• FCC Chair Ajit Pai comes out against Trump’s national 5G network.
• Trump extends an olive branch to African leaders ahead of their conference this weekend.
• Want to work for the Obama Foundation? Meet their new Director of People.
• Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara launches task force on democracy.
• Ken Chenault named Chairman and Managing Director of venture capital fund.
• Michelle Obama picks Ellen DeGeneres for her first post-White House television interview.
• Cleveland MLB team shelves Native American logo.
• Airbnb launches response to Trump’s “shithole” comments.
• Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and Oversight Dems want to subpoena Homeland Security over Russian interference.
• President of Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce running for congressional seat.
• Meet the Pulitzer Prize-winning journo just named MSNBC Correspondent.
• WSJ names a new Assistant Managing Editor.
• HRC’s 2008 campaign manager says she was overruled on the firing of a campaign advisor accused of harassment.
• Former UN Ambassador Bill Richardson quits Myanmar advisory board.

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• Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) fires CoS for “improper conduct.”
• Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) urges Trump admin to reinstate directive on marijuana policy.
• Detroit City Council President jumps into congressional race.
• Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) intros bill on music licensing.
• Congressmen Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and Eliot Engel (D-NY) probe State Dept on retaliation against Obama-era staff.
• Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA) on AG Jeff Sessions and criminal justice reform.
• Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) teams with commentator Angela Rye on SOTU rebuttal.
• Omarosa leaves White House and heads to Big Brother.
• Congressman Mark Takano (D-CA) wants to know how much you’re paying for car insurance.
• Meet the HBCU grad nominated to the U.S. Tax Court.
• Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) has a new staffer.
• Civil rights pioneer announces MS congressional run.
• FL voters to decide on restoring voting rights to former felons.
• Univisión names new President and COO.
• Jemele Hill is Undefeated.
• NUL’s Marc Morial pushes for Black ownership in the NFL.
• Senator Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) re-election campaign wants you to join them. Apply!
• José Andrés had a dust-up with Ivanka Trump, but the air is clear now. WaPo’sHelena Andrews has the story. Check it out below in Blogs.

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• Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) is hosting Ivanka Trump today.
• He worked on Netflix's Luke Cage and the Get Down. Now he wants to come to Congress. Meet him and his contenders below.
• Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Bob Menéndez (D-NJ) push DOJ, UN on Venezuela.
• WH unveils immigration proposal as Congress continues negotiations.
• Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-NY) is in Puerto Rico today looking over post-hurricane recovery efforts.
• Outgoing AmEx CEO Ken Chenault joins Airbnb board.
• Smithsonian announces finalists for the design of the National Native American Veterans Memorial.
• Former NV Congressman Steven Horsford launches bid for old seat.
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce tapped former Obama advisor as VP of Strategic Alliances and Outreach.
• The Associated Press launched a marijuana beat.
• PR Governor Ricardo Rosselló says island has no money to pay creditors.
• Meet the new ABC News correspondent.
• Comcast has a new VP of Diversity & Inclusion.
• The National Conference of Democratic Mayors elects a new President.
• Meet the new Fellows from a Council on Foundations program to increase diversity in the philanthropy field.
• Former First Lady Michelle Obama to address school counselors at the Kennedy Center.
• NFL rejects a “Please Stand” Super Bowl ad by veterans group.
• Barack Obama and One America Appeal conclude fundraising with more than $41 million raised.
• Top NY Daily News editor under investigation for improper behavior.
• Roxana Saberi named CBS News correspondent.
• FOMO is chock full of amazing events! Check it out and RSVP for all of your faves.

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• Judge dismisses some charges against Senator Bob Menéndez (D-NJ) but leaves others standing.
• Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) has questions for Education Secretary DeVos.
• Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) continues to push on Puerto Rico.
• Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has message for Trump critics in Davos.
• Lawmakers ask DOJ & FBI to investigate fake comments on federal regulatory sites.
• Michelle Obama adds foodservice event in Dallas.
• Meet the new staff member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
• After pressure from the CBC, the Internet Association starts diversity initiative.
• DNC announces nearly $1 million in grants to engage communities of color.
• San Francisco changes Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day.
• Former Congressman John Conyers' son jumps into race ... almost.
• NYT names new slate of opinion writers.
• States defy FCC on net neutrality and Burger King jumps into the fray.
• Mayors snub the president after letter from DOJ.
• HUD’s Lynne Patton insults reporter April Ryan.
• Member of Trump’s Hispanic Advisory Council joins CNN as commentator.
• Black journo lodges racism complaint against Young Turks Network.
• Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to co-host PBS program.
• Two trailblazing journos honored with new award.
• My Brother’s Keeper Alliance holds final summit.
• NAACP-LDF sues DHS on behalf of Haitian TPS holders. Check it out in Blogs.

