Kaishi is a political reporter based in Lansing, Michigan. Born in India, she came to the U.S. for Journalism and Media studies. She is especially passionate about women's rights and LGBTQ+ rights.
Hate crimes in the United States rose from 2022 to 2023.
By Jesse Valentine - April 15, 2024
Cao is a former U.S Navy captain.
By Jesse Valentine - March 29, 2024
Kiggans has flirted with baseless conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.
By Jesse Valentine - March 08, 2024
Ohio voted to protect abortion rights. GOP senate candidate Bernie Moreno doesn't care.
By Jesse Valentine - March 07, 2024
Syngenta AG owns approximately 1500 acres of U.S farmland.
By Jesse Valentine - March 04, 2024
Hovde is running for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin despite primarily residing in California.
By Jesse Valentine - February 26, 2024
McCormick says we need leaders with the moral clarity to condemn antisemitism.
By Jesse Valentine - February 09, 2024
Of the nearly dozen gun bills lawmakers will soon take up, one is particularly noteworthy because it’s backed by unlikely allies: mental health advocates and a pair of House members who’ve long been at opposite ends of firearm legislation.
By Annmarie Timmins, New Hampshire Bulletin - January 31, 2024
The United Auto Workers of America endorsed the re-election of President Joe Biden Wednesday, just months after he became the first sitting U.S. president to walk a picket line with striking autoworkers in Michigan.
By Ashley Murray, States Newsroom - January 24, 2024
Gunter has repeatedly referred to Brown as “Scam Brown”
By Jesse Valentine - January 17, 2024
The state of Texas robbed Amanda Zurawski of her fertility and almost her life when it wouldn’t permit her an abortion so she’s gone to the state’s Supreme Court to change the law - “this is why I’m on earth”
By Bonnie Fuller - January 10, 2024
Health care-focused organizations across the state are hopeful that the 2024 legislative session will be a year that reins in health costs and allows patients to have greater access to the care they need.
By Danielle J. Brown, Maryland Matters - January 08, 2024
Five people died on January 6, 2021 – including a police officer who was bludgeoned to death.
By Jesse Valentine - January 05, 2024
On Wednesday, the New Hampshire House passed a bill that would make registering to vote an online experience.
By Ethan DeWitt, New Hampshire Bulletin - January 04, 2024
Most Americans believe wealthy individuals and big corporations don’t pay their fair share in taxes.
By Jesse Valentine - December 22, 2023
Even the Republican senator's home county gave Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear a larger share of the vote than four years earlier.
By - December 15, 2023
Republicans Greg Abbott and Ken Paxton have taken thousands of dollars in donations from chemical companies and their affiliated PACs.
By Jesse Valentine - December 08, 2023
Eric Hovde's proposal is similar to Sen. Rick Scott's unpopular 2022 plan to make every American pay income taxes.
By Jesse Valentine - December 07, 2023
A bipartisan package of bills in Michigan signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, creates specified criminal penalties for assaulting health care workers.
By Anna Liz Nichols, Michigan Advance - December 06, 2023
Both former President Donald Trump and former U.S. Rep. George Santos have lied about their records and been accused of defrauding veterans.
By Jesse Valentine - December 05, 2023
Millions of Texas families’ health and well-being would be jeopardized if the legislation were repealed.
By Jesse Valentine - December 04, 2023
More than 3 million Floridians will lose their health insurance if Scott and Trump succeed.
By Jesse Valentine - November 30, 2023
Republican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves took $98,000 from Mississippi Power and executives of its parent company.
By Jesse Valentine - November 06, 2023
The Republican gubernatorial nominee also broke his promises to make the office more frugal.
By Jesse Valentine - November 03, 2023
It might not surprise Mississippians that The Cook Political Report, regarded as one of the nation’s preeminent elections experts, shifted their 2023 Mississippi governor’s race forecast on Monday in Democrat Brandon Presley’s direction.
By Adam Ganucheau, Mississippi Today - October 24, 2023
U.S. Rep.-elect Shri Thanedar says, ‘I achieved my goals, and it’s time for me to help others achieve theirs.’
By Kaishi Chhabra - November 30, 2022
More than 56% of voters backed a constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights in the state.
By Kaishi Chhabra - November 14, 2022
Majorities in Vermont, Michigan, California, Kentucky and Montana voted on Tuesday to protect reproductive freedom.
By Kaishi Chhabra - November 10, 2022
The Georgia Republican was recently accused of paying for two women’s abortions.
