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WASHINGTON — William Lacy Clay Jr. remembers being 12-years-old and standing beside his father launching his campaign bid one day after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the spring of 1968.
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The mayor-elect of Cleveland is calling on the Department of Justice to reopen their investigation into the shooting death of Tamir Rice on the seventh anniversary of the 12-year-olds killing.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — It was supposed to be a moment of triumph for Joe Biden.
In an effort to stall and frustrate Democrats seeking to pass a $2 trillion social spending bill, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy took to the House floor Thursday night and delivered a meandering speech which drew audible jeers numerous times from Democrats seated in the chamber.
A Wisconsin jury acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse on Friday, siding with the teenager's claims that he acted in self-defense during the chaotic night in Kenosha last summer that left two men shot dead and a third wounded.
Whether it is expanding child care, making sure that children have access to clean water or investing in broadband and public transportation, most everything in the $1 trillion infrastructure law will benefit African-American communities, according to some federal lawmakers.
House Financial Services Committee members recently advanced a series of bills that seek to protect investors, ensure fair employment opportunities for justice-involved individuals, and reform credit union governance.
Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), signaled on Tuesday that the group was more than ready to use its influence to ensure that President Biden's $1.75 Build Back Better package passes through the House before Thanksgiving.
House Democrats have returned to the Capitol with plans to vote as soon as Thursday on President Joe Biden's roughly $1.75 trillion social spending bill, with the party's warring factions seemingly appeased.