On Jan. 3 in Washington, D.C. the Congressional Black Caucus of the 119 th Congress held a ceremonial swearing-in for its 62 members. Included in the number were nine new members. Among the nine ...

Fauntroy,” were the original founding members of the CBC ... and democracy have become more concerted and overt, the Congressional Black Caucus stands more committed than ever to fighting ...

A group of 21 Jewish House Democrats launched a Jewish caucus on Thursday, with Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York and Rep. Brad ...

The 2025 legislative session began over three weeks ago, but Republican and Democratic House members on Thursday shook hands ...

Congress members have tried for decades to clear ... The organization championed self-determination and economic independence for Black people at a time when Jim Crow laws oppressed African ...

BEND, Ore. — In a historic ceremony that marked a watershed moment for Oregon politics, Janelle Bynum was sworn in on Saturday as the state's first Black member of Congress in a ceremony at the ...

The caucus also marked the historic election of two Black U.S. House members from Alabama serving at the same time. Incumbent Rep. Terri Sewell has been joined by Shomari Figures, who was elected ...

Black caucus members will have to run the gauntlet of Republican partisan control during the 119th session of Congress, nonetheless, the lawmakers said they will fight to advance legislation that ...