Bay Area and state officials lambasted both the U.S. Supreme Court and the Texas state government after the high court declined to approve an emergency petition...
Here’s why dozens of Texas lawmakers are in Washington, D.C. this week.
The disenfranchisement of hundreds of thousands of D.C. residents is fundamentally un-American and there is no good reason to allow it to continue.
Lee and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Ilhan Omar (MN-05), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Gwen Moore (WI-04 simultaneously released a letter sent to Vice President Kamala Harris urging...
Rep. Barbara Lee joined several leaders in Congress and a coalition of grassroots groups, labor unions, and Black, Brown and Indigenous leaders from across the country...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — As a former prosecutor, I understand the importance of holding powerful people accountable. I know that every trial requires fairness and truth. Having...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Voting is personal to me because it was on the streets of my hometown, Selma, that foot soldiers shed their blood on the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "People are very frustrated. People want this administration to go. And let me tell you something. I'm at the top of that list....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Lenders have been requiring their small business borrowers, as a condition of receiving any short-term loans from them, to sign confessions of judgement...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The NAACP's vote comes one day before former special counsel Robert Mueller is set to testify before Congress, which many Democrats hope will...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Representatives Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform; Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chairman of the House Committee on the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “It’s 2019. How much longer do women of color have to wait for basic equity? How can it be that we still do...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — With a vision to drive more Black females into the fields of STEM, Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole, the newly elected president and CEO...
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — The Minnesota House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill to increase lease transparency and protections for renters.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In order to remain in power, our leaders have no problem erecting barriers that make it difficult to make changes. However, nearly 65%...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “For the first time in history, there are more than 20 Black women serving in the United State Congress—and we all stand on...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “In celebrating the Congressional Black Caucus, I'm not touting their perfection, because the collective caucus is flawed as any other organization. My biggest...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I’m [was] born and raised in this segregated city without any Home Rule rights and no equal rights when the city was segregated,”...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Both sides, Democrats and Republicans, are at fault here. Republicans had control of both congressional chambers and the White House for two years....
BLACK VOICE NEWS — In a statement released last week the NAACP called on the White House and Congress to work swiftly to bring an end...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — In an op-ed for The Washington Post published on Friday, Scott wrote that the GOP often struggles with “civility and fairness,”.
DALLAS POST TRIBUNE — The newly-elected House of Representatives has 102 women among its 435 members.
Atlanta Voice — Steve King serves in the United States House of Representatives, representing Iowa’s 4th Congressional District.
GREENE COUNTY DEMOCRAT —
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “American voters sent a powerful message last November when they gave Democrats control of the House. I am committed to doing everything in...