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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 Pre…
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After nearly three decades in Congress, House Democrat Eddie Bernice Johnson has announced her retirement
"Whether you are from Dallas or not, nearly every Texan has benefited in some way from the work of …
Morgan Keith
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Embattled AG Ken Paxton defeats George P. Bush in Texas GOP primary runoff
Paxton, who has been under indictment for securities fraud since 2015, won the nomination for anoth…
Grace Panetta
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Delta pushes airlines to create a national 'no fly' list of unruly passengers, after banning 1,600 people from its flights
Delta said in a memo that it had banned 1,600 passengers, and said airlines should all share their …
Kate Duffy,Reuters
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LIVE RESULTS: Embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton goes to runoff against George P. Bush
Paxton and Rep. Henry Cuellar, one of the most conservative House Democrats, are both under FBI scr…
Grace Panetta
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Avoiding financial conflicts in Congress takes work. These lawmakers put in the extra effort — and wish more colleagues would, too.
Members of Congress can place their assets in a blind trust. Only 10 have done it.
Warren Rojas,Kimberly Leonard
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Now is the time for an economic stimulus in artificial intelligence — or the US could fall behind
Opinion: Increasing research into AI will help the US economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic…
Tony Samp, Center for a New A…
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Women occupied only 24% of STEM jobs in 2017 - but there's a way we can fix that
The contributions of women of color to STEM fields and society at-large are vast. From Mamie Phipps…
Marc Veasey and Sylvia Aceved…
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Young Black activists are done waiting their turn for political office. They're taking on the 'John Lewis generation' of elder lawmakers who they say are out of touch.
Activists in the Black Lives Matter generation say it's time for elder lawmakers to pass the torch.…
Elvina Nawaguna
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NASA's big new vision for space exploration has no budget or timeline
The recent announcement of the discovery of liquid water on Mars and the sci-fi blockbuster "The Ma…
Kelly Dickerson
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WHIP COUNT: Here's which members of the House voted for and against impeaching Trump
While the House is allocated 435 total seats, four House seats are currently vacant, and Rep. Dunca…
Grace Panetta
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This is what it's like to be a 'Dreamer' working at IBM and fighting to keep from being deported
Since the Trump Administration announced that it was ending the Deferred Action for Childhood …