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Congressional Black Caucus blasts Trump for ‘racist’ attack against member Rep. Ilhan Omar: ‘Disgusting and pathetic’

The Congressional Black Caucus blasted President Donald Trump for his personal attacks on U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., whom he repeatedly called “garbage” amid criticisms of the Trump administration’s rhetoric and policies targeting immigrant communities. “Between falling asleep in his own Cabinet meeting, President Trump somehow finds the time to launch hateful attacks against Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and Somali immigrants in Minnesota. If only President Trump put half as much energy into governing as he does into catching a nap […]

todayDecember 7, 2025 1

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Indiana Gov. Mike Braun calls a special session to redraw the state’s congressional boundaries

Indiana Republican Gov. Mike Braun called Monday for state lawmakers to return to Indianapolis for a special session to redraw the state’s congressional boundaries, escalating a national fight over midcycle redistricting. President Donald Trump has ramped up pressure on Republican governors to draw up new maps in an attempt to give the party an easier path to maintain control of the House in the midterms. While Republicans in Texas and Missouri have moved quickly to enact a new set of districts and California […]

todayOctober 28, 2025

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Congressional Black Caucus chair slams Trump ally Laura Loomer after racist attack against Jasmine Crockett

The Congressional Black Caucus vowed to push back against the racist attack of its member, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, after Laura Loomer, a conservative ally of President Donald Trump, called the Texas congresswoman “ghetto.” ”Stay tuned,” CBC Chairwoman Yvette D. Clarke told theGrio during a press conference on Wednesday with Black journalists on the sidelines of the 54th Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference. Clarke, while answering a question about Loomer’s racist remarks, said she had to “calm down” her […]

todaySeptember 26, 2025

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Congressional Black Caucus fights for winning message in information war dominated by Trump 


As the Congressional Black Caucus holds its 54th Annual Legislative Conference this week in Washington, D.C., members of the powerful caucus acknowledge the challenges they face as a minority in Congress as they fight against the messaging machine of President Donald Trump‘s White House and the Republican Party. Since Trump re-entered office, Democrats have faced incessant criticisms and questions around what they are doing to effectively push back against Trump’s MAGA agenda, which has resulted in the rolling back of […]

todaySeptember 24, 2025

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Democrats push for congressional hearing with Epstein survivors amid ongoing pressure

In their latest efforts to keep the resurged Jeffrey Epstein criminal case at the forefront of the national conversation, Democrats are pushing for a congressional hearing with survivors of the convicted sex trafficker and pedophile. In a joint letter led by U.S. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., more than a dozen House Democrats requested the hearing from House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky. As President Donald Trump‘s U.S. Justice Department seeks testimony from Epstein’s imprisoned co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, Democratic lawmakers […]

todayAugust 8, 2025

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Democrats prevent Texas House from moving forward with Trump-backed congressional map

Texas Democrats on Monday prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn congressional map sought by President Donald Trump to shore up Republicans’ 2026 midterm prospects as his political standing falters. After dozens of Democrats left the state, the Republican-dominated House was unable to establish the quorum of lawmakers required to do business. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has made threats about removing members who are absent from their seats. Democrats counter that […]

todayAugust 5, 2025

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Congressional Black Caucus comes out swinging to defend Obama, demands Trump ODNI director Gabbard resign

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus came out swinging in a letter to the Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, who, along with President Donald Trump, has accused, without evidence, President Barack Obama of committing treason. The group of nearly two dozen Black lawmakers are calling on Gabbard to “immediately” resign. Gabbard’s office recently released declassified documents, claiming them as “overwhelming evidence” that Obama and his senior staff “manufactured and politicized” intelligence evidence against President Trump related to Russia’s interference […]

todayJuly 24, 2025

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Florida congressional districts that eliminated a majority-Black seat upheld by state Supreme Court

Florida’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the state’s current congressional redistricting map, rejecting a challenge over the elimination of a majority-Black district in north Florida that was pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. The court, dominated by DeSantis appointees, said in its ruling that restoration of the district that previously united Black communities from Jacksonville to west of Tallahassee, or across 200 miles (322 kilometers), would amount to impermissible racial gerrymandering. That, the majority ruled, violates the Constitution’s equal protection guarantees. […]

todayJuly 18, 2025

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Congressional Black Caucus left unimpressed after ‘candid’ meeting with Target CEO amid sustained boycott

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus recently met with the CEO of Target and other executive leadership amid the ongoing nationwide “Target Fast” in protest of the retail giant’s reversal of its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion policies. CBC Chairwoman, U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke, D-N.Y., joined by the caucus’ DEI Taskforce, met with Target Corp. Chairman and CEO Brian Cornell last week in what the CBC described as a “candid and direct conversation” about its DEI rollback, particularly […]

todayJuly 1, 2025