• Dismissed juror in Senator Bob Menéndez’s (D-NJ) corruption trial has something to say.
• Details emerge in the case of Sgt. La David Johnson’s ambush death in Niger.
• Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) takes Equifax’s CEO to task.
• FUSION wants to tell YOUR story! Ready to pitch Henry Louis Gates, Viola Davis, and Meryl Streep? Now is your chance! See below.
• Congressman Al Green (D-TX) promises impeachment hearings before the holidays.
• Meet the new COO of the Opportunity Finance Network.
• Meet The Atlantic’s new class of Fellows for its Racial Equity program.
• Congressman Carlos Curbelo (R-TX) to be honored at Harvard.
• Guam Senator weighing a congressional run.
• Hawaii state Senator throws her hat into the ring for Congress.
• Vanity Fair set to make surprising move announcing new Editor.
• NPR has a new host for its Planet Money podcast.
• FCC chairman Ajit Pai pushes for rules changes, including on media ownership.
• CNN could face another racial discrimination lawsuit.
• Prosecutors in the Corrine Brown case want more than just prison time.
• The National Museum of the American Indian wants entries for designs on Veterans Memorial.
• NAACP to change its tax status.
• FEMA offers to airlift Puerto Rican residents to the mainland.
• Hundreds of students descend on the Senate to push for DREAM Act legislation.
• Judge orders Maryland to do something about the lack of investment in the state’s HBCUs.
• Take a look at the influence of Black chefs in the White House.
• Steph Curry talks troops, protests and Veterans Day in “The Noise” below. Check it out in blogs.

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• Barack Obama dismissed from jury duty but not before making a promise to the judge.
• Dems threaten a shut down over DACA.
• Chance the Rapper shows up at a Chicago City Council meeting opposing a Rahm Emanuel plan.
• Michelle Obama speaks at Dreamforce.
• Trump reverses Barack Obama’s Cuba policy.
• Congressmen Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) and Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) intro bill to waive cost-sharing to rebuild Puerto Rico.
• See Minyon Moore’s advice to Donna Brazile.
• It’s #TBT. We throw it back to this time last year. Sigh.
• Senator Bob Menéndez (D-NJ) may face Senate Ethics Panel.
• Meet the first Afro Latina to anchor major news broadcast.
• Makan Delrahim is at the center of a controversial caveat in the AT&T/Time Warner merger. 
• CNN en Español senior anchor steps down after more than two decades.
• Yahoo! News has a new chief tech correspondent.
• Teen Vogue sleeps just when they got woke.
• Congressman Al Lawson (D-FL) gets a challenger.
• AZ GOPer mulling congressional run while Indian American candidate jumps into another AZ Congressional race.
• Latino Victory Fund not backing down from doing controversial political ads.
• Members intro legislation to fight food deserts.
• The Creative Thread Foundation announces its inaugural board -- see the impressive and diverse list.
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Seema Verma says states will be allowed to impose Medicaid work requirements.
• Questlove talks hip hop's influence on the culture in a penned piece for the NYT. Check it out in blogs.

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• The people of color who made historic wins last night.
• Congressional members of color running for governor -- what are their prospects?
• Barack Obama reports for jury duty today.
• Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence (D-MI) places CoS on leave. 
• WH staffers say Omarosa is a major distraction.
• Juror in Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) trial: What's a senator? 
• HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson loses his mother.
• The Atlanta mayoral race in Black and white.
• Republican-turned-Democratic Hawaii legislator considering congressional run while another throws his hat in the ring.
• Longtime staffer for Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA) heads to a think tank.
• See the Black corporate board members in tech.
• Meet the new hires at Will Packer Media.
• Move to End Violence wants you to be their next Co-Director. 
• NCAA responds to congressional letter asking about diversity efforts.
• There’s a new Managing Editor of El Nuevo Herald.
• Puerto Rico officials tell Congress island will need “unprecedented” level of aid.
• Retiring Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) talks about her plans post-Congress.
• FOMO is filling up with holiday events! Don't forget to send us yours: info@thebeatdc.com.