By Kaishi Chhabra - November 07, 2022
‘We’ve always known this will be a close election and we have too much at stake to take anything for granted,’ the Michigan governor said on Oct. 29.
By Kaishi Chhabra - November 07, 2022
Pennsylvania House candidate Jeremy Shaffer claims America needs to ‘end our dependence on China,’ although the American company he works for has been contracted at least a dozen times in recent years to support infrastructure projects there.
By Kaishi Chhabra - November 02, 2022
Dr. Tom Sherman said he would work to codify Roe v. Wade in state law if elected.
By Kaishi Chhabra - November 02, 2022
Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a congressional candidate in Oregon, also claims the American Rescue Plan ‘hurt the American people.’ Meanwhile, her business accepted more than $1.3 million in forgiven PPP loans.
By Kaishi Chhabra - October 21, 2022
The Republican nominee in New Hampshire’s Senate race has declared himself ‘unapologetically’ anti-abortion numerous times and pledged not to vote against anti-abortion policies.
By Kaishi Chhabra - October 17, 2022
Republican incumbent Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin has a long record of opposition to abortion rights.
By Kaishi Chhabra - October 07, 2022
Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers had called the special legislative session for Oct. 4 to discuss establishing a ballot initiative process in the state, which could be used to let residents vote on the state’s abortion law.
By Kaishi Chhabra - October 06, 2022
Former New Jersey state Sen. Tom Kean Jr. has claimed publicly that he supports abortion rights, but his campaign is privately promoting him as a ‘defender of life’ who will restrict them.
By Kaishi Chhabra - September 29, 2022
Matt DePerno, the Republican nominee for Michigan attorney general, pushes the lie that Plan B is used to terminate pregnancy.
By Kaishi Chhabra - September 23, 2022
John Gibbs has said he is ‘absolutely against abortion’ in all cases.
By Kaishi Chhabra - September 20, 2022
Arizona Republican Senate nominee Blake Masters has previously said that abortion rights were ‘invented by a liberal court’ and compared abortion to ‘genocide.’
By Kaishi Chhabra - September 06, 2022
Chris Sununu has spent the last few months supporting Republicans who want to further undermine abortion rights across the country.
By Kaishi Chhabra - August 16, 2022
Incumbent Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) is running against Republican nominee Tyler Kistner, who accused Democrats in Congress of working to implement ‘a communist-centered-type health care plan.’
By Kaishi Chhabra - August 04, 2022
The Democratic nominees in Colorado’s 7th and 8th Congressional Districts helped pass the state’s red flag law. The GOP’s nominees oppose any and all gun safety measures.
By Kaishi Chhabra - July 27, 2022
Mark Ronchetti has claimed to support abortion rights up to 15 weeks’ gestation, but megachurch leader Steve Smothermon says he’s been assured otherwise.
By Kaishi Chhabra - July 20, 2022
Montana state Republican Rep. Brad Tschida stands by his claim that a ‘womb’ is only good as a ‘sanctuary.’
By Kaishi Chhabra - July 15, 2022
Abortion care providers in Michigan work to keep treating patients while facing a surge in calls — and protests — in the wake of the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade.
By Kaishi Chhabra - July 13, 2022
The Georgia Republican clashed with Channel 4’s Siobhan Kennedy over gun violence in the United States.
By Kaishi Chhabra - June 23, 2022
Instead of supporting gun safety legislation, House Republican lawmakers blamed mass shootings on smartphones, door locks, and ‘taking God’s name in vain.’
By Kaishi Chhabra - June 09, 2022
‘We must take real, commonsense action to prevent future tragedies,’ said Nevada Democratic Rep. Dina Titus.
By Kaishi Chhabra - June 07, 2022
‘Our access to essential health care is in very real peril,’ one reproductive rights advocate said.
By Kaishi Chhabra - May 20, 2022
Two hundred and three Republicans voted no on a bill to expand the government’s resources for preventing and responding to domestic terrorism.
By Kaishi Chhabra - May 20, 2022
‘We are SO close to ending abortion once and for all,’ New Hampshire Republican Kevin Smith said in a recent campaign text.
By Kaishi Chhabra - May 13, 2022
Nearly one in six Michigan women between the ages of 15 and 44 had an induced abortion in 2020.
By Kaishi Chhabra - May 10, 2022
Florida Sen. Rick Scott’s plan for possible Republican majorities in Congress includes sunsetting all federal laws every five years, including social welfare programs.
By Kaishi Chhabra - May 06, 2022
Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) spent more than $2,300 on membership fees or dues at the private club, Roll Call reported on Monday.
By Kaishi Chhabra - April 27, 2022