made sense. Voice of America was my favorite radio station, the voice of a beloved, diverse nation.

1 month ago | heraldonline.com | Alex Wong

Before I became an American citizen, I knew America. I remember sitting beneath Mogadishu's blue sky, under the skeleton of an acacia tree, watching pigeons soar low and high as boys chased a ball, their laughter carried by the wind while dust rose and danced above their heads. Somalia's civil war had not yet begun, and the world still made sense. Voice of America was my favorite radio station, the voice of a beloved, diverse nation.