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(CBM) – On April 8, U.S. Congressmember Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37) moderated a roundtable focused on Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) strategies to improve Black student performance in classrooms. Kamlager-Dove, who represents a district that covers parts of Los Angeles County, hopes that ideas shared at the event can be incorporated into models that can […]
WILMINGTON — U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., was joined by a group of state and national advocates Saturday to discuss the country’s Black maternal health crisis and potential solutions to address the problem. Hosted at Oath 84 in Wilmington, Rep. Blunt Rochester was joined by state Sen. Marie Pinkney, D-Bear; Mini Timmaraju, president and […]
Ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., does not believe President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict will cause him to lose the support of Black voters. While Black voters are concerned about “innocent people being killed” and “want to make sure that humanitarian aid is getting to […]
Former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh (Ill.) said that former President Trump “appeals to the worst of us” when discussing his rhetoric and called on President Biden to “recognize the moment” when appealing to voters heading into November. Walsh, who served one term in the House, criticized Trump and called him an “evil demagogue.” “I mean […]
FILE – U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., smiles before the first Republican primary debate for the 4th Congressional district on Jan. 25, 2024, in Fort Lupton, Colo. Boebert underwent surgery Tuesday, April 2, 2024, in Colorado for a blood clot in her leg and is expected to make a full recovery. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) […]
Longtime U.S. Rep. William D. Delahunt died on Saturday. By BRIAN P. D. HANNON Associated Press March 31, 2024, 4:31 AM ET • 3 min read Longtime U.S. Rep. William D. Delahunt of Massachusetts, a Democratic stalwart who postponed his own retirement from Washington to help pass former President Barack Obama’s legislative agenda, has died […]
Politics By Melissa Koenig Published March 22, 2024, 11:56 a.m. ET A Democratic lawmaker running in
WASHINGTON, D. C. – Fake political audio recordings, photographs and videos generated by artificial intelligence (AI) have alarmed lawmakers including U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown. The Warrensville Heights Democrat on Wednesday led a bipartisan group of U.S. House of Representatives members in a letter that asks several federal government branches to probe AI’s potential . . […]
This is the first of several stories previewing the U.S. Congressional races for Mississippi. Primaries in Mississippi are March 12. Two Democrats are looking to unseat longtime Republican incumbent Trent Kelly in Mississippi’s Congressional District 1. Matthew “Bronco” Williams and Dianne Black are vying for their party’s nomination in the March 12 Democratic primary. The […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Randy Weber, R-Friendswood, was