Ahead of the fall semester, foreign students from China are facing uncertainty about studying in the United States. Several U.S. government officials have been pushing to revoke visas from Chinese students, claiming they may have connections to the communist party. It’s an experience that’s all too familiar to Temple University professor Xiaoxing Xi. In 2015, he was wrongfully accused of illegally sending tech information to China. Special correspondent Joie Chen travels to Philadelphia to hear his story.
Medicaid can be confusing. Benefits vary by state, and plans can go by different names – meaning some people may not know they’re on Medicaid. Under President Trump’s newly approved spending bill, more changes are coming to the program. What does that mean for the over 71 million people who rely on Medicaid? Robin Rudowitz is the vice president of KFF and director of its Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured. She joins Soledad O’Brien to explain how spending cuts could impact health care coverage and state budgets.
On May 12, 2008, the small town of Postville, Iowa became known as the site of one of the largest immigration raids in recent history when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested nearly 400 people at a local slaughterhouse and meatpacking plant. Seventeen years later, residents say they are still recovering from the emotional and economic toll of the raid. Correspondent Jessica Gomez travels to Postville to speak with community members about the long-term impacts of mass immigration raids.
This week Matter of Fact travels to Postville, Iowa to look at the long-term impacts of a mass immigration raid. Plus, an expert explains how Medicaid cuts could change people’s health care coverage and more. And, why a Chinese-American researcher is issuing a warning.
From Colorado to Maryland, correspondent Jessica Gomez takes Matter of Fact viewers across the U.S. to talk with Americans about what keeps them up at night – and what keeps them going.
Food insecurity is on the rise across the country. The number of households with insufficient access to healthy food rose by 4.2 million between 2020 and 2023. The problem disproportionately affects Black and African American households with nearly 21% of them experiencing food insecurity compared to around 8% of white households. After seeing the issue firsthand, Bronx native Karen Washington connected with friends to create Rise and Root Farm, an organization that grows fresh produce and sells it to underserved communities. Producer Tara Cleary travels to upstate New York to see how the farm is cultivating a healthier future.
When the U.S. Supreme Court began its term last October, it agreed to hear 65 cases. In January, that workload quickly grew as the Trump administration asked the Court to take up a flurry of emergency requests. Alicia Bannon is the director of the judiciary program at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law. She joins Soledad O’Brien in studio to explain what a shadow docket is and how it’s changing the way that the Court typically conducts business.