In the South, Black Democrats describe a party too slow in combating Republican voting limits. And Black lawmakers are wary that a major elections bill could reduce their power in Congress.
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Tag Archives: Congressional Black Caucus
Biden Urges Calm After Police Shooting. Activists Want Answers.
The police shooting of Daunte Wright in Minnesota has renewed questions about what the administration will be able to accomplish on policing.
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Menthol Cigarettes Kill Many Black People. A Ban May Finally Be Near.
Advocates are hoping that President Biden will soon come out in favor of banning mint-flavored cigarettes and other tobacco products.
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How Democrats Are Already Maneuvering to Shape Biden’s First Supreme Court Pick
The president’s promise to nominate a Black woman to the court has set off efforts to champion candidates and convince the White House to forego the usual elite credentials.
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Democrats Beat Trump in 2020. Now They’re Asking: What Went Wrong?
Disappointed by down-ballot losses, Democratic interest groups are joining forces to conduct an autopsy of the election results. Republicans do not yet seem willing to reckon with the G.O.P.’s major defeats.
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Defense Secretary Pick, Lloyd Austin, Unlikely to Be in Job on Biden’s First Day
The nominee, Lloyd J. Austin III, a retired four-star Army general, must obtain a congressional exemption from a law that bars recent active-duty officers from serving in the top Pentagon job.
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Biden’s Pick for Defense Secretary Unlikely to Be in Job on Administration’s First Day
The nominee, Lloyd J. Austin III, a retired four-star Army general, must obtain a congressional exemption from a law that bars recent active-duty officers from serving in the top Pentagon job.
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Biden’s Pentagon Pick Reignites Debate Over Civilian Control of Military
Congress would need to approve a waiver for Lloyd J. Austin III, a recently retired general, to serve in the civilian post, four years after President Trump’s first defense secretary received one.
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Progressive Victories Signal Staying Power for the Movement
After Bernie Sanders fell to Joe Biden, the young left mourned what could have been. Now, after a series of victories in congressional races, it’s hopeful again.
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In St. Louis, Testing Liberal Might Against a Democratic Fixture
Cori Bush, an activist backed by the progressive group Justice Democrats, is trying to unseat 10-term Representative William Lacy Clay in a bid to turn protest-movement fervor into hard political power.
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Amid a Pandemic, Supporters Hope John Lewis Can Still Lie in State in the Capitol
More than 40 people have lain in state in the Capitol after their deaths. Some in Congress want the civil rights icon and 17-term congressman to receive the honor, even as the building remains closed to the public.
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Drawing on Decades of Activism, Karen Bass Leads Democrats’ Policing Overhaul
The California congresswoman, who heads the Congressional Black Caucus and was the first black woman speaker of a state legislature, has navigated internal divides to produce Democrats’ expansive bill.
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Democrats to Propose Broad Bill to Target Police Misconduct and Racial Bias
Elements of the package, to be unveiled on Monday by House and Senate Democrats, are certain to meet with opposition from police unions and their allies.
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