Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) announced Tuesday that she is pregnant with her second child, due later this year. She will become the first Senator to give birth while in office, though not the first member of Congress.
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The Biden Foundation on Monday announced the formation of two advisory councils to support its work to end violence against women and advance LGBTQ equality. Meet some of the people of color on the councils.
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Cuban American Ozzie Areu is leaving his post as President of Tyler Perry Studios' President, Executive Producer, and Perry's right-hand man. After ten years, he is launching Areu Bros., his own studio venture with his brother Will, who has also worked for the media mogul for nine years.
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The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) is suing Secretary Dr. Ben Carson and HUD for dodging records requests related to a White House Bible study.
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When the VA Senate moved to pay tribute to Confederate Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s birthday, VA Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax -- the state’s first Black statewide elected official in almost 30 years -- chose to hand over the gavel to another official and left his presiding post in protest.
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Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) was approached by several whistleblowers who alleged harassment by a senior State Department employee. Cummings sent a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson requesting information.
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Yesterday, WaPo reported that senior administration officials told them that Donald Trump has been known to “affect an Indian accent” to imitate Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) issued a statement saying that he “was appalled ..."
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The Rockefeller Foundation has announced the inaugural class of a new Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship
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Former First Lady Michelle Obama is heading to Dallas in March. She will be taking part in the #hearhere Speaker Series at Winspear Opera House on March 8th.
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One lesson Donald Trump learned this weekend -- don’t come for Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL).
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The Justice Department said on Friday that it plans to retry Senator Bob Menéndez (D-NJ) and co-defendant Dr. Salomón Melgen, despite a jury failing to reach a verdict in the federal corruption case.
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Airbnb has tapped Crystal Brown as its new Director of Policy Initiatives.
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The Nieman Foundation yesterday announced the nine 2018 Knight Visiting Fellows. Each will spend time at Harvard University to work on an innovative project designed to advance journalism.
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Yesterday, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee, and newly appointed member Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) was not having any of it.
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The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund yesterday released its comprehensive analysis of Latino political representation in the U.S. and found that the number of Latinos in elected office has increased by nearly ten percent in the last few years.
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Congresswoman Mia Love (R-UT), the first and only Haitian American in Congress, came face to face with Donald Trump for the first time since the president reportedly called Haiti, El Salvador, and African nations “shithole countries.”
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Angela Rye is heading to BET to lead a special news show launching this month. The CNN commentator is set to host and executive produce the quarterly news show, which will examine issues and stories impacting Black America. The first episode of the series is tentatively titled Angela Rye’s State of the Union and will be a primetime rebuttal to Donald Trump’s State of the Union address. It will air on Wednesday, January 31st at 10P.
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Until recently, William Cunningham served as Investigative Counsel on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Now, the South Jersey native is running for Congress hoping to fill the seat of retiring Congressman Frank LoBiondo (R–NJ) in the Garden State's 2nd congressional district.
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Former California Congressman Mike Honda is contemplating throwing his hat into the city of San Jose's 2018 mayoral race -- a move that could make what has so far looked like an easy re-election campaign for sitting Mayor Sam Liccardo a challenge.
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During the now-infamous “shithole” meeting at the White House, WaPo reports that Donald Trump dismissed concerns and recommendations by the Congressional Black Caucus.
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