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Democratic congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee dies aged 74, family says | US news

U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, an outspoken advocate for African-American and women’s rights and a strong progressive voice within the Democratic Party, has died, her family posted on X late Friday. Jackson Lee, from Texas, announced last month that she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and was undergoing treatment. She was 74, according to […]

Lauren Boebert challenger trolls congresswoman with message from theater seat

A Democratic candidate vying for the same open congressional seat in Colorado as Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) poked fun at her removal from a theater showing Beetlejuice in a campaign video.  John Padora, an addiction recovery advocate, filmed a video of himself asking for donations while sitting in the same seat at the Denver theater […]

Trump’s ‘horrible city’ comment on Milwaukee was about ‘policies,’ says NY congresswoman who provoked response

WATERTOWN, Wis. — Republican lawmakers offered differing accounts of former President Donald Trump’s alleged comment Thursday that “Milwaukee is a terrible city,” but the congresswoman who asked the question that prompted the comment told The Washington Post that the context was clear. The internet went crazy on Thursday morning. Jake Sherman of Punchbowl News report […]

Why was a black congresswoman not criticized for her racist comment about white men?

It was quite contentious in the House of Representatives last week. Discussions about fake eyelashes, “bleach blonde” hair, and (supposedly) homophobic slurs were part of the heated exchange between Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) that received much of the country’s scrutiny and attention. Yet before that chaos ensued, a black Democratic congresswoman […]

Congresswoman with brain disorder uses text-to-voice app to deliver House speech

Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) is utilizing a text-to-voice application in order to speak on the House floor as she navigates a degenerative brain condition she was recently diagnosed with. Wexton was diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy which affects her ability to speak, hear, and move. When she testified before Congress on Monday, she used the […]

Bottom Line: Press freedom nonprofit signs former congresswoman to push PRESS Act

media of Freedom of the Press Foundation hired Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz Lobbying for passage of the Protecting Reporters from Exploitative State Espionage (PRESS) Act. The Press Act, which has bipartisan, bicameral support, prohibits the federal government from forcing journalists or wire services to disclose information sources or records that journalists obtain or […]