Congressman Ro Khanna announced on CNN Sunday that he will not run for U.S. Senate and is endorsing fellow California Democrat Rep. Barbara Lee in the closely watched 2024 race for retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein‘s seat. “I have concluded that despite a lot of enthusiasm from Bernie folks, the best …
Read More »Why We’re Watching The 2024 Senate Race In California
Errin Haines Originally published by The 19th This week in #2024Watch came what felt like a seismic development: Reps. Katie Porter and Barbara Lee both signaled their intentions to run for the Senate seat currently held by fellow Democrat Dianne Feinstein — whether she decides to run again or not. The …
Read More »Maya Angelou Is First Black Woman To Be Featured On U.S. Quarter
The United States Mint announced that a new quarter featuring the late Maya Angelou entered circulation Monday, making the legendary poet and activist the first black woman to appear on the coin. The Maya Angelou Quarter is the first coin in the American Women Quarters Program. Other coins in the …
Read More »Congresswomen Share Personal Stories About Abortion During Hearing
During testimony at a congressional hearing on reproductive rights Thursday, Reps. Cori Bush, D-Mo., Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., and Barbara Lee, D-Calif., shared personal stories about their own abortions. Bush talked honestly for the first time about undergoing an abortion after she was raped as a teenager during the House Oversight …
Read More »House Votes To Repeal 2002 Authorization For Use Of Military Force
The House voted to repeal the 2002 authorization for the use of military force. Supporters of the repeal argue it is outdated and unnecessary. The legislation was signed into law to allow the United States military to take down President Saddam Hussein. The bill has been used to authorize other …
Read More »10 Members Of Congress Join NAACP Lawsuit Against Trump And Giuliani For The US Capitol Riot
10 members of Congress have joined the NAACP lawsuit against former President Donald Trump and his attorney Rudy Giuliani. The lawsuit accuses Trump and Giuliani of inciting the deadly Capitol Riot that took place on January 6. “As I sat in my office on January 6th with rioters roaming the …
Read More »Senate Republicans; House Dems Visit The U.S.-Mexico Border
President Joe Biden is under fire for the influx of migrants at the southern border. Senator Ted Cruz, John Cornyn, and more than a dozen Republican Senators went to the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, where most migrants are crossing into the United States. “John and I were able to …
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