Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, along with Committee Democrats, introduced major legislation to reform the Department of Homeland Security...
Rep. Karen Bass. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Congressmember Karen Bass (D-CA), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, along with Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS),...
Today, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order that effectively...
After taking heat for a few days, rapper Ice Cube spoke to CNN on Friday to set the record straight on why he was working with President Donald Trump.
Cube spoke mostly with Chris...
A New York Times’ story Tuesday cites a draft government watchdog report that says Trump’s Justice Department was a “driving force” behind the administration’s child family separation practice....
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the Senate rejected the “skinny” Republican coronavirus bill that fails to meet the challenges of this...
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, and Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Chair of the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial...
As COVID-19 infection rates soar across the country, Congress is running out of time to take further actions to protect us all. Our government must do more: Lives are at stake.
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Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy added 1.8 million jobs in July with the unemployment rate at 10.2...
A national coalition of over 200 transit organizations is demanding at least $32 billion in aid for US transit agencies.
As COVID-19 relief negotiations heat up again in the nation’s...
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has declared racism as a public health crisis.
Wednesday Governor Whitmer took action to elevate Black voices in state government, signing Executive Order...
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has fought consistently against unconscionable tax breaks for billionaires, like Amazon's Jeff Bezos, who pay lower rates of taxes than regular Americans.
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Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), introduced legislation to require the Federal Reserve to use its existing...
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