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• Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) to make history this spring with new baby.
• Lawmakers want answers from Labor Secretary Alex Acosta about rule on tips.
• The third time’s the charm for former First Lady Michelle Obama in Canada.
• John Leguizamo ponders a run for public office.
• GOP businessman running unopposed for Congress in Colorado.
• Check out the new database listing Black women running for office.
• Former Congresswoman Corrine Brown heads to jail on Monday.
• Conservative commentator Armstrong Williams poised to buy five TV stations from Sinclair Broadcasting.
• Uber hires is first-ever Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer.
• SCOTUS Justice Sonia Sotomayor heads off to Texas.
• Former SBA Administrator María Contreras-Sweet close to buying The Weinstein Company.
• Two ex-staffers for Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (D-USVI) plead guilty to distributing explicit material.
• London Breed replaced as San Francisco’s first Black Female Interim Mayor.
• Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) to be honored in Chicago.  
• NBCUniversal has a new VP of Programming & Diversity.
• Top House Dems again question Jared Kushner’s security clearance.
• The New Yorker’s Jelani Cobb to head center on civil rights news coverage at Columbia University.  

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• Dr. Ben Carson sued over WH Bible study sessions.
• Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) criticizes Trump for reportedly mocking Indian PM.
• Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) wants answers about State Department harassment.
• Congressman Donald McEachin (D-VA) intros healthcare bill for seniors and kids.
• Defunct Trump voter commission tried to buy info on Texas Latino voters.
• Brothers make history and become first Latinos to own and operate major film and TV studio.
• VA’s Lt. Gov says nah when the legislature honors member of the Confederacy.
• Morgan Stanley releases statement on firing Harold Ford.
• Montana bucks FCC net neutrality changes.
• POC named to Biden Foundation advisory councils.
• Meet the Smithsonian’s new Assistant Secretary for Communications and External Affairs.
• NEA taps former Obama appointee to lead Latino outreach.
• Obama appointee named VA’s new Commerce and Trade Secretary.
• Congressional Progressive PAC releases endorsements.
• DCCC breaks fundraising record.
• PR Governor moves to privatize electric utility company.
• Black astronaut sidelined from mission and brother claims racism and misogyny.
• Former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke’s Twitter account hacked.
• Hedge fund executive dismissed after misconduct claims.
• Be sure to catch Tiffany D. Cross on Keepin’ It Real with Rev. Al Sharpton today at 1:20! She’ll be talking the top political headlines driving the week.
• Hawaii Governor David Ige didn’t correct false missile alert sooner because he didn’t know his Twitter password. Get the story in Blogs.

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• Feds to try Senator Bob Menéndez (D-NJ) ... again.
• Congressman Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) is donating shutdown salary to “Dreamers” group, while Congressman Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL) offers support for border wall in exchange for legislation protecting the “Dreamers.”
• Congressman Danny Davis (D-IL) intros bail reform bill.
• Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) calls Trump “Cadet Bone Spurs.”
• Former First Lady Michelle Obama heads to Dallas.
• Former Obama appointee tapped as Airbnb’s new Director of Policy Initiatives.
• Meet the 2018 Rockefeller Foundation Fellows.
• Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) at odds with PR Governor Ricardo Rosselló.
• Omarosa signs with speakers bureau and is rumored to have recorded WH conversations.
• SCOTUS Justice Sonia Sotomayor treated by paramedics and back at court the same day.
• Group launches initiatives to increase number of Indian Americans elected to office.
• There’s a new collaboration to help Native-Serving Institutions.
• Van Jones to begin new show with JAY-Z as the first guest.
• Former WSJ reporter starts news service.
• GMA’s Robin Roberts to be honored by the Radio Television Digital News Foundation.
• PBS launches new four-part series on Native Americans.
• Axios publishes its 1st-anniversary staff photo and causes an oh-so-white Twitter storm.
• Did CMS Administrator Seema Verma violate an ethics agreement? The top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee wants to know.

