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Congressman among 10 demonstrators arrested at voting rights protest Senate holds field hearing on Georgia elections law amid voting rights battle Replay Video UP NEXT Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., was among 10 demonstrators arrested by U.S. Capitol Police on Thursday in an orchestrated act of civil disobedience outside the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill. Johnson and voting rights advocates participating in Black Voters Matter Funds "Brothers Day of Action," a protest led by Black ...

To deprive black and brown people of our right to vote as we move towards the 2022 election. it jeopardizes democracy for us all. it is a threat to that democracy, and we must rise up at this point and take extraordinary action. hi, everyone. it is 5:00 in the east. im michael steele in for nicolle wallace. buckle up. congressman hank johnson just a short time ago sounding the alarm on the attack on our nations democracy from the growing number of measures that have limited access to the bal...

A Republican senator who voted for the Big Lie now thinks we should all just move on CNN 1 hr ago Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large © Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., talks with reporters before the Senate Republican Policy luncheon in Hart Building on Tuesday, February 2, 2021. On January 6, Roger Marshall was one of eight Republican senators to vote against the Electoral College counts in Arizona and Pennsylvania, despite z...

Photographer Louie Palu created a visual record of the unprecedented ways this pandemic affected the functioning of our government.

By Anthony Cook Alabama Newscenter On March 1, Sonceria Ann Berry will be sworn in as the secretary of the U.S. Senate, making her the first Black person and the eighth woman to serve in the position. The significance of being sworn in one day after the conclusion of Black History Month and on the first day of Women’s History Month is not lost on Berry, a Birmingham native. “I look forward to entering the Senate chamber for the opening of that day’s session,” she said. â...

How to Do Shadow Research for Your Novel How do you write something outside your experience? Research! Author Devon Daniels gives her top 3 tips for how to research for your project. Author: Feb 10, 2021 Author’s note: I both wrote this essay and conducted the research I detail in it prior to the acts of political unrest that occurred in Washington, D.C. earlier this year. At the time I was writing Meet You in the Middle  in 2018, all of the government buildings I mention in this piece were ...

Inside the chaos at the Capitol: Father attempts to make contact with son who works in U.S. Capitol and last updated 2021-01-07 08:43:27-05 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Protests at the U.S. Capitol had many worried Wednesday, including one man who was worried about his sons safety. "Im pretty conservative, and its just me watching TV and looking at different sizes of the crowds. As well, I am disappointed," said Sluggo Davis. His son, Doug, is a long-time conservative operative and current chief of ...

How President Trump misdialed Utah Sen. Mike Lee while the Capitol was under siege Dennis Romboy © Andrew Harnik, Associated Press Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, left, and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, talk to Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., right, as a joint session of the House and Senate convenes to count the electoral votes cast in November’s election, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Hawley was among eight senators who voted to sustain one or both objections to the...

Congress closes in on a $900 billion Covid relief deal as Americans await aid CNBC 12/16/2020 Jacob Pramuk Congress is getting close to a $900 billion coronavirus relief deal and could announce it as soon as Wednesday. Top Republicans and Democrats negotiated a government funding and pandemic aid agreement into Tuesday night, and Senate leaders Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer said they hoped to reach an accord "soon." The government will shut down on Saturday and 12 million ...

To testify behind closed doors to the senate intelligence committee. the first of three appearances he will make on the hill this week. catherine herridge is live there this morning. she is following all this for us. what do we expect? >> thats right. thank you, sandra, good morning. fox news has had crews all across capitol hill staking out michael cohen because the senate intelligence committee has kept a very tight lid on the timing of his closed-door testimony today as you mentioned. we have...