Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee’s daughter seeks to finish mother’s term
HOUSTON (AP) — The daughter of the late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who died last month after being diagnosed with
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Water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi developed during failures in oversight, watchdog says
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — “Layers of inadequate oversight and enforcement” by state and federal agencies contributed to a water crisis
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Houston’s former mayor is the Democrats’ nominee to succeed the late US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
HOUSTON (AP) — Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner was picked Tuesday as the Democrats’ nominee to succeed the late U.S.
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Friends and colleagues of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee reflect on her legacy and final days
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee was short in stature, but friends and colleagues of the longtime congresswoman remember her as someone
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Watch: Would Biden honor Sheila Jackson Lee with executive action on reparations?
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee was laid to rest this week in Houston after losing her battle with cancer on July
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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, fierce Black advocate, dies at 74
Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who helped lead federal efforts to protect women from domestic violence and
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‘I’m scared as s-t’: Justice Jackson, Black leaders explain why Supreme Court granting Trump immunity is dangerous
Elected officials and advocates are decrying the Supreme Court’s Monday ruling granting former President Donald Trump some level of immunity
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Former ‘Apprentice’ star Kwame Jackson ‘broke’ from Trump long before N-word claim
Years before last week’s revelation that Donald Trump allegedly referred to him by using the N-word, Kwame Jackson said he
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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a Texas Democrat, says she has pancreatic cancer
HOUSTON (AP) — Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee announced that she has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and is
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Rep. Jonathan Jackson blasts President Joe Biden for sending more military aid to Israel
Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Ill., and other members of Congress are criticizing President Joe Biden for backing a foreign aid bill
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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says it’s ‘cruel and unusual’ to criminalize homelessness
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson argued that it is “cruel and unusual” to punish unhoused individuals for sleeping
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