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• New administration report tries to justify Muslim travel ban.
• Former NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito joins Latino Victory Fund.
• Outgoing AmEx CEO Ken Chenault named to Facebook board.
• California AG tells businesses to stop snitching or pay.
• Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) leads congressional effort to reestablish military-to-military communication with North Korea.
• First Black male President ends his term leading the National Press Club.
• Lawmakers ask for IG investigation of immigration enforcement practices.
• Senator Bob Menéndez (D-NJ) intros workers’ rights legislation.
• Telemundo International President Marcos Santana named to new position.
• Meet the new contributing editor at Forbes magazine.
• Real-life activists Nina Turner and Roland Martin make cameo appearances on Black Lightning comic book series.
• Hispanic Heritage Foundation announces partnership with the NFL.
• Former Congressman Chaka Fattah appeals sentence.
• TX Governor Greg Abbott is on the lookout for Black and Hispanic voters.
• The race in California’s 42nd Congressional District has turned ugly.
• Meet the 2018 Knight Fellows.
• Attorney Nirali Patel appointed Special Counsel to FCC Chairman.
• Barack Obama AND George W. Bush recently joined the same golf club. Which one?! Find out in Blogs.

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• Is your iPhone suddenly moving slow? The CBC asks Apple why.
• Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Congressman Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)return from Korean peninsula.
• Barack Obama huddles with Tom Pérez and Eric Holder.
• CHC voices opposition to proposed citizenship question on 2020 Census.
• DACA talks stall despite WH CoS meetings with legislators.
• Congressmen John Lewis (D-GA) and Bennie Thompson (D-MS) to be honored by the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum.
• HI Congresswomen ask for hearing on military involvement in emergency alerts.
• Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) pushes transportation package.
• CBC members mull SOTU demonstration or boycott.
• Young Latino doc wants to be Rhode Island’s next governor.
• TX Republican businessman wants to unseat incumbent Congressman Pete Olson (R-TX).
• CHC BOLD PAC backs Congressman Carlos Curbelo’s (R-FL) opponent.
• Mellody Hobson joins The Rockefeller Foundation.
• Grosvenor appoints Director to expand diverse manager platform.
• Internet Innovation Alliance announces its new Co-Chair.
• Freed journo returns to WaPo.
• Former Obama appointee’s plans to buy the Weinstein company gets stalled.
• Meet BuzzFeed’s new White House Correspondent.
• A Philadelphia Eagles teams with former First Lady Michelle Obama.
• Pacific Islander lawmakers ask for more funds to help migrants.
• Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) holds up Trump trade nominees.
• Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) leads push for subpoena on Homeland Security Muslim travel ban report.
• Administration withholding hurricane emergency loan for Puerto Rico.
• Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) intro bill on foreign meddling in elections.
• Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) intros legislation on human trafficking.

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• Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) to introduce bill decriminalizing marijuana.
• Congresswoman Mia Love (R-UT) comes face to face with Trump.
• Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) calls DHS Secretary complicit in Trump’s “shithole” comments.
• New report shows record number of Latino elected officials.
• Obama tees off with Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan.
• Meet the Spring Resident Fellows at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics.
• Bipartisan Senate bill on immigration and border security faces resistance from the right and left -- including CHC Chair Congresswoman Michelle Luján Grisham (D-NM). Read on.
• Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) intros bill to protect vets from predatory home lending.
• Boston’s only City Councilor of color weighs congressional run.
• Foreign Service Officer wants to serve in Congress.
• Detroit school board member is over HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson.
• Garden State lawmakers press DOJ about online gambling.
• Native Americans face voting obstacles.
• NABJ names 2018 convention chair.
• Labor Secretary Alex Acosta rolls out new guidelines making unpaid internships more likely.
• Less than a year after taking the reins, Teen Vogue Editor-in-Chief steps down.
• FAMU grad takes over the morning Huddle.
• Gubernatorial candidates for Florida and Massachusetts make NFL playoff wager.
• Former UN Ambassador Bill Richardson working on the release of two journos detained in Myanmar.
• LA Times has a new Assistant Managing Editor.
• CNN contributor A. Scott Bolden resumes Managing Partner role at top DC law firm.
• State Attorneys General jump into the net neutrality battle.

