Tennessee community organizer to primary Dem Rep. Jim Cooper
April 6, 2021
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee community organizer Odessa Kelly announced Monday that she will challenge U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper in the 2022 Democratic primary.
Kelly is backed by Justice Democrats, a progressive group that helped launch Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez s campaign in 2018.
“We need more pathways out of poverty, and the status quo is no longer good enough, Kelly said in a statement. “ I know how to build coalitions that get results, and I’m running for Congress so that we can make bold, ambitious change at the national level.”
New to DC, Buttigieg looks to build bridges with Biden plan
HOPE YEN, JONATHAN LEMIRE and THOMAS BEAUMONT, Associated Press
April 4, 2021
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1of11FILE - In this March 4, 2021, file photo, President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, right, meet with Vice President Kamala Harris and members of the House of Representatives in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on infrastructure. Two months into his job, Buttigieg is forging a fresh path for his Cabinet role and in his life that could bridge gaps with Republicans when it comes to Biden’s agenda.Andrew Harnik/APShow MoreShow Less
Capitol stormer who wore I Was There shirt to stay in jail
MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Associated Press
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1of3This undated photo provided by the United States Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Texas shows Garret Miller after he was arrested in Dallas. Miller didn t speak to the law enforcement officers who arrested him on charges he stormed the U.S. Capitol in January, but the T-shirt he was wearing at his Dallas home that day sent a clear and possibly incriminating message. Miller s shirt had a photograph of former President Donald Trump, and it said “Take America Back” and “I Was There, Washington D.C., January 6, 2021,” federal prosecutors noted in a court filing Monday, March 29, 2021. (United States Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Texas via AP)APShow MoreShow Less
Top Dems call on Cuomo to resign amid harassment allegations
MARINA VILLENEUVE, STEVE PEOPLES and MICHAEL BALSAMO, Associated Press
March 12, 2021
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1of8FILE - This Monday, March 8, 2021, file photo shows New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaking at a vaccination site in New York. A lawyer for Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that she reported a groping allegation made against him to local police after the woman involved declined to press charges herself.Seth Wenig/APShow MoreShow Less
2of8FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2012, file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is joined by the New York Congressional delegation including, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, left, and Sen. Charles Schumer, right, for a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. Schumer and Gillibrand on Friday, March 12, 2021, are calling on Cuomo to resign, adding the most powerful Democratic voices yet to calls for the governor to leave office in the wake of allegations of sexual harassment and g