Donald Trump late last week announced another wave of U.S. Attorney nominees. Among them was Kenji M. Price, who has been nominated to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawai'i
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The Inspector General’s office at HUD yesterday confirmed that there is an “open matter” with regard to HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson and the role that his family has played at the Department.
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Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY) is reaching across the aisle to team up with Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) to start the Congressional Smart Cities Caucus.
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Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) said that Bitcoin mining should be regulated in the same fashion as proposed carbon taxes.
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In celebration of Black History Month, Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) introduced a bipartisan resolution to honor the Buffalo Soldiers.
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Mark Burns, the evangelical Pastor who was an early and vocal supporter of Donald Trump, has entered the race to succeed retiring Congressman Trey Gowdy (R-SC).
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So far Emilio Huerta is the only Democrat who is challenging Congressman David Valadao (R-CA) in California’s 21st District -- and his mom, civil rights activist Dolores Huerta, wants to keep it that way.
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Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Congressman Cedric Richmond (D-LA) says the House Homeland Security Committee needs to hold a hearing to explore mass shootings as the "domestic terrorism they are."
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The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) announced that embattled National President Roger Rocha refused to step down. His refusal to step down has led to the resignation of long-time LULAC CEO Brent Wilkes.
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Attorney Sharice Davids announced her candidacy Thursday for the 3rd Congressional District seat in Kansas. The Democrat is hoping to unseat Congressman Kevin Yoder (R-KS). Davids was most recently a White House Fellow during the Obama administration, where she was placed in the Department of Transportation. The 37-year-old is a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation and spent time working as a legal counsel on a reservation in South Dakota before her stint at the White House. If elected, she could become the first Native American woman in Congress.
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NAACP has named Tiffany D. Loftin their National Director of Youth and College.
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Shaun King and five other activists are co-founding the Real Justice PAC, a political action committee to help elect progressive attorneys at the county and city levels.
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Bokeem Woodbine will be the lead in the Eric Holder-inspired drama, Main Justice.
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Ailsa Chang has been named a co-host of NPR's All Things Considered.
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The Inspector General of the FCC wants to know if its Chairman, Ajit Pai, improperly pushed through rules to benefit the Sinclair Broadcast Group.
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As part of Black History Month, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) is hosting the Second Annual HBCU Fly-in: “Advancing Opportunity and Entrepreneurship” with Mark Walker (R-NC), Chair of the Republican Study Committee.
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Congressmen Ted Lieu (D-CA), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) introduced the Commonsense Legislation Ensuring Accountability by Reporting Access of Non-Cleared Employees to Secrets (CLEARANCES) Act, which would require the White House to regularly report the status of security clearance holders working in the Executive Office of the President.
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Congresswoman Marcia Fudge (D-OH) and Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA) introduced legislation to reauthorize the Healthy Food Financing Initiative, which earmarks $125 million to provide loans, grants, and financing opportunities for food retailers, farmers markets, cooperatives, and others who face barriers to carrying and selling fresh fruits and vegetables.
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Four Democratic lobbyists of color have united with GOP strategists to launch a new firm: United by Interest.
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Amanda Rentería has filed paperwork to run for California governor. Rentería has been serving as California Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s operations chief. Before that, she was the Political Director for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign
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