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• Former HUD Secretary Julián Castro confirms he has 2020 in his sights.
• Former First Lady Michelle Obama speaks today at the world’s largest software gathering after celebrating Valerie Jarrett in Vegas.
• See the members of color who have a seat at the table marking up the tax reform bill.
• Former aides accuse Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence (D-MI) of ignoring complaints about her Chief of Staff.
• Tom Pérez on Election Day -- he says he came to win.
• Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) to undergo immunotherapy.
• Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI) had a gun pointed at her head, now she intros bill to help others.
• Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) walks out of moment of silence for TX victims.
• Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) begins inquiry into pharma company pushing opioids.
• The fate of Senator Bob Menéndez (D-NJ) now is in the hands of jurors.
• Congressman Will Hurd (R-TX) is on list of most vulnerable Republicans.
• Former Education Secretary John King joins board of Teach Plus.
• Native American leaders meet with Trump. His advice? Break the law.
• Meet the new board chair at the Institute for Educational Leadership.
• There’s a new staffer on the Joint Economic Committee.
• Find out who’s on this year’s EBONY magazine’s Power 100 list.
• Temple University honors NYT Executive Editor Dean Baquet.
• Senators Cory Booker, Bob Menéndez, and Bill Nelson press CDC on staffing for hurricane recovery efforts in Puerto Rico and the USVI.
• Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) takes the stage at the Gridiron Club’s winter soirée.
• Judiciary Committee investigates Native American tribe’s contract with

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• Obama Foundation adds new members to its Board of Directors.
• Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) asks for floor vote on DREAM Act.
• Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Kamala Harris (D-CA) intro bill on sex trafficking.
• SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas talks Anita Hill, NMAAHC, and race.
• DNC’s Tom Pérez and Keith Ellison speak out as more details from Donna Brazile’s bombastic book emerge.
• Barack Obama writes to Americans upset about current political climate.
• Meet the new VP for the Campaign For Black Male Achievement.
• Congresswoman Marcia Fudge (D-OH) names new Comms Director.
• See what Eric Holder has to do with Colin Kaepernick’s NFL grievance.
• Steve Harvey continues to face fallout after meeting with Donald Trump.
• FCC Chairman Aji Pai looking to cut program that helps low-income phone and internet users.
• Sharon Epperson returns to CNBC.
• Oprah honored by Elie Wiesel Foundation.
• Public TV highlights Native American Month.  
• Telemundo chief César Conde honored.
• Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA) calls out Emmys on lack of diversity.
• Apple investor pushes company to increase diversity among top ranks.
• TPS for Central Americans and Haitians could disappear.
• Lawmakers push DOJ on transgender rights.
• Racist flyers circulate in NJ mayoral race.
• Former Congresswoman Corrine Brown’s second request for sentencing delay denied.
• Holiday festivities are ramping up! Hit us up at info@thebeatdc.com with details of your gatherings and keep an eye on FOMO.

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• A beef between Congressman Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) and CHC Chair Michelle Luján Grisham (D-NM) may derail his chances to join the all-Dem Caucus.
• Obama’s “summer White House” home for sale on Martha’s Vineyard.
• Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) breaks with GOP over tax plan.
• Several POC on list of top DC lobbyists.
• Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (D-CA) makes sexual harassment claims.
• With a key election around the corner, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) andCongressman Keith Ellison (D-MN) go out on the campaign trail in VA.
• SCOTUS Justice Sonia Sotomayor is penning three books.
• Fallout continues from Donna Brazile’s major bombshell.
• Meet the POC, a Trump appointee, in the thick of the AT&T/Time Warner merger.
• Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) sues for Trump hotel info and gets honorary doctorate.
• Univisión re-ups contract with CEO.
• Harry Belafonte and Ford Foundation’s Darren Walker team to change the face of NYC.
• Cuban American lawmakers ask GAO to look at admin response to sonic attacks in Cuba.
• Congressman Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) questions big Sinclair media merger.
• Congressman Jimmy Gómez (D-CA) leads 78 colleagues in calling for TPS extension.
• Native American journos decry lack of representation in media.
• NABJ looking for convention sites.
• Ithaca College names first Latina President.
• Strippers in NYC say racism is stopping their money moves. Make it rain no more. A drought is coming. Check it out in blogs.

