(L) WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 10: House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) listens to testimony from U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine during a Defense Subcommittee hearing at the U.S. Capitol on June 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Tuesday was the first time Hegseth testified before Congress since his confirmation hearings in January and "Signalgate," in which he and other national security officials discussed detailed military plans in an unsecured text chain that inadvertently included a prominent journalist. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) / (R) WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 10: House Appropriations Committee ranking member Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) questions Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as he testify before the Defense Subcommittee at the U.S. Capitol on June 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Tuesday was the first time Hegseth testified before Congress since his confirmation hearings in January and "Signalgate," in which he and other national security officials discussed detailed military plans in an unsecured text chain that inadvertently included a prominent journalist. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Cámara de Representantes aprueba más de $450 mil millones en fondos para el Departamento de Asuntos de Veteranos

La Cámara de Representantes, controlada por los republicanos, aprobó este miércoles su primer proyecto de ley de asignaciones para el año fiscal 2026, destinando más de $450 mil millones en fondos federales al Departamento de Asuntos de Veteranos (VA), la construcción militar y programas relacionados.

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(Background) WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 04: Former Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) speaks during the "Hands Off Our Schools" rally in front of the U.S. Department of Education on April 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. Students from Georgetown University, Howard University, American University, George Washington University, George Mason University, and Temple University gathered to protest President Donald Trump dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) / (L) Screenshot image captured from X post. (Photo via: @CollinRugg)

Fmr Rep. Bowman correlates hearing daily racial slurs to elevated chronic disease rates among Black Americans

Former Rep. Jamaal Bowman asserted during an appearance on CNN “NewsNight” on Wednesday that the disproportionate rates of chronic illnesses—such as cancer and diabetes—among Black Americans can be attributed to the cumulative stress of enduring daily racial slurs, such as the “N-word.”

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