House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) is demanding information on the background check ofJohn McEntee, Donald Trump’s personal assistant who was fired this week over a Homeland Security investigation into financial crimes.
Read MoreSenator Bob Menéndez (D-NJ) called on the Trump administration to work with the United Kingdom, following British Prime Minister Theresa May’s announcement that it was “highly likely” Russia ordered the poisoning in England of a former Russian spy following the poisoning of Kim Jong Un’s relative in Thailand, Menéndez called on Donald Trump to consider if a “State Sponsor of Terrorism” designation should apply to Russia.
Read MoreSenator Cory A. Booker (D-NJ) introduced legislation this week to help boost hospital resources in the fight against opioid addiction.
Read MoreBold PAC, the campaign arm for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, has seen a significant influx of campaign cash come its way since Donald Trump began his presidential campaign. In an interview with BuzzFeed News, Bold PAC Chair Congressman Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) said that the PAC has already brought in close to $6.4 million and that they are on track to exceed $12 million for the 2018 November midterms.
Read MoreEducation Secretary Betsy DeVos has been approving state plans that don’t specifically measure the performance of minority students, arguing there is no requirement for the plans to do so. Fifty House Democrats representing the Congressional Black Caucus, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and the Congressional Asian and Pacific American Caucus say that’s not so and have accused her of violating the 2015 Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
Read MoreThe National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) will honor Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) with the 2018 Newsmaker of the Year Award on Wednesday at the Rayburn House Office Building
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Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Rob Portman (R-OH), and Brian Schatz (D-HI) last week introduced the Inmate Calling Technical Corrections Act to help families keep in touch with incarcerated relatives. The legislation is aimed at addressing long-standing concerns regarding predatory inmate calling rates at prison facilities.
Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Bob Menéndez (D-NJ) introduced a resolution last week to celebrate and recognize the heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas during Women’s History Month.
Read MoreBarack Obama and Michelle Obama are in advanced negotiations with Netflix to produce a series of high-profile shows that provide them a global platform after their departure from the White House.
Read MoreAdrian Carrasquillo examined DNC Chair Tom Pérez’s first year at the helm through the lens of diversity. Aside from Pérez himself being the first Latino Chair in history, the numbers also show some increase in diversity. Carrasquillo reports that 43% of DNC staff are people of color.
Read MoreCongressman Danny Davis (D-IL) has come under fire for his connections to Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan who has once again spouted anti-semitic remarks. Similarly, organizers of the Women’s March including Tamika Mallory, Linda Sarsour, and Carmen Perez have come under scrutiny for their connections to Farrakhan.
Read MoreJuan McCullum, a former staffer for Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (D-USVI), has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for circulating sexually explicit photos and videos of his former boss and her husband.
Read MoreSenator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) is working with Democratic leadership to change Senate rules in order to allow her to bring her baby, due this spring, onto the Senate floor.
Read MoreLucy McBath, the mother of slain teen Jordan Davishas now set her sights on Congresswoman Karen Handel (R) -- who defeated Jon Ossoff in a costly, nationally watched special election last year. McBath will now run against her in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District.
Read MoreCongressman Rubén Kihuen (D-NV), who last year announced he would not run for re-election after sexual harassment allegations, is reportedly considering running again after all.
Read MoreCongressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Congresswoman Michelle Luján Grisham (D-NM) has asked House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) to sit with her for a one-on-one meeting to hammer out an agreement on DACA. She personally delivered a note to Ryan earlier this week with the handwritten request.
Read MoreDeputy DNC Chair Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN) has replaced former Congressman John Conyers as the sponsor of the Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act
Read MoreFor years political analysts have speculated that Texas could eventually become a battleground state. Last night’s primary results fuel that speculation, as midterms officially kicked off with the country’s first primary.
Read MoreSecretary Ben Carson’s HUD is the latest department to remove language that echoes diversity from its mission statement. HUD has now removed a phrase about keeping “inclusive and sustainable communities free from discrimination” from its mission statement.
Read MoreSenator Cory Booker (D-NJ) on Tuesday unveiled legislation that stakes his claim on where the Democratic Party should take the fight over the economy. The Worker Dividend Act targets the increasing trend of corporations using profits for stock buybacks instead of using them to raise wages for workers.
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