U.S. Senate Unanimously Passed The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act
Making lynching a federal hate crime is now up to President Biden....
Tag : Congress
Bipartisan Bill Proposes to Ban Legislators from Trading Stocks in Public Companies
A new bill banning legislators from trading stocks in public companies to keep them from profiting off insider knowledge is gaining bipartisan support...
VP Kamala Harris’ Senior Aide Heading Back To The Congressional Black Caucus
Vincent Evans, Kamala Harris' deputy director of public engagement and intergovernmental affairs, is leaving his post for the Congressional Black Caucus....
Small Business Groups Urge Congress To Extend PPP Deadline
More than 100 national and local trade and business organizations have signed and sent a letter to top lawmakers urging them to extend the PPP...
Black Congressman Attacks GOP Members Who Voted Against Equality Act: ‘You Used God To Enslave My Foreparents’
Congressman Al Green attacked GOP lawmakers, who invoked God as a reason to kill a bill that would establish federal LGBTQ anti-discrimination protections...
House Democrats Continue Push For $15 Minimum Wage Increase
House Democrats are continuing a push for a $15 minimum wage in their coronavirus stimulus package despite it being unclear if it will survive the...
No Longer In Power, Mitch McConnell Drops Senate Filibuster Demand
Mitch McConnell dropped his demand that Democrats maintain the Senate filibuster giving Vice President Kamala Harris the tie-breaking vote in the Senate...
Rep. Jackson Lee Reintroduces Legislation To Explore Reparations For Black Americans
The Texas representative reintroduced the legislation to Congress as the new Biden-Harris administration transitions into the White House. ...
Congress Agrees On Second Relief Package Including Second Stimulus Check, Weekly Federal Unemployment Benefit
Lawmakers have agreed on a second coronavirus relief package, including a $600 stimulus check and a $300 weekly federal unemployment benefit....
Former New York Jets and Oakland Raiders Player Burgess Owens Wins Utah’s 4th Congressional District
Former NFL player and Black Republican Burgess Owens won Utah's 4th Congressional District after beating Democratic incumbent Ben McAdams....