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July 13, 2020

US Conference of Mayors supports commission to study giving reparations to African-Americans

The U.S. Conference of Mayors is expressing support for Democratic-proposed legislation introduced by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, and Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., to commission a study on reparations to African Americans. 

July 8, 2020

7 of 47 in Senate Dems Caucus have mostly non-white staffs, survey shows

Seven out of 47 senators who caucus with the Democrats have a team made up of at least 50 percent of staffers who identify as “non-Caucasian,” according to new data.

June 24, 2020

Meat plants questioned on record pork shipments to China despite warnings of shortage due to coronavirus

Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker are initiating an investigation into several meat plants after the companies pushed to stay open during the coronavirus pandemic-- citing a meat shortage that triggered raised prices-- despite a record-high number of pork shipments to China. 

June 18, 2020

Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt blocks unanimous-consent bill that would remove Confederate statues from Capitol

Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., blocked a bill presented by Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.,   that moved to unanimously remove the confederate statues from the Capitol Thursday.

June 18, 2020

Rosario Dawson moving to New Jersey to be near boyfriend Sen. Cory Booker

Rosario Dawson is moving across the country for her boyfriend, US Senator Cory Booker. 

June 9, 2020

Donna Brazile: Justice in Policing Act – what's in this historic bill and why it must pass now

Transparency! Accountability! Aren’t these virtues among the very least we should expect from the police in our country? 

June 4, 2020

Emotional Cory Booker decries Rand Paul's opposition to federal anti-lynching bill: 'I am so raw today'

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., became emotional on the Senate floor Thursday after Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., held up legislation that would make lynching a federal hate crime punishable by up to life in prison.

June 4, 2020

Several Senate Dems kneel during George Floyd moment of silence

Five Senate Democrats took a knee as the chamber's minority caucus gathered in Emancipation Hall in the U.S. Capitol Thursday to share in an eight-minute moment of silence for George Floyd.

June 3, 2020

Congressional Black Caucus chair rejects call to defund police, but pushes for June vote on reforms

The chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus rejected growing demands from activists for a national defunding of police departments but said the House is forging ahead with passing police reforms as soon as this month. 

May 8, 2020

Trump campaign releases Spanish ad targeting Dems defending Biden over Tara Reade claims

The Trump campaign released a new ad in Spanish targeting Democrats for their response to the allegations Tara Reade made against presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden.