Trump’s HUD secretary pick Scott Turner faces questions from senators
Scott Turner, Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is set to...
Pete Hegseth says US military bases should restore names of Confederate generals
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, has been vocal in opposing the...
Tim Scott becomes longest serving Black Senator
As the 119th Congress convenes, Republican Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina is set to make...
Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People elects new leadership
The Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People (DCABP) has unveiled its newly elected and...
Former Rep. Barbara Lee quietly forms committee to run for Oakland mayor
Former U.S. Representative Barbara Lee, a longtime advocate for progressive policies and East Bay politics, has...
Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware and Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland sworn into 119th Congress
The 119th Congress officially opened with the swearing-in of two new senators, Lisa Blunt Rochester from...
How closely does your state’s congressional delegation match its constituency?
As the new Congress convenes on Friday, the delegation will see a decrease in the number...
The 118th Congress passed the fewest laws in decades
Over the past two years, the 118th Congress passed fewer than 150 bills, per Quorum data...
Q&A with Virginia House of Delegates Speaker, Don Scott
Don Scott, recently elected as Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, has made history as...
Cleo Fields heads back to Washington — nearly 30 years later
Cleo Fields secured his return to Congress by defeating Republican Elbert Guillory and Democrat Quentin Anderson,...
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