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The Congressional Black Caucus requests meeting with the head of Sesame Place after viral videos show characters ignoring Black children
Sesame Place, a theme park in Philadelphia, has received criticism over viral videos showing charac…
Pocharapon Neammanee
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The Congressional Black Caucus calls for 'broad-based' student debt cancellation as Biden inches closer to a decision
The powerful group is seeking a meeting with Biden who is weighing at least $10,000 in student loan…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig,Jason Lalljee,Ayelet Sheffey
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'I'm too young to give out': Black Democrats vow to press on with voting rights despite legislation headed for certain Senate defeat
"This country has changed because of people's courage," said Rep. Terri Sewell. "And it bends towar…
Grace Panetta
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So far, no Black lawmakers on Capitol Hill have called on Biden to step aside as the Democratic nominee. Why it matters.
Biden's support among Black lawmakers may not hold, but at the moment it's giving him major breathi…
John L. Dorman
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GOP Rep. Byron Donalds says that he's being blocked from joining the Congressional Black Caucus because of his conservative views
"My gut reaction is disappointment," Donalds told WINK-TV. "There are going to be issues we're not …
John L. Dorman
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Biden can 'put money in millions of people's pockets' by canceling student debt on his own, progressive lawmakers say
"We're continuing to push very hard" for Biden to use executive action to cancel a "significant por…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Texas US Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, the first Black woman to chair the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, dies at 88
Trailblazing US Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, a nurse from Texas who helped bring hundreds of million…
Hannah Getahun,Associated Press
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Democratic Rep. Steve Horsford, the first Black US House member to represent Nevada, faces off against Republican Sam Peters in Nevada's 4th Congressional District election
Horsford looks to retain his seat against retired Air Force officer Sam Peters.
Hanna Kang
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Democrats are planning for Pelosi's expected exit from House leadership, Hakeem Jeffries seen as favorite to lead caucus: report
In December 2018, Pelosi came to an agreement that would limit her tenure to four years as speaker …
John L. Dorman
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Results: Democratic Rep. Steve Horsford defeats Republican Sam Peters in Nevada's 4th Congressional District election
Polls closed in the state at 7 p.m. local time, or 10 p.m. EST.
Hanna Kang
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Results: Democratic Rep. Lauren Underwood defeats Republican Scott Gryder in Illinois' 14th Congressional District election
Polls closed in the state at 7 p.m. local time, or 8 p.m. EST.
Hanna Kang
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Results: Democratic Rep. Frank Mrvan defeats Republican Jennifer-Ruth Green in Indiana's 1st Congressional District election
Polls closed in the state at 6 p.m. local time. Given the state has multiple timezones, the first p…
Hanna Kang
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Democratic Rep. Lauren Underwood faces off against Republican Scott Gryder in Illinois' 14th Congressional District election
Underwood, the first Black millennial woman to ever represent the majority-white district, faces Re…
Hanna Kang
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Trump asks black reporter to set up a meeting with Congressional Black Caucus
Also in response to Ryan's question about meeting with the CBC, Trump said that Rep. Elijah Cu…
Eliza Relman
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The Congressional Black Caucus wasn't having it when Trump made a point of citing the black unemployment rate
"Any way you square it, the drop in Black unemployment was a trend that started under President Oba…
Allan Smith
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Democratic Rep. Frank Mrvan faces off against Republican Jennifer-Ruth Green in Indiana's 1st Congressional District election
Green, a Black conservative woman, has a shot to flip a seat in Indiana that has voted Democratic f…
Hanna Kang
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The chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus said some of them might walk out of State of the Union address
"I have always believed that this event should be nonpartisan because I respect the office of the p…
Joe Perticone
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Trump was surprised when no one in the Congressional Black Caucus personally knew his only black Cabinet member, Ben Carson
The group of bipartisan lawmakers were negotiating immigration legislation with the hope of resolvi…
Allan Smith
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DC statehood is not a 'power grab.' It's about full representation and respect.
While Republicans argue that Democrats are seeking DC statehood to cement power, the push for full …
John L. Dorman
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Women in the Congressional Black Caucus are demanding an apology from John Kelly for his 'reprehensible' 'blatant lies'
"General Kelly's comments are reprehensible," the CBC statement added. "Congresswoman Wilson's inte…