Tag: Congress

The Legal Defense Fund is asking Congress to investigate a troubling pattern of deaths of Black people whose families and communities say deserve more scrutiny. In an August 24 letter to congressional leaders, the LDF called for creation of a congressional commission to investigate suspicious deaths across the country, improve federal data collection and make findings available to the public. The request comes as several recent cases have raised questions about whether local authorities are adequately investigating deaths quickly classified as suicides, accidents or undetermined causes.

President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio deny needing congressional approval to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, citing Congress's tendency to leak. U.S. forces carried out a strike on Venezuela, capturing Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores and removing them from their country.

in a powerful new public-service announcement, survivors of jeffrey epstein are speaking up. the group released a video calling on congress to free all remaining epstein-related files. the psa features 11 women who say they were victimized by epstein as teenagers.

Former house speaker nancy pelosi just made it official she’s stepping away from politics once her current term in congress wraps up in 2027. after nearly four decades representing san francisco, pelosi’s announcement feels like the end of an era in american politics.

One of the best things that happened in 2008’s The Incredible Hulk, starring Edward Norton, is the film’s credit scene. In it, General Ross, portrayed by William Hurt, gets a surprise visit from none other than Robert Downe

Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-MA. Source: Boston Globe / Getty The fallout from Donald Trump’s first address to Congress since being elected to his second term...