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• CBC Chair and Dems intro Trump censure resolution.
• Judge Greg Mathis rules out congressional run.
• FCC looking into Hawaii missile launch false alarm.
• DNC Chair Tom Pérez admits repairing rifts within the party a larger task than anticipated.
• CBC PAC endorses NM candidate who could be first Native American female in Congress.
• Feds reinstate DACA renewals as Congress continues negotiations.
• Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) launches a podcast.
• VP Pence gets an earful at historic Black church on Sunday.
• Angela Rye heads to BET.
• The Ballot Initiative Strategy Center is looking for an Executive Director. Apply below.
• Former CA Congressman Mike Honda pondering a mayoral run.
• OH lawyer considers congressional run.
• Labor Secretary Alex Acosta and Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao among contingent of officials heading to Davos.
• Justice Sonia Sotomayor heads to Houston.
• Indian Health Service nominee under fire for inconsistent answers on qualifications and political contributions.
• WaPo reporter Janell Ross placed on leave.
• Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA) takes issue with Donald Trump’s “pretty Korean lady” comments.
• Trump dismisses CBC recommendations on immigration policy.
• Former AG Eric Holder counseling CA state Senator Kevin de León in Senate race against Dianne Feinstein (D-CA).
• See the members boycotting the SOTU.
• NYT Executive Editor Dean Baquet talks with journo Christiane Amanpour about Trump, the free press, and the #MeToo movement.

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• Congresswoman Mia Love (R-UT) demands apology from Trump over Haiti comments.
• Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) leads call to subpoena Trump Organization.
• HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson announces $2 billion grant for homeless.
• Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA) meets with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for the first time.
• Oprah talks #TimesUp on CBS Sunday Morning this week.
• Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) intros legislation to strengthen small business loan program.
• Bill recognizing six new Native American tribes hit the president’s desk.
• CBC to honor Recy Taylor at SOTU.
• Meet Google’s new Global Head of Women and Black Engagement.
• Capitol Hill staffer is Univisión’s new Director of Government Relations.
• Latino Victory Fund expands its team.
• Obamas reveal plans for presidential center.
• POTUS44 tells David Letterman about the time he danced with Prince.
• Former Congressman Allen West joins Media Research Center.
• Ex-Trump appointee sets his sights on a congressional seat.
• Latin GRAMMY winner throws her hat in the ring for Congress.
• Telemundo’s new midday news show has a veteran anchor.
• Former NFLer-turned-Hill-staffer Derrick Dockery featured on Sunday show.
• Fashion designer Alexander Wang gets read.
• AFL-CIO names former staffer to lead grassroots efforts.
• DC native heads to NYT from LAT as the Old Gray Lady’s new alternative energy reporter.
• Meet Univisión’s new corporate social responsibility advisory board.

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• Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) goes after Treasury SecretaryMnuchin -- again.
• Official portraits of Obamas to be unveiled next month.
• Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) intros bill to curb union time at the VA.
• Michelle Obama heads to Indianapolis for talk.
• Congressmen Rubén Gallego (D-AZ) and Ted Lieu (D-CA) call on Trump to take nuclear option off the table in dealing with North Korea.
• Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) presses judicial nominee on sexual misconduct.
• Indian American investment banker makes congressional run in CT.
• Latino veteran looks to make big change with AZ gubernatorial run.
• Meet the journo who beat out 13,000 applicants for the NYT’s “52 Places Traveler” job.
• Shorenstein Center Announces Spring 2018 Fellows, A.M. Rosenthal Writer-in-Residence
• Judge dismisses lawsuit against Fox News in sexual misconduct case.
• The net neutrality fight hits the states.
• The chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc.'s Board of Directors makes money moves.
• Conservative watchdog group wants Colin Powell’s AOL emails.
• PR names shadow congressional delegation to push for island statehood.
• Congresswoman Marcia Fudge (D-OH) intros bill to help farmers.
• House votes to exempt Native American-owned businesses on tribal land from National Labor Relations Act.
• Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Neil Gorsuch are unlikely allies in police search cases. Read about it in Blogs.
• Could the former African American Mayor of a Boston suburb be MA’s next governor? Read all about Setti Warren in Blogs.

