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Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “By limiting the federal judiciary's ability to issue nationwide injunctions against the Trump Administration's extremist and authoritarian policies, the conservative supermajority on the Supreme Court is once again bending the… Read more »

Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement:  “Once again, President Trump's harmful, anti-Black, and anti-diversity agenda has been rejected in the courts. A federal judge—appointed by a Republican president—ruled that the Trump Administration violated federal law… Read more »

Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “Congresswoman LaMonica McIver maintains the full and unwavering support of the Congressional Black Caucus in light of this baseless indictment. The facts are firmly on her side, and no amount of political theater disguised as… Read more »

Video is available here.  Photos are available here. Today, the Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus—Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06)—held an emergency… Read more »

Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09)and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: "President Trump’s proclamation to ban, block, and/or limit the entry of people from 19 countries—many of which are predominantly Black and brown nations—is nothing more than a blatantly cruel and racist attempt to prevent select foreign… Read more »

A letter from the Congressional Black Caucus to the Committee on Appropriations in support of increased funding for our nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs) for fiscal year 2026. Read more »

On May 15th, 2025, Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Yvette D. Clarke, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Congressman Gregory Meeks, and Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) hosted a meeting with ambassadors of several African countries and representatives from the African Union to discuss a variety of topics including strengthening U.S.-Africa… Read more »

Today, the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “It is unconscionable that the Supreme Court has allowed the Trump Administration to revoke the legal status of more than half a million Haitian, Cuban, Venezuelan, and Nicaraguan migrants living in the United States. Participants in the CHNV Parole Program are individuals who have met every requirement… Read more »

A letter from the Congressional Tri-Caucus to the National Weather Service expressing serious concern over the discontinuation of language translations for alerts and forecasts. Read more »

Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “It is with deep respect and profound sadness that we mourn the passing of former Congressman Charles B. Rangel of New York. On behalf of the 61 members of the Congressional Black Caucus, I extend our deepest condolences to his… Read more »