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• Michelle Obama takes the stage at the inaugural summit and leads in 2020 polls.
• Closing arguments today in Senator Bob Menéndez (D-NJ) trial.
• Congressman Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL) filing Trump impeachment docs.
• Obama releases video urging ACA sign up.
• CHC still unsure on Congressman Carlos Curbelo (R-FL).
• Former CBC ED launches firm.
• Telemundo has a new talent recruiter.
• Trump taps person of color for U.S. Attorney slot.
• House Dems plan “solidarity” event today at U.S. Capitol in support of PR andthe USVI.
• Lawmakers intro bipartisan bill on a legal permanent status for some TPS recipients.
• Texas Democrats Congressmen Joaquín Castro and Beto O’Rourke want to #FreeRosa.
• Women of color figure prominently in Forbes' annual list of powerful women.
• There’s a dearth of Black writers on TV, and it shows.
• American Airlines CEO meets with Tamika Mallory and NAACP PresidentDerrick Johnson.
• NC educator wants to leave the classroom for the halls of Congress.
• Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) talks corporate concentration and what that means for labor.
• Members want answers on increased detention of pregnant immigrants.
• Attorneys for former Congresswoman Corrine Brown file another motion to delay sentencing.
• FL lawmakers want Sunshine State governor to extend SNAP hurricane exemptions.
• DNC hit over hiring preference email sent by a staffer.
• Rev. Al Sharpton kicks off the National Action Network Policy Conference today on Capitol Hill. Get details in FOMO.

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• Barack and Michelle Obama kick off summit.
• Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) says colleagues know all about that 420 good good.
• Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) intros bill to stop WH from preemptive strikes against North Korea.
• Check out who are the 2017 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors.
• Congressman Ami Bera (D-CA) has legislation to help protect the country’s power grid from cyberattacks.
• Asia Society names new Co-Chairs.
• A coalition of civil rights groups make demands of Mark Zuckerberg.
• Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) presses FEMA on housing help for displaced Floridians.
• Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) is looking for answers from the White House.
• Find out who’s the new writer on the Splinter staff.
• Congresswoman Mia Love (R-UT) talks Michelle Obama and being the first Black woman Republican in the House. 
• Longtime Televisa CEO to step down.
• Congresswoman Michelle Luján Grisham (D-NM) is way ahead in the Dem primary for NM governor.
• Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA) cites shady findings in Ossoff-Handel congressional race.
• Meet the judge presiding over the Manafort case.
• Colin Kaepernick's attorney says QB will be signed.
• Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) aims to curb sexual harassment on the Hill.
• DC brought some big guns to the 2022 Gay Games bid -- but it didn’t help.
• NM congressional candidate accused of stalking. Again.

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• Obama summit kicks off today.
• Defense rests in Senator Bob Menéndez’s (D-NJ) bribery trial after judge denies mistrial motion.
• Senate committee holds hearings today on federal response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico while House Republicans cancel hearing with San Juan Mayor Cruz.
• Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (D-FL) returns to DC today as WH Chief of Staff stands firm in false accusations.
• Obama Foundation kicks off its International Summit today in Chicago amid community concerns over the Obama Presidential Center.
• Move over Beyoncé, Michelle Obama has a new favorite song.
• Univisión’s top lobbyist heads to law firm.
• Joy Villa mulls congressional run. Where? Not even she knows.
• Washington state and Texas field new candidates aiming for Capitol Hill.
• New York state could see its first Latina mayor.
• HUD is working on a plan that could bring thousands of displaced Puerto Ricans to the mainland.
• Paul Manafort isn’t the only thing the FBI is investigating. Now, they’re also looking into that Whitefish contract.
• Women’s March organizers named Glamour magazine’s Women of the Year.
• Check out the follow up to the bizarre case of the Miami Beach City Commission candidate.
• The LA Times sat down with NAACP President Derrick Johnson. Check it out in blogs.