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• CHC Chair Congresswoman Michelle Luján Grisham (D-NM) crashes WH immigration meeting.
• Senators Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) join the Judiciary Committee and Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) heads to Armed Services.
• Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) to receive public service award.
• PR Governor Ricardo Rosselló in DC to deliver a stern message: not helping PR will have consequences come midterms.
• SF Acting Mayor wants position permanently but first, she needs support.
• Michelle Obama’s former Chief of Staff Tina Tchen speaks about what’s next in the #MeToo movement.
• Meet the 2018 TED Fellows.
• CNN makes changes to their roster.
• BET launches first ever social media awards.
• The NYT names a new Culture Editor.
• The third annual Native American TV Writers Lab is accepting applications.
• MSNBC tops all other cable networks among Black viewers during primetime.
• Judge orders administration to resume DACA renewals.
• DCCC’s Congressman Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) sets eyes on Congresswoman Mia Love (R-UT).
• We told you that Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI) was running for Governor. Well, she's not holding back as she officially launches her bid! Read more in Blogs.

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• Congressmen Pete Aguilar (D-CA) and Will Hurd (R-TX) working on bipartisan DACA legislation.
• Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC) out on medical leave.
• Former President Barack Obama heads to MIT next month.
• Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) presses Senate to change sexual harassment policy.
• Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) intros legislation to help fund HBCUs.
• Meet Viacom’s new “Chief People Officer.”
• SAMHSA Administrator moves to Surgeon General’s office.
• Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) staffer leaves Hill for Lambda Legal.
• Telemundo expands news coverage with new midday program.
• Latino writer Gustavo Arellano joins LA Times Opinion page.
• Lesbian Pastor makes move for Congressman Rubén Kihuen’s (D-NV) seat.
• Indian American MD legislator announces congressional run.
• A California congressional race just got more heated.
• CHC members join CA in challenging administration on environmental laws.
• For the first time ever, the Cherokee Nation will observe MLK holiday.
• Yahoo News names new Markets Reporter.
• The Atlantic brings on conservative editor.
• Tavis Smiley launches host of new projects.
• Senators battle FCC’s Ajit Pai and net neutrality.
• DeRay Mckesson joins Rock the Vote.

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• Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY) to be on committee investigatingCongressman Rubén Kihuen (D-NV).
• Maya Rockeymoore Cummings ends MD gubernatorial bid while husbandCongressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) recuperates from minor operation.
• Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) wants more women in the aviation field.
• A night of historic firsts at the Golden Globes.
• Judge Greg Mathis is considering a congressional run.
• PR Governor Ricardo Rosselló launches task force investigating deaths related to Hurricane Maria.
• Obama Foundation awards construction contract to diverse firms.
• Former President Barack Obama to be first guest on new David Lettermanshow.
• Thorn is looking for a Senior Manager of Government Affairs. Check it out below! 
• Meet the new leadership in Senator Mazie Hirono’s (D-HI) offices.
• FCC Chair Ajit Pai reportedly canceled CES appearance because of death threats.
• Trump nominates Michelle Giuda as an Assistant Secretary of State.
• Congressman Will Hurd (R-TX) staffer leaves Capitol Hill for new job.
• Congresswoman Mia Love (R-UT) rejects overtures from conservative PAC.
• Congressman Carlos Curbelo’s (R-FL) gets some reelection help.
• Indian American political wunderkind contemplating congressional run.
• Oprah 2020?
• Meet the new member of CNN’s Politics team.
• Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) clashes with Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) over Cuba.
• Black unemployment numbers are down.
• Former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke heads to court.

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• Congressmen Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) pause POTUS on nukes.
• Trump dumps controversial voter fraud commission and shifts to pushing voter ID.
• FCC Chair Ajit Pai cancels appearance at the Consumer Electronics Show.
• HuffPost’s BlackVoices Editor lands at Blavity as Editor-in-Chief.
• Native Americans across the country battle at the ballot box.
• Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) to lead CBC forum on the lack of diversity in Trump judicial nominees.
• Will Congresswoman Mia Love (R-UT) make a Senate run?
• Meet the first Asian American to own and publish an LGBT newspaper.
• CBS News’ Alex Wagner to join The Circus.
• Essence Magazine is once again Black-owned.
• EPIX EVP Jocelyn Díaz steps down.
• Former Mike Pence advisor announces congressional run.
• Washington City Paper taps José Andrés and Ta-Nehisi Coates.
• GOP finds that Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) is irreplaceable.
• HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson forced to implement Obama-era rule on housing vouchers.
• BuzzFeed names Global Women’s Rights Reporter.
• Michelle Obama heads back to Canada.

