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...
Mar 05, 2026
Federal Budget & Tax
125 Organizations Urge Lawmakers to Prioritize Children Before Vote on DHS Funding
Advocates demand “meaningful, enforceable safeguards” First Focus Campaign for Children and the Coalition on Human Needs led 123 other...
Mar 03, 2026
Child Nutrition
Farm Bill will leave millions of children hungry
Today’s markup must consider child nutrition at home and abroad The House Agriculture Committee will begin considering a bill...
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
Children of Immigrants
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...
