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House passes assault weapons ban amid Democratic infighting about policing

Moderate Democrats hoped to have a vote after they return from recess

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2022

‘It means the world to us’: Black lawmakers’ euphoria greets Jackson confirmation

Congressional Black Caucus hails ‘historic pick’ of Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman in the supreme court’s 232-year existence

The Guardian - US · Apr 8, 2022

Democrats revel in history during Supreme Court confirmation vote

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris couldn’t hold back a broad smile and a crack in her voice as she guided the Senate’s final steps to confirming the first Black woman to the Supreme Court Thursday.

Tribune News Service · Apr 7, 2022

Head of Congressional Black Caucus endorses Stevens in 11th District primary

WASHINGTON — The head of the Congressional Black Caucus on Wednesday endorsed U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary in Michigan's 11th District over her colleague Rep. Andy Levin.

Tribune News Service · Feb 24, 2022

Kentucky congressman Hal Rogers told Ohio congresswoman Joyce Beatty to ‘kiss my a--’ after being told to put on face mask

Members of Congress, despite disagreeing on policy, generally treat each other with a baseline level of respect, even with members of another party. Generally.

Tribune News Service · Feb 9, 2022

GOP lawmaker apologizes for cursing at Democrat over masks

A senior Republican lawmaker has apologized for using an expletive when Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty of Ohio asked him to put his mask on while in the Capitol

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022

Democrat says Republican poked her and told her to ‘kiss my ass’ after she asked him to wear a mask

Rep Joyce Beatty is the chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022

Kamala Harris’s husband Doug Emhoff evacuated from DC school over bomb threat – as it happened

Second gentleman escorted by security from Dunbar high school in Washington

The Guardian - US · Feb 8, 2022