- BFFs Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) and Congressman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) pen a book together.
- The Obama Presidential Center names a Director.
- A challenger for Congressman Rubén Gallego (D-AZ)?
- The Leadership Conference's Vanita Gupta sets her agenda. Want to meet her and ask her a question? RSVP below in FOMO.
- LA chooses a new representative tomorrow.
- CBS names a new VP of News Operations.
- The Obamas dine with Alonzo Mourning on Saturday night.
- While the world lends support, Trump chastises London's Muslim mayor.
- England isn't the only country that faced terrorism last week
- Oscar López Rivera backs out of Puerto Rican Day parade.
- WaPo stands up for displaced Haitians.
- Eric Holder and the California State Assembly press pause.
- No drama Obama is pissed.
- Trump heads to SCOTUS.
- Mayors buck the administration on Paris Climate Accord.
- MALDEF sues Texas.
- Chris Lu worries about admin policies hurting AAPI community.
- CoS for Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (D-AL) lands her on Ways and Means.
- Cities regulate boost for minority owners in the weed biz.
- A story about a**holes.
- The Obama Presidential Library boosts property values on the South Side.
- Congressman Juan Vargas (D-CA) introduces a Deported Veterans Bill package.
- Somebody was mad about Melissa Harris-Perry coming for the NAACP.
- Dems and the missing Black voters.
- David Sutphen makes a move.
- Voto Latino staffer heads back to the Hill.
- Vanita Gupta takes the reins at The Leadership Conference and names three new staffers.
- Actors Hill Harper and Laz Alonzo join the Lawyers' Committee to honor Congressman John Lewis (D-GA).
- Leah Daughtry gets surprised.
- A noose found at the Blacksonian. Guys ... really. Don't let these current political times embolden you and get you hemmed up in these DC streets.
- CAPAC and CHC members say immigration worries creating a mental health crisis for many children.
- Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) readies to square off with Congressman Trey Gowdy (R-SC).
- Journal focuses on #BlackLivesMatter but doesn't actually include any Black authors.
- Hits keep coming for Senator Ted Cruz (D-TX) -- unpopular at home and in the Senate.
- HBCUs reveal some "Hidden Figures."
- Tri-Caucus wants to sit down with outgoing Census director.
- Melissa Harris-Perry offers advice to NAACP.
- The shaky seat of Congressman Carlos Curbelo (R-FL).
- Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) centers Trump-Russia investigation.
- There are some new staffers on the Hill.
- Congresswoman Mia Love (R-UT) presses Trump admin on Haiti.
- SCOTUS to hear another voting rights case.
- Word is Ben Jealous will announce today he's in for the MD Gov race.
- NPR scores with Black and Latino listeners.
- Dems ready for fight with Ajit Pai.
- Chicago losing Black and Latino population.
- A blast rocks Kabul with 80 dead and hundreds injured. Will Trump acknowledge the attack?
- Congressman Joaquín Castro (D-TX) takes CHC to Mexico.
- Love is in the air! A DC political couple celebrated their second ceremony in Mexico over the weekend.
- NMAAHC knighted in the UK.
- A message from Solidarity Strategies.
- A Republican TX state rep threatened to put a bullet in the head of his Democratic colleague. True story.
- Manuel Noriega dies.
- Howard University President names Obama alumnus as Chief of Staff.
- WSJ profiles DNC Treasurer Bill Derrough.
- Colin Powell criticizes Trump admin.
- Eric Holder could issue a statement on Uber sexual harassment charges as soon as tomorrow.
- Harvard gets lit with Black grad ceremony.
- President Obama tees off in Scotland.
- Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) is recovering from heart surgery.
- There's trouble with the Puerto Rican Day Parade.
- The place to be last night was the Multicultural Media Correspondents Dinner. We've got pics!
- Meet the people of color who just joined the Trump administration.
- An Obama alumnus joins the Board of Edison.
- The CBC asks "What did Trump do?"
- Eugene Robinson chairs the Pulitzer.
- Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (D-CA) joins the Latino Leaders Summit. Want to go? RSVP below in FOMO!
- The Beat is taking a rest on Monday. See y'all on Tuesday!
- Barack Obama talks healthcare and immigration.
- Black women tell Tom Pérez he better call Tyrone.
- A senior staffer leaves the Department of Education.
- The CHC summons Labor Secretary Alex Acosta.
- Congressman Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) leads a millennial caucus.
- Congressman Al Green (D-TX) is drawing up impeachment papers.
