Tag: Congress

On July 30, 1944, New York made history by electing Adam Clayton Powell Jr. to Congress — the first Black man elected…

(AURN News) — Sen. Alex Padilla is stepping into the immigration fight with a bold, if unlikely, proposal: update a century-old law…

Congress is effectively paralyzed this week — and it’s not over the budget, Ukraine or immigration. It’s over Jeffrey Epstein. The House…

(AURN News) — President Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen to a new low, according to the latest polling average from Strength…

James Enos “Jim” Clyburn was born July 21, 1940, in Sumter, South Carolina, and today marks his 85th birthday. From his early…

William L. Clay Sr., Missouri’s first Black member of Congress and a fierce champion of civil rights and labor, died Wednesday at…

Five years ago today, we lost Congressman John Lewis — an icon of the civil rights movement and a moral compass in…

The National Urban League declared a “state of emergency,” warning that civil rights and democracy are under attack, as it released its…

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to proceed with mass firings at the Education Department, effectively allowing…

With school about to start in a few months, the Trump administration has pulled the emergency brake on nearly $6.8 billion in…

President Donald Trump is flexing his power and his party to force through nearly $9.4 billion in spending cuts — targeting public…

The Supreme Court just opened the floodgates for President Donald Trump’s plan to overhaul the federal workforce, clearing the way for widespread…