Cara Cervenka
Cara Cervenka is a rising senior at Texas State University majoring in Journalism. She currently reports for the Life & Arts section of The University Star and serves as senior editor of her campus’ chapter of Her Campus. This summer, Cara is a student at The Fund for American Studies in Washington, D.C., where she is advancing her career aspirations as a Capitol Hill reporter.
Recent Work
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday officially ended the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ Youth Specialized Services program,... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday officially ended the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ Youth Specialized Services program, prompting warnings from the initiative’s original sponsor young lives could be lost as a result. The program gave crisis line callers who were 25 and younger... Read More
WASHINGTON — Advocates from several educational organizations gathered outside the Russell Senate Office Building last week to urge the Senate... Read More
WASHINGTON — Advocates from several educational organizations gathered outside the Russell Senate Office Building last week to urge the Senate to reject the so-called "big, beautiful bill” they contend will gut public school funding. Standing in the shadow of the Capitol, educators and parents decried the... Read More
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WASHINGTON — The House will vote next week on three resolutions aimed at reversing Biden-era curbs on coal production in... Read More
WASHINGTON — The House will vote next week on three resolutions aimed at reversing Biden-era curbs on coal production in three western states. H.J. Res. 104, 105 and 106 all provide for congressional disapproval of decisions adopted by the Bureau... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy has launched a pilot program aimed at accelerating the development of advanced nuclear reactors... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy has launched a pilot program aimed at accelerating the development of advanced nuclear reactors and strengthening domestic supply chains for nuclear fuel. To kick off that effort, the department on Thursday issued a request... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is extending the public comment deadline for a proposed seabed lease sale... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is extending the public comment deadline for a proposed seabed lease sale to foster critical mineral harvesting off the coast of American Samoa. The next deadline for comment will now be 11:59... Read More
BOSTON — Research by a group of Boston-area doctors suggests older adults are spending more time than they should in... Read More
BOSTON — Research by a group of Boston-area doctors suggests older adults are spending more time than they should in hospital emergency departments, substantially increasing their risk of immobility and delirium. The study, which examined trends in older adults’ ED... Read More
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Agriculture Department fired 70 researchers this week from "countries of concern" as part of a new... Read More
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Agriculture Department fired 70 researchers this week from "countries of concern" as part of a new national security program. Most of them were Chinese researchers working under grant programs. Agriculture Department officials during a press conference... Read More
America’s global influence has never been solely about its military might or economic dominance. For decades, its soft power —... Read More
America’s global influence has never been solely about its military might or economic dominance. For decades, its soft power — the ability to shape opinions and inspire through culture, values and ideas — has underpinned its leadership on the world... Read More
