In the News

Read article here.  The Congressional Black Caucus held a press conference Wednesday afternoon in opposition to what the caucus calls President Trump’s “big, ugly bill.“ The Senate passed its version of the tax and spending bill Tuesday after days of debate and internal division, sending the megabill back to the House. Republicans in the lower… Read more »

Read article here.  Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are responding with alarm at President Donald Trump’s military strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites over the weekend as Tehran retaliated Monday with missile strikes on a U.S. Air Force base in Qatar. U.S. defense officials confirmed Iran fired short- and medium-range ballistic missiles at the base near… Read more »

Read article here.  "It is no longer acceptable to deliver promises to our communities in private without also demonstrating those values publicly," said CBC Chairwoman, U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke. 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… Read more »

Read article here.  The chair of the Congressional Black Caucus said President Donald Trump should be impeached over the deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles in response to recent street clashes over immigration enforcement. “I definitely believe it is. But we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it,” Rep. Yvette Clarke of New York said Tuesday when asked at a news… Read more »

Read article here.  While the explosive public feud between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk is dominating headlines, some policy experts note the fight between the president and the tech billionaire — whether genuine or contrived — may serve as a distraction from the administration’s sweeping policies, many of which disproportionately threaten Black Americans. Trump,… Read more »

Read article here.  Advocates and elected officials forcefully condemned President Donald Trump’s travel ban targeting a dozen Black and brown nations. Citing national security concerns, Trump’s Wednesday proclamation fully restricts or limits entry into the United States for nationals from Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea,… Read more »

Read article here.  Former Rep. Charles B. Rangel, a New York Democrat who helped found the Congressional Black Caucus and went on to a storied four-decade-plus career in the House, died on Monday. He was 94. The news, announced by his family and subsequently by the City College of New York and media outlets, did not specify a cause of death. Rangel served 23 terms… Read more »

Watch interview here.  Clarke is chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, which Rangel was a founding member of. Read more »

Read article here. During a session with reporters on May 15, six members of the Congressional Black Caucus discussed their battle to push back on massive cuts to health care and messaging strategy.Chairwoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Rep. Troy Carter (D-LA), Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-WA), Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL), Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) and Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA) attended… Read more »

Read article here.  The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) decried the assault charges filed against member Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.), announced Monday by New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor following an altercation between the congresswoman and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials at a detention center in… Read more »