Feb 27, 2026
Children of Immigrants
First Focus on Children Tells Supreme Court: Ending Birthright Citizenship Would Irreparably Harm Every Baby Born in America
National child advocacy organization files amicus brief in Trump v. Barbara, urging the Court to affirm birthright citizenship as...
Feb 26, 2026
Children on the Ballot
The Kid Angle: The President Still Has a Chance to Make a Difference for Kids
President Trump hardly mentioned children in his State of the Union address this week, mostly using his platform to...
Feb 25, 2026
Federal Budget & Tax
STATEMENT: President chooses to “bully” children instead of lifting them up, advocate says
SOTU offers no vision for improving the lives of kids In response to last night’s State of the Union...
Feb 19, 2026
Children on the Ballot
The Kid Angle: Who’s For Kids in the 119th Congress?
It’s no secret that this Congress has largely failed to protect the nation’s children. But a few lawmakers stand...
Feb 17, 2026
Children on the Ballot
120 Lawmakers Put Children First in 2025
40 Senators, 80 Representatives, named Champions or Defenders Amid the failure of this Congress to protect the nation’s children,...
Jan 29, 2026
Federal Budget & Tax
The Kid Angle: How to Protect Kids AND Reform ICE
Once again, Congress is on the precipice of a government shutdown, this time battling over whether to take a...
Jan 15, 2026
Federal Budget & Tax
The Kid Angle: Supporting Kids in 2026
H.R. 1, also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill”, would cut billions from children’s health care and nutrition...
Jan 14, 2026
Child Poverty
With the Child Poverty Rate Expected to Climb, New Efforts Emerge to Respond
Bruce Lesley, president of First Focus Children, said that to make matters worse, cuts to Medicaid, the Children’s Health...
Jan 07, 2026
Child Care
Child care funding freeze continues “war on America’s children,” advocate says
Fraud must be addressed, but without hurting kids In response to the Trump Administration’s decision to freeze billions of...