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• Julián Castro continues to fuel speculation he’s running in 2020.
• Gov. Ricardo Roselló kills Whitefish.
• Jury duty calls Barack Obama, and he answers yes.
• Lawyers for Senator Bob Menéndez (D-NJ) call for a mistrial.
• UN Ambassador Nikki Haley says nope to Secretary of State rumors.
• Hurricane Maria death count in Puerto Rico could be over 900.
• Texas Members Sheila Jackson Lee (D) and Al Green (D) summon Houston Texans owner after “inmates” comment.
• Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY) pushes for a Black Women’s Health Week.
• Women of color running the show on the Small Business Committee.
• Meet Uber’s new Chief Legal Officer and check out his connection to Barack Obama and Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA).
• “I Have a Dream” Foundation names a new President & CEO.
• Islamic Relief USA picks from within to helm the organization.
• Loretta Lynch honored by the Center for Reproductive Rights.
• AKAs say don’t mess with one of our own.
• The Grio has a new Chief.
• Univisión moves two big shows to its news division.
• Native American journo leaves University of ND over Standing Rock.
• A phallic exposé in Florida among (former) friends running for office.
• Former Congresswoman Corinne Brown could face many, many years in jail.
• Immigrant communities could help decide outcome of VA gubernatorial race.
• Judge tells military it can’t block the citizenship applications of immigrant recruits.
• Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) wants DOJ to track missing and murdered Native American women.  
• Trump administration will reportedly shrink the size of the Bears Ears monument.

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• Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) lend some bipartisan support to their colleague Senator Bob Menéndez (D-NJ).
• Eric Holder and Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) heading to VA this weekend.
• Congressman Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) wants to join the all-Democratic Congressional Hispanic Caucus.
• Michelle Obama once hosted Beyoncé at Camp David.
• DNC Chair Tom Pérez talks about the committee’s role in funding the dossier on Trump.
• Lawmakers tour Puerto Rico, USVI, and Florida. 
• Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence (D-MI) wants mandatory sexual harassment training on Capitol Hill.
• Congressman Lou Correa (D-CA) wants the VA to study weed for vets.
• Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) wants Twitter to answer for Russia accounts.
• NYPD is investigating threats against CNN’s Don Lemon.
• Telemundo launches investigative unit.
• CNN’s Manu Raju honored with congressional reporting award.
• Trump’s “African American” is running for Congress.
• Indian American businessman launches congressional bid.
• Trio of Latina engineers sues Uber for discrimination.
• Members intro bills to clean up ports and provide fair wages for truck drivers.
• Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) wants spectrum on the market.
• Congressman Al Lawson (D-FL) may have a challenger.
• GAO to investigate Trump’s commission on voter fraud.
• Chicago Deputy Mayor Andrea Zopp taking on new role in the Windy City.
• It’s a World Series wager for lawmakers. And they say keep your money -- put your food where your mouth is.
• Beats By Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA)!
• Charles Duncan passed away last week. He worked for many major Democratic campaigns and served in the Carter and Clinton administrations. Public viewing is today in Raleigh.
• Lawmakers get answers on what happened in Niger. Check it out in blogs.