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• Julián Castro kicks off 2018 with new PAC to help young, progressive candidates.
• Trump nominates first Japanese American to sit on the federal bench for judgeship.
• Joy Villa accuses Corey Lewandowski of sexual harassment.
• Congressman Darren Soto (D-FL) forms task force to help displaced Puerto Ricans.
• Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) calls for an investigation into how some bonds were sold in Puerto Rico.
• AL Senator-elect Doug Jones names his CoS.
• Meet the new National Director of NCAPA.
• Latino candidate throws his hat into the ring for NM congressional seat.
• Twitter temporarily blocked former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke.
• Convicted Philly judge wants a second chance at a first try for Congress.
• DOJ is pushing for a citizenship question on 2020 Census.
• Heritage Foundation names a new CoS.
• The Leadership Conference and The Education Fund have some new staffers.
• Wells Fargo taps civil rights leaders for stakeholder advisory council.
• FCC slaps Sinclair Broadcasting with fine but Commissioner Mignon Clyburn is unimpressed.
• Longtime ABC News anchor Elizabeth Vargas is leaving the network.
• BuzzFeed fires its WH correspondent.
• Politico Pro has a new reporter focusing on healthcare issues.
• Immigration activist José Antonio Vargas is coming out with a new book.
• NPR builds their political team with two new hires.

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• Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Tim Scott (R-SC) both played integral roles in the tax bill. See below.
• CBC members press Microsoft on arbitration practices.
• Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA) presses CDC on “banned” words.
• Congresswoman Mia Love (R-UT) wants to find the leaker from the closed-door meeting with Donald Trump Jr.
• Dems press party leadership on DACA legislation.
• HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson tours hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico -- sort of. He was also named commencement speaker at Liberty University.
• OMB delays decision on the use of “negro” and other terms on federal forms.
• Meet the Hill staffer tapped to be VA’s new Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources.
• Congresswoman Norma Torres (D-CA) has a new Communications Director.
• Justice Sonia Sotomayor taps a Black female clerk.
• Groups want Senator-elect Doug Jones to remember at hiring time that diverse voters put him over the top.
• The American Hotel & Lodging Association names a former Hill staffer as the VP of Government Affairs.
• The Heritage Foundation makes history naming its first Black President.
• HRC and Obama alum launches new firm.
• WH CoS John Kelly meets with Black Republicans and tells them he’s looking for talented staff regardless of race.
• Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim selling his stake in the Old Gray Lady.
• Univisión anchor Jorge Ramos on being a Latino immigrant in the Trump era.
• Civil rights attorney jumps into SF mayoral race, while Interim Mayor still mum on launching bid.
• Muslim attorney in western MA set to challenge incumbent Congressman.
• Deep-blue CT makes history by electing two young Black Republicans.
• Judge denies former Congresswoman Corrine Brown’s bid to stay out of jail.
• Major networks are becoming more inclusive of Asian Americans. Check it out below in blogs! 

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• Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) gets sponsor for marijuana legislation.
• Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA) and Congressman Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) call for probe into harassment and assault claims at immigrant detention centers.
• Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) call out student loan companies.
• Hawaii’s Attorney General Douglas Chin jumps into the congressional race.
• With Congressman Rubén Kihuen (D-NV) bowing out, is former CongressmanSteven Horsford readying for a comeback?
• The first Black police chief of Charlottesville, VA resigns.
• MSNBC Latino staffer named Director of Booking.
• Colorado Dems rename annual dinner for Obamas.
• Meet the new WaPo Africa Bureau Chief.
• PBS fires back at Tavis Smiley.
• UN Ambassador Nikki Haley vetoes Jerusalem resolution.
• Puerto Rico government orders review of post-hurricane deaths.
• Solidarity Strategies gives three staffers the holiday gift of a promotion.
• Jelani Cobb weighs in on Cornel West’s beef with Ta-Nehisi Coates, and Jesús “Chuy” García holds a big lead in race to replace Congressman Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL). Check both out in Blogs.

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