- Survey Monkey just got some real Black Girl Magic on their board.
- Latino Victory Project names a Political Director.
- APALA names a new Executive Director.
- Former Senate staffer launches congressional bid.
- Join Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Congressman Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), andMarc Morial today on Capitol Hill.
- Want to meet Vanita Gupta, the incoming President of The Leadership Conference? RSVP below in FOMO.
- Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) says if you believe in math, you can't believe in Trump's budget. See how it impacts communities of color.
- DNC Deputy Chair Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN) and Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) launch Resistance Summer.
- Black Lives Matter receives a global prestigious award.
- Gold Star father Khizr Khan joins the board of a newly launched PFAW PAC.
- Former Senate staffer campaigns to flip California's 45th.
- Hey Team Trump: we've got some leaks for you to worry about. The Dakota Access Pipeline!
- WHO elects first Director General from Africa.
- Want to have breakfast with Valerie Jarrett? Be sure to RSVP below in FOMO.
- Lawsuit says Mississippi failed Black students.
- Did you guys know that Congressman Rubén Kihuen (D-NV) played soccer?! Like for real!
- The Islamic state has claimed responsibility for a bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England that killed 22 people.
- DHS Secretary John Kelly extends stay for Haitians but tells them to start packing.
- SCOTUS knocks down NC districts as illegally based on race so blatant that even Justice Clarence Thomas agreed that the map was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. Yes, fam. CLARENCE THOMAS.
- Fox News Channel's African American on-air personality breaks her silence.
- Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke stole some words.
- A TX mayor sues the state over sanctuary city law.
- Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) stands up for Black girls.
- The NY State Legislature forms AAPI taskforce.
- Broderick Johnson takes the Path Forward.
- Black Feet Nation ratifies water compact with federal government.
- The Obamas rock Italy. Next stop: Germany.
- Congressman Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) wants you all to know that he was the first to call for impeachment. Got that?!
- Congressman Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) talks about the tense interactions between Latinos and the police and checks AG Jeff Sessions on his latest directive.
- Melissa Harris-Perry tells NABJ "remove me from your list."
- NAACP changes leadership. See who's steering the ship now.
- Fox News has yet another racist incident which led to an on-air personality getting fired.
- Much like Black Twitter, Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) has zero chill. He offers Trump words of advice on his first foreign trip and introduces a bill to help drain the swamp.
- Colin Kaepernick is getting his spot in the Blacksonian.
- NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio honored comedian Hasan Minhaj.
- There's a bilingual diversity job fair this week. Want to go? Check out the deets below in FOMO.
- Who wants to take a ride on the Barack Obama Freeway? You'll be able to soon!
- Barack Obama chooses a golf club.
- The country's first AAPI Solicitor General.
- States sue to shield Obamacare.
- Trump budget targets program that helps Native American students.
- A Florida candidate has a new baby to kiss.
- NEA gets a new head of African American Outreach.
- DHS official says David Clarke unfit for the post.
- ACLU warns Hawaiians about travel to Texas.
- Congresswoman Michelle Luján Grisham (D-NM) and CHC members push schools on protecting undocumented students.
- Puerto Rico nationalist Oscar López Rivera is free after decades behind bars.
- NBC Asian America highlights a poll asking, "Who's Asian?"
- Henry Louis Gates chairs a Fusion board with actress Viola Davis and Puerto Rican rapperResidente.
- The Native American Staff Association is hosting a meet and greet. Want to go? Be sure to RSVP in FOMO.
- It's been a long week -- we all deserve some Friday funnies.
- More than a thousand people gathered last night to bid The Leadership Conference'sWade Henderson a farewell as they celebrated his decades of service to civil rights.
- An Obama appointee heads to the Leadership Conference.
- Barack Obama calls Trump on his BS.
- There's a new sheriff in town ... and it's David Clarke.
- Arrests of undocumented immigrants without criminal records spike150%.
- If the Tri-Caucus were a band, they'd be Earth, Wind, & Fire. They rock with Mother Earth.
- The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs advances economic development for Native Americans.
- NC Republicans are hard headed. They're pursuing voter suppression efforts again.
- The Root 100 wants your noms.
- They're trying to say DC isn't fit -- clearly they haven't seen us waiting 40 mins for a treadmill at Vida.
- The CBC urges the private sector to do better with diversity efforts.
- Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) battles kidney cancer.
- Actors and policymakers take over Capitol Hill today to celebrate AAPI Heritage Month.
- Dave Chappelle walks back his "give Trump a chance" monologue.