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• Senator Bob Menéndez’s (D-NJ) trial focuses on definition of a bribe.
• Meet the Obama alumna vying to become the first Muslim woman in Congress.
• Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and New Mexico Governor Susana Martínez (R)head to VA.
• Meet the guy who could be Colorado’s first Black member of Congress.
• Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT)team up to intro bill to lower drug prices.
• HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson says if you question his qualifications, you’re stupid.
• Massachusetts could make history if this candidate wins a seat in Congress.
• Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Congressmen G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) report back from their tech industry diversity meetings.
• Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) brings VALOR to vets.
• Lawmakers call for immediate aid to schools in PR and the USVI.
• Filipino WWII veterans finally honored with the Congressional Gold Medal.
• A Black prayer on the Senate floor. Check it out below.
• Meet the new comms associate at HUD.
• Vox brings in a new Senior Politics Reporter.
• Nominee to head Customs and Border Protection finally gets his hearing.
• Trump marks the end of a travel ban with another one.
• Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-NY) intros a bill that creates a prize for cleaning the environment.
• Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló and San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz question contract to help rebuild PR’s electric grid.
• Congressman Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) introduces a bicameral bill to create a Medicare-type option in the healthcare marketplace.
• Cuba strongly denies it had anything to do with mysterious ailments felling some U.S. diplomats.

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• President Eric Holder and Senator Rubén Gallego -- yep. It could be a thing.
• Congressman Al Green (D-TX) schools Ben Carson over budget cuts.
• DNC Chair Tom Pérez hits Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) on the way out.
• Congressman Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) smells something fishy with contract to repair Puerto Rico’s electric grid.
• FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn and FCC Chairman Ajit Pai will butt heads today.
• NAB to honor GMA’s Robin Roberts.
• Meet the new editor of Jezebel.
• Congressmen Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and John Conyers (D-MI) criticize “massive diversion” of new congressional probe.
• Former Congresswoman Corrine Brown’s lawyers ask for delay in sentencing.
• NAACP issues advisory against traveling on American Airlines.
• Legislators want a chief executive to oversee hurricane recovery efforts in PR.
• Senators Kamala Harris (D-CA), Bob Menéndez (D-NJ) press DHS on “DREAMer” data.
• Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) intros legislation to spur small businesses.
• Ex WH advisor accused of being a white supremacist appears to confirm that with latest comments.
• Puerto Rico files a long shot bid to be Amazon’s second headquarters.
• NIH gives millions in research funds to HBCU.
• Movie highlighting Flint water crisis premieres this Saturday.
• National Park Service backs away from supporting Black Panther project at UC Berkeley.

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• Barack Obama and Eric Holder announce partnership.
• Asian American leaders launch AAPI Progressive Action.
• Civil rights groups file a lawsuit against HUD Secretary Ben Carson.
• DNC members approve resolution calling for statehood for Puerto Rico.
• Obama and Steph Curry hit the links.
• UN Ambassador Nikki Haley efforts peace in Sudan.
• Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) intros environmental justice bill.
• Native Staff Association comes to the 115th Congress.
• Senate candidate Kevin de León is flush with campaign cash but there’s a catch.
• Senior Black executives are in the throes of forming a PAC.
• CAPAC staffer joins AAPIData.
• Progressive millennial group names Columbia, SC Mayor Steve Benjamin Co-Chair.
• One of the racial discrimination suits against Fox News is dropped.
• NAHJ sends communications equipment to Puerto Rico.
• WaPo brings on new sportswriter.
• There's a National Museum of the American Latino coming! We talk to the guy leading the effort in The Beat DC podcast.
• TMCF names new president.
• Columbia University earmarks $100 million for diversity efforts.
• Senator Bob Menéndez (D-NJ) wants an investigation into EPA. 
• Obama alumnus Chris Lu says stop ignoring Asian American community.
• Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) goes after Jared Kushner’s business dealings and use of personal email for official business.
• Don't forget to tune into Keepin’ It Real with Rev. Al Sharpton today, and every Tuesday, at 1:20P ET to catch The Beat DC’s Tiffany D. Cross taking on the news du jour.

