South Asian Herald Founder and Editor-in-Chief T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman was recognized at the U.S. Capitol on May 19, 2026, during Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month celebrations, where …
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Opinion: Bending The Knees And Kissing The Ring
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 6 minutes readPolitics in Washington DC is known for many things, the first of which being that paybacks are quite expensive, in some instances even a fatal blow to careers. Occasionally it …
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Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi Condemns Rising Islamophobia, Reintroduces Hate Crimes Bill
by SAH Staff Reporter 3 minutes readCongressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), a senior member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, voiced concern over rising Islamophobia and antisemitism during a May 20 committee hearing marking 25 …
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Raja Krishnamoorthi Criticizes Proposal Targeting Naturalized Citizens in Public Office
by SAH Staff Reporter 2 minutes readU.S. Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi, a naturalized citizen who immigrated to the United States as an infant, has strongly criticized Representative Nancy Mace’s proposed constitutional amendment that would bar naturalized citizens …
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Top Asian Americans Honored on Capitol Hill During AAPI Heritage Month
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 4 minutes readCelebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Global Eye Magazine recognized 20 distinguished Asian Americans from across the United States during an event held May 19, 2026, at the …
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Rep. Suhas Subramanyam Announces $67.8 Million for Virginia Airport Upgrades
by SAH Staff Reporter 1 minutes readU.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) announced that he, along with Virginia Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, secured $26 million in federal funding to replace the 82-year-old Air Traffic Control …
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Subramanyam, McCormick Introduce Bill to Strengthen Federal Cyber Data Recovery Standards
by SAH Staff Reporter 2 minutes readU.S. Representatives Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) and Richard McCormick (R-GA) have introduced the National Defense Data Resilience Act, legislation aimed at establishing enforceable data recovery standards across the federal government as …
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The King, The Country Queen and the Art of Saying the Right Thing at the Right Time
by Farzana Baduel 7 minutes readEvery week on When It Hits the Fan, the BBC Radio 4 podcast I co-present with David Yelland, former editor of The Sun and the New York Post, we pull …
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Indian American Impact Endorses Saddam Salim for Congress
by SAH Staff Reporter 1 minutes readThe Indian American Impact has endorsed Virginia State Senator Saddam Salim in his bid for the U.S. Congress from Virginia’s 7th District. In a statement issued on May 7, Executive …
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Rubio Calls War Powers Act “Unconstitutional,” Labels Hezbollah an Iranian Weapon
by UNIby UNI 5 minutes readWith Congressional votes on the horizon challenging the administration’s military operations in Iran, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio showed no hesitation and called the War Powers Act flatly unconstitutional, …