Nancy Pelosi, (D- CA) speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, has named Joaquin Castro (D- TX) and eight other House of Representative members as ‘impeachment managers’ on Tuesday.
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U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland was named lead manager for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Tuesday night in a news release.
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WASHINGTON The podium in the White House Press Briefing Room is the public face of the presidency, and when Joe Biden takes office on Jan. 20 it will look quite different. A few weeks after his election in November, Biden named the first all-female White House communications staff, which includes multiple women of color. It was a milestone for a nascent administration that has prided itself on diversity.
However, Biden’s briefings will not be the first time a Black woman served as the main voice of the presidency; that moment came in 1991, when Judy Smith stepped behind the podium as a deputy press secretary for President George H.W. Bush.
Son of Rep. Jamie Raskin Dies at Age 25
The 25-year-old son of Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) died, the Congressman announced on Thursday.
Thomas Bloom Raskin, a second-year student at Harvard Law School and a graduate of Amherst College, died recently, the elder Raskin said in a statement.
“Tommy was pure magic. His brilliance and compassion knew no bounds. He passionately loved his family, friends, and animals, and was devoted to the cause of the global poor. We are devastated and demolished to be without him,” Rep. Raskin and his wife, Sarah Bloom Raskin, said.
The cause of death was not detailed.