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• Julián Castro 2020?
• Former President Barack Obama joins the other living presidents for hurricane relief concert.
• WH COS John Kelly misrepresents Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (D-FL), and CBC women demand apology from him.
• What happened with the ‘Colored Girls’ drama and DNC Chair Tom Pérez? We’ve got your recap.
• Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) says #MeToo.
• FCC Chairman Ajit Pai heads to the Hill.
• Meet the two Black GOPers hoping to unseat Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI).
• Former Obama intern drops out of PA congressional race.
• BlackPAC mobilizes in Virginia.
• Latino group threatens to rally against Verizon for removing Univisión from its lineup.
• Meet the new President of the Association of Film Commissioners.
• CLS Strategies has a new Managing Director.
• Jemele Hill is not backing down from her comments.
• Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) crosses aisle to intro bipartisan next-gen broadband bill.
• Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA) intros bill blocking Trump mandate on birth control.
• NAACP Interim President Derrick Johnson named its permanent leader.
• Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is skipping women’s conference to meet with San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz.
• Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) introduces a Diwali resolution.
• Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) presses WH on use of private email servers.
• Suge Knight allegedly called Straight Outta Compton Director F. Gary Gray and threatened him while he was filming. But when it came time to testify, Gray says he doesn’t recall. Check it out in Blogs.

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• Obama throws shade without naming Trump and tries to smooth tensions in VA.
• Lawmakers want VP Mike Pence to reimburse Treasury for NFL walkout.
• Rumors target ‘Colored Girls’ at the DNC’s Fall meeting.
• Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) Codes Like a Girl.
• Obama the movie coming soon to a cinema near you.
• WH COS John Kelly criticizes Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (D-FL).
• UN Ambassador Nikki Haley calls Russian interference in 2016 “warfare.”
• Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló asks for equal treatment for island residents.
• Michelle Obama talks leadership in Austin.
• Oprah is back on 60 Minutes this Sunday.
• Senators push for an accurate death toll in Puerto Rico.
• Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) says women can invite sexual assault ...
• YWCA CEO Alejandra Castillo shares her vision for the organization.
• LPAC names Urvashi Vaid as interim Executive Director.
• Jacksonville Jaguars owner says he knows why Trump is obsessed with the NFL.
• FCC Chair Ajit Pai pauses review of proposed Sinclair takeover.
• GQ Mexico edition names José Díaz-Balart its International Journalist of the Year.
• Meet The Daily Beast’s new Senior Editor.
• Drug policy reformers honor Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ).
• CA blocks state and local jurisdictions from sharing any personal info on religion with the feds.
• Silicon Valley, top corporations forming new coalition to advocate for “DREAMers.”
• We’ve got an edition of Beats By, y’all! We talk Kendrick Lamar withCongresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY).
• 2016 race between then-Congressman Mike Honda and now-Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) revealed divisions among AAPI voters.

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• Amex’s Ken Chenault steps down.
• The Obama letters. Read some excerpts from notes he sent his college girlfriend.
• Senator Bob Menéndez (D-NJ) calls on Google to help stop counterfeiters.
• Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) slams congressional colleagues over Americans with disabilities.
• Tom Pérez just nominated new DNC members who would greatly increase diversity numbers. See who below.
• Son of Ugandan immigrants announces run against Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY).
• VA Gubernatorial candidate leaves Lt. Gov. nominee off flier.
• Congressional Hispanic Staff Association election results are in.
• Fox News is refusing to turn over records in racial discrimination suit.
• Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA) wants investigation into controversial DEA law.
• Loretta Lynch and SCOTUS justices head to Harvard Law for bicentennial.
• Justice Clarence Thomas now has a spot at NMAAHC.
• Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks about being a woman of color on the high court.
• Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) intros bill calling for more gun violence research.
• House Committee to investigate hurricane recovery efforts currently underway in Puerto Rico.
• The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe sues Amazon and Microsoft.
• #TBT: Meet the first Black artist to paint the official White House portrait.
• Eric Holder says Trump crossed a line.
• ACLU files FOIA request on report of FBI surveillance of African Americans.
• Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) demands subpoena for Michael Flynn records.   
• There’s a new actor lined up to play Colin Powell.
• Join us on Monday to hear from former NFL players about the intersection of sports and social justice. RSVP in FOMO!

