Congressional Black Caucus marks historic firsts as it membership hits record
With a record 62 elected officials, including historic firsts of two women senators and two representatives from Alabama, the ...
Tim Scott celebrates historic milestone as longest-serving Black US senator
With the start of the 119th Congress on Friday, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott will become the longest-serving Black Senator ...
New faces on Capitol Hill: Demographics of the 119th Congress
Friday marks the start of the 119th United States Congress as new members are scheduled to be sworn in on Capitol Hill. As ...
Scott becomes longest-serving Black senator
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) has become the longest-serving Black senator in U.S. history, as the 119th Congress begins on Friday.
Biden marks 235 judicial confirmations during White House tenure
President Biden will deliver remarks from the White House highlighting the 235 judges confirmed by the Senate during his ...
Congressional Black Caucus applauds Biden’s death row clemency
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has applauded President Biden for commuting the federal death sentences of 37 inmates, ...
Congress members urge Biden to exonerate Black civil rights leader Marcus Garvey
Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) led the panel of lawmakers -- mostly from the Congressional Black Caucus -- to ...
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“For 1st time in history, Alabama will have two Black U.S. House members serving together”
The 2024 election and a court-ordered redistricting led to this result: next year, Alabama will have two Black U.S. House members serving together, for the first time in history. Shomari Figures, ...
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Netanyahu welcomes Black Democratic Congress members as he angles for White House invite
The White House has said the two leaders will encounter ... years by suspicions among Democrats that he favors Republicans. Black Democrats especially were furious with him in 2015 when he ...