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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Yesterday, the Cameroon Advocacy Network (CAN), in collaboration with Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), held a Congressional briefing on...
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In Yemen, Saudi Arabian and Iranian interests collide, a civil war involving multiple parties has devastated the country, important issues of international law need to be...
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Like a gravitational field, there’s a narrative that exerts a powerful pull on U.S. immigration policy. It features hordes of migrants besieging our southern border,...
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NAACP President and CEO, Derrick Johnson, released the following statement on the House's Passage of President Biden's Build Back Better Act.
“Today...
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A new defense budget looms. Maybe we’re running out of wars to fight, but no matter. The proposed figure before Congress is bigger than ever: $778 billion.
How...
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On Friday, President Biden achieved a much needed policy win when the U.S.House passed a $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. On Saturday, morning during a...
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WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (D-CA) announced the...
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Today, the U.S. Senate held a vote to move the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (JLVRAA, VRAA) to the floor for formal debate. This cloture vote failed to...
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Once the Democrats come to an agreement on infrastructure legislation, the Black political class in Washington should be vigilant. That’s...
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Wednesday, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement on police brutality, the lack of police accountability, and the criminalization of protests,...
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Although critics of the Biden administration’s Build Back Better plan to increase funding for U.S. education, healthcare, and action against climate catastrophe say...
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Congressional Democrats are now considering a watered-down version of immigration reform, a version they might hope to send through the budget reconciliation process as part...
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President Biden is continuing the disengagement policy toward China that began under Donald Trump, with strong bipartisan support.
Many people may not be aware...
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WASHINGTON – Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) today introduced the Affordable Housing Opportunities Made Equitable (HOME) Act, comprehensive legislation to tackle the...
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On Wednesday, news broke that the bipartisan negotiations on police reform, being spearheaded by New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, California Rep. Karen Bass, and South...
Milton, are you denying or finding it insignificant that the TPLF attacked a federal army base...
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