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Being a child has never been easy in this country. But the weeks ahead may prove especially rough for...
Denying education hurts children, the country First Focus on Children told lawmakers today that Plyler v. Doe, the 1982...
Kristi Noem is out at the Department of Homeland Security, but thousands of children are in — inside DHS jails. “It...
Today’s markup must consider child nutrition at home and abroad The House Agriculture Committee will begin considering a bill...
With the House of Representatives scheduled to vote on fiscal year 2026 funding for the Department of Homeland Security...
Advocates demand “meaningful, enforceable safeguards” First Focus Campaign for Children and the Coalition on Human Needs led 123 other...
National child advocacy organization files amicus brief in Trump v. Barbara, urging the Court to affirm birthright citizenship as...
President Trump hardly mentioned children in his State of the Union address this week, mostly using his platform to...
SOTU offers no vision for improving the lives of kids In response to last night’s State of the Union...
