Mar 05, 2026
Children of Immigrants
The Kid Angle: 125 Advocates Demand that Congress Prioritize Children Ahead of ICE Vote
With the House of Representatives scheduled to vote on fiscal year 2026 funding for the Department of Homeland Security...
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 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...
Nov 20, 2025
Child Nutrition
The Kid Angle: Rethinking SNAP Cuts
To be filed under “Silver Linings”: The 43-day government shutdown gave lawmakers a good look at what’s going to...
Oct 02, 2025
Federal Budget & Tax
The Kid Angle: Budget negotiations must center children
So it happened. Now that the shutdown is here, there’s just one thing Congress must do: Put kids first. “Budget...
Sep 25, 2025
Federal Budget & Tax
The Kid Angle: Kids have to do their homework, why doesn’t Congress?
If a child had a book report due, but dawdled on the playground instead of writing it, that child...
Sep 18, 2025
Children's Health
The Kid Angle: The Vaccine Vortex
The country’s top vaccine advisors are meeting for the last time in 2025 right at this very moment. When they...
Sep 11, 2025
Child Poverty
The Kid Angle: Child poverty up 158%, uninsured rate rises as well
Child poverty rose to 13.4% in 2024, according to new census data, an increase of 158% since 2021. One-hundred-and-fifty-eight-percent. More...
Sep 04, 2025
Early Childhood
The Kid Angle: What Congress Can Learn from the Hat Heist
Congress is back and the Internet has supplied lawmakers with a perfect metaphor for the plight of America’s children....
