House of Representatives
The Start of DC Statehood Week
D.C. Statehood Bill Faces Uphill Battle In Senate

Civil rights leaders and justice organizations urged the Senate to vote in favor of the bill to ensure that voting…
by Charise Frazier
04.22.21
Powell And Mnuchin Testify Before House Financial Services Committee
Capitol Police Investigating Maxine Waters Death Threats

Extremists left violent messages for Waters, calling her a "n----r b---h," and also threatened to kill her with an assault…
by Charise Frazier
03.05.21
Minimum Wage
Activists Demand Accountability In Minimum Wage Hike

The fight to increase the minimum wage is a racial and gender justice issue as a large majority of essential…
by Charise Frazier
03.01.21
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Loses Committee Assignments

Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was stripped of her committee assignments on Thursday, following a contentious battle between Republicans and…
by Charise Frazier
02.05.21
Trump Supporters Hold "Stop The Steal" Rally In DC Amid Ratification Of Presidential Election
Domestic Terrorists Attack Congress

Wednesday's events are undoubtedly one of the first challenges to President-elect Joe Biden's victory.
by Charise Frazier
01.07.21
Politicians, Activists Rally In DC For Progressive Agenda For Biden Administration
Cori Bush Nominated To House Judiciary Committee

As a member of the House Judiciary Committee Bush will be among a group of legislators committed to oversee and…
by Charise Frazier
12.19.20
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House Moves To Decriminalize Marijuana

The MORE Act passed in the House on Friday, the first of many steps to reverse and rectify the extensive…
by Charise Frazier
12.07.20
EMMETT TILL
The House Passes Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Bill

The House has passed the Emmett Till Anti-lynching Act, introduced by Rep. Bobby Rush, criminalizing lynching, thus making the act…
by A. Woods
03.31.20
President Trump Departs White House For Michigan Campaign Rally On Day Of House Impeachment Vote
Impeached

Donald Trump became just the third sitting president in U.S. history to be impeached, a distinction he will forever carry…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
03.31.20
House Democrats
After Opposing Pelosi, Black Democrats Reluctantly Support Her

Some Black politicians are reluctantly rallying around Nancy Pelosi's bid to become House speaker.
by NewsOne Staff
11.29.18
NYPD Racial Profiling/Stop and Frisk March
Alabama House Of Representatives Rejects Racial Profiling Bill

"‘Bama is still backwards."
by Clarissa Hamlin
03.23.18
Pedestrians walk past the US Capitol and
How Democrats Are Poised To Win Back The…

The president's party usually loses in off-year elections like in 2018.
by Anita M. Samuels, Contributor
10.20.17
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Rep. Al Green Introduces Article To Impeach Trump

Democratic Texas Rep. Al Green on Wednesday took to the House floor to file Articles of Impeachment against Donald Trump.
by ionelholloway
10.12.17
House Democrats Introduce Resolution Of No Confidence In President Trump
Democrats Introduce Resolution Of No-Confidence In Trump

House Democrats filed the resolution as a “political intervention” to address Trump’s unpresidential behavior.
by nigelroberts1
07.19.17
Activists In Chicago Rally For Abortion Rights
House Votes To Defund Planned Parenthood

The GOP healthcare bill --- which President Donald Trump supports and is a replacement for The Affordable Care Act ---…
by Clarissa Hamlin
05.05.17
Christian Activists Call On GOP Not To Fund Planned Parenthood
House Defunds Planned Parenthood In Virginia

The House of Representatives voted to defund Planned Parenthood in Virginia Tuesday despite women's rights advocates having protested on the…
by Clarissa Hamlin
02.07.17
Democratic National Convention, Charlotte, NC
Record Number Of Black Congressional Leaders

Attorney General of California Kamala Harris, who became the second Black woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate, and…
by NewsOne Staff
12.07.16
Paul Ryan Holds Weekly Press Briefing At The Capitol
House Returns To Reopen Battle Over Gun Control

Under the legislature, law enforcement would be permitted to delay a gun sale for three days – enough time to…
by Charise Frazier
07.05.16
Tradition And Change In The Modern South Carolina
House Bans Confederate Flags At VA Cemeteries

California Democrat Jarred Huffman authored the bill after the tragic shooting death of nine Black worshipers at Charleston's Emanuel AME…
by Charise Frazier
06.24.16
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