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• Barack Obama hits the campaign trail.
• Eric Holder keynotes DNC fall gathering in Las Vegas.
• Widow finally gets a call from Trump. What he said will leave you shook.
• Meet the new Deputy Chief of Staff to CHC Chair Congresswoman Michelle Luján Grisham (D-NM).
• Alaskan Native woman poised to make history at the Interior Department.
• Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) is filling up her campaign coffers.
• Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) endorses Ben Jealous for governor of Maryland.
• Congresswoman Mia Love’s (R-UT) fundraising efforts hit a bump.
• Former GOP Congressman Francisco “Quico” Canseco is back and challengingCongressman Joaquín Castro (D-TX).
• FCC Chairman Ajit Pai finally weighs in on Trump’s First Amendment comments and tweets.
• Tom Joyner sticks around for two more years.
• WH Advisor Peter Navarro alleges manufacturing decline increases abortions.
• The Blacksonian launches campaign for the Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap.
• Meet the new political reporter at the Washington Examiner.
• Puerto Rico’s representative in Congress says things would be different if the island were a state.
• USNS Comfort, the hospital ship sent to Puerto Rico, sits nearly empty.
• Nine states and DC sue DHS for immigration data.
• Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY) and bipartisan NY legislators ask FEMA to finish Hurricane Sandy rebuilding project.
• Gold Star Khan family slams Trump.
• Have you helped the hashtag #MeToo trend? The campaign was actually first started by a Black woman ten years ago. Read about it in Blogs.

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• Yes, President Obama called the families of fallen soldiers. Now back to the issue at hand.
• Senator Bob Menéndez (D-NJ) trial proceeds.
• Trump eyes Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s spot on SCOTUS.
• CBC Chair Congressman Cedric Richmond (D-LA) pens letter to NFL owners. 
• Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) asks health insurers to work with Las Vegas shooting victims.
• Former NFL player becomes frontrunner in congressional run.
• Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby gets challengers.
• DOJ is considering stripping protections from undocumented children.
• CHC names a new Chief of Staff.
• Miami congressional candidate says she’s had close encounters of the alien kind.
• Congressman Darren Soto (D-FL) has a slow fundraising stint but is still ahead of rivals.
• Some prisons still ignoring edict on feminine hygiene products.
• Meet Wells Fargo’s new VP.
• Women’s March co-founder says she was profiled and booted off airline flight.
• A pipeline named for pilgrims threatens Native Americans and NY’s water supply.
• New study finds pipeline for Black women in the corporate world particularly hard.
• Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (D-FL) vows protections for residents of long-term care facilities.

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• CHC wants the tech community to release diversity numbers.
• CBC, top Dems question the FBI’s “Black Identity Extremists” threat report.
• CA state Senate leader Kevin de León makes it official: he’s running againstSenator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA).
• Chance The Rapper teams with Obama.
• CHC Chair and gubernatorial candidate Congresswoman Michelle Luján Grisham (D-NM) gets an endorsement from Westeros.
• The Obama Foundation holds its first training. Guess who made a cameo?
• Meet the artists who will paint the official portraits of the Obamas.
• Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) calls for an investigation into Puerto Rico’s drinking water.
• Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) pushes for more aid for the hurricane-ravaged USVI.
• CHC members ask for help for foreign-born military veterans.
• Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) says tax reform by Thanksgiving is not happening.
• Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA), Congressman Ami Bera (D-CA), andCongressman Joaquín Castro (D-TX) blast proposed cuts to African aid.
• Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA) pushes for more experienced educators in high-need districts.
• Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) and actress Uzo Aduba to be featured honorees at the Human Rights Campaign dinner.
• Lin-Manuel Miranda’s new song on track to be #1.
• Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) joins group asking FCC to put an end to cell phones in jail.
• Former NFLer tells Congress full-contact practices should end.
• Colin Kaepernick claps back.
• Could UN Ambassador Nikki Haley be the next Secretary of State if Rex Tillersonleaves?
• Former National Security Advisor Susan Rice has two words for AIPAC...
• The Hispanic Heritage Foundation and other groups sponsor first-ever hack against racism.
• Malia Obama attends Black student convocation. Read to the bottom!
• The Electoral Justice Project is hosting a national launch call TONIGHT! RSVP to join.

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