- The Latino Victory Fund president just dissed the leader of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in such a way it should go down in history with rap battles.
- Haiti hosts large tech conference.
- Latino media outlets go dark.
- Tribes unite against the Keystone Pipeline.
- The Louisiana State House votes to halt removal of confederate monuments.
- Harvard Kennedy School will host a discussion in DC, Black America in the Era of Trump. Want to go? Be sure to RSVP below in FOMO.
- Barack Obama says not bombing Syria took political courage.
- Some in Puerto Rico are advocating for statehood.
- The DOJ is opening an investigation into the killing of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards.
- The lawyer stating the case against Trump's travel ban, who happens to be of Indian descent, has argued more cases in front of SCOTUS second only to Thurgood Marshall.We've got his story.
- Sandra Bland legislation gutted in the TX Senate.
- Another voter suppression effort got the smack down yesterday.
- Black Dems are ready to make America great again.
- A Latino judge is being considered to lead the FBI.
- Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-NY) wants to honor Chinese railroad workers.
- South Korea has a new president. And his bodyguard is bae all day.
- Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) warns Trump on the H1-B visa program.
- An HBCU says no thanks to Senator John Cornyn (R-TX).
- Michelle Obama has words on Trump rolling back school lunch policies.
- HRC names Latino Obama alumnus to the team.
- Eric Holder says AG Jeff Sessions bringing back mandatory minimums is "dumb on crime."
- Bipartisan bill calls for Congressional Gold Medal for Chinese American WWII Vets.
- Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) gives a call to action at Howard University.
- Tribal voices help stop Senate from rolling back Obama-era environmental protections.
- American Airlines calls police on commentator Symone Sanders.
- Mel Watt has an exchange with Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) before the Senate Banking Committee.
- Debra Lee leaves DC.
- Sony Pictures Entertainment named Tony Vinciquerra as its CEO.
- Former senator Bob Dole is helping the president of the Congo stay in power.
- The Hill Latino will soon host Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) and other Latina leaders. Want to join in? Be sure to RSVP in FOMO below.
The Attorney General’s unwise and ill-informed decision to reverse the progress being made in the Department of Justice's criminal justice reform efforts ignores a rare bipartisan political consensus that has formed around sentencing reform efforts and will take this nation back to a discredited past. In removing the discretion I vested in the men and women of the Department of Justice to seek justice for the unique circumstances that each case presents, this administration reveals its lack of faith in their judgment and integrity.
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- Former Congresswoman Corrine Brown found guilty.
- The Dakota Access Pipeline is already leaking.
- Ajit Pai is pushing Trump's agenda through, and he just helped an über conservative outlet become a "TV goliath."
- A report says Mexico is the second-most violent country. Yep, just behind Syria.
- Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) talks about his mom.
- Rev. William Barber bids farewell to NAACP.
- News editors partner with Google to become more diverse.
- Bethune-Cookman was not having any of Betsy DeVos. Check out the video below.
- The John Oliver vs. the FCC battle heats up.
- Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) wants farmworkers to gain legal status.
- Want to have breakfast with Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)? RSVP below in FOMO.
- The Trump admin just hired a Sharia Law crusader.
- TBT to VRA -- it may be making a comeback.
- Black grad students at Harvard are doing their own thing.
- Now that the country seems to have a scandal every day, there's really no need for a TV show of the same name. Prepare to say farewell to Olivia Pope.
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- Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) demands an emergency hearing.
- Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) asks WTF?
- Google partners to see more entrepreneurs of color.
- Barack Obama is a prisoner to selfies.
- Julián Castro pens a book.
- BET is leaving DC.
- A Miami Dem eyes Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen’s seat.
- Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) champions better data for AAPI.
- Congressman Raúl Labrador (R-ID) runs for governor.
- Trump administration denies Native American tribe college prep.
- Meet the Morehouse grad running for mayor of Birmingham.
- Shaq is running. Not on a court -- for office.
- The Beat DC's Podcast Premieres.
- Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) flexes diverse staff.
- The Trump administration targets displaced Haitians.
- President Obama is in Italy.
- Texas sues MALDEF.
- John Oliver tells Ajit Pai to go FCC yourself.
- What has Congressman Cedric Richmond (D-LA) been doing at the helm of the CBC? You asked and he answered.
- Lester Holt is to interview Donald Trump at the WH this week.
- AAPI women hold an influential and rapidly growing buying power.
- Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) on his divine bond with his CoS.
- Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke began his listening tour of Bears Ears.
- TV One to air NUL's State of Black America.