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Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY 25) announced the House passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

Kathy Hochul, the lieutenant governor, calls Cuomo’s behavior ‘repulsive.’ Lietenant Governor Kathy Hochul called Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s behavior “repulsive and unlawful.”Credit...Seth Wenig/Associated Press Aug. 3, 2021, 4:04 p.m. ET Should Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo resign, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul would replace him and would become New York State’s first female governor. A former congresswoman from the Buffalo region and a lawyer, Ms. Hochul has won two elections for lieutenant governor. She is not considered particularly close to Mr. Cuomo. In a statement, she suggested she retained ...

'Until we see him again': State Rep. John Landon dies at 71 Share Updated: 10:15 PM CDT Jul 29, 2021 'Until we see him again': State Rep. John Landon dies at 71 Share Updated: 10:15 PM CDT Jul 29, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript NOW"> (áááRHEYAááá) BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT - IOWA STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOHN LANDON - HAS DIED. THE ANKENY REPUBLICAN PASSED AWAY THIS AFTERNOON - SURROUNDED BY HIS FAMILY. GOVERNOR REYNOLDS SENT HER CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY AND - SD AI "WHEN JOHN SPOKE, PEOPLE LISTENED. HE WAS KNOWN AS A TRUSD,TE GENUINE, CARING...

Activists, community leaders honor civil rights icon John Lewis Jul 17, 2021 / 10:12 PM CDT MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Local activists and community members gathered at the I Am a Man plaza downtown to honor the life and legacy of the late Representative John Lewis. The candlelight vigil was one of more than 100 vigils happening across the nation on Saturday night to celebrate life of the Civil Rights icon one year after his passing. Here in Memphis, attendees say the event also served as a call to action demanding congress pass a suite of democracy reform bills, including the for the People Act ...

July 14, 2021, 7:53 p.m. ET Credit...Bettmann, via Getty Images Opinion Columnist In the wake of the Civil War, liberals in the North went about establishing Reconstruction, passing the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments, greatly expanding the rights of Black people in America, and putting severe restrictions on Southern states before they could be readmitted to the Union. But of course, the Northern liberals soon grew impatient with and tired of dealing with Reconstruction and the racial issues in the South. At the same time, racial terror was regaining strength in the region. After Reconstructi...