Anti-immigrant rhetoric decried

Demonstrators gather for a rally supporting immigrant rights, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017 in Chicago. Immigrant rights advocates are planning demonstrations across the country in what they're calling a "first salvo" against President-elect Donald Trump's pledged hard line on immigration.

Paid family leave debate continues in Connecticut

Senate President Pro Tempore Martin M. Looney, D-New Haven, right, gestures as state Sen. Len Suzio, R- Meriden, left, speaks with Sen. Ted Kennedy Jr., D-Branford, center, looking on, during opening session at the state Capitol on Jan. 4. less Senate President Pro Tempore Martin M. Looney, D-New Haven, right, gestures as state Sen. Len Suzio, R- Meriden, left, speaks with Sen. Ted Kennedy Jr., D-Branford, center, looking on, during opening session at ... more Senate Republican President Pro Tempore Len Fasano, R-North Haven, greets Senate President Pro Tempore Martin M. Looney, D-New Haven, right, during the opening session at the state Capitol.

‘I’m glad we’re both alive’: John Kerry’s emotional stop in Vietnam on final trip

Ca Mau, Vietnam: It could have been 1969 again as US Secretary of State John Kerry stood on the bow of the small boat chugging up the Bay Hap River on Saturday, the wind billowing his sleeves and his eyes darting left and right toward banks shrouded in dark foliage. As a young Navy lieutenant, Kerry commanded a Swift boat along this stretch of churning brown waters in the middle of a free-fire zone.

Rep Lewis’ Graphic Novel About Civil Rights Sees 106,700% Skyrocket on Amazon After Trump Tweet

Yesterday, Representative John Lewis said that he doesn't regard Donald Trump as a "legitimate" president, causing the President-elect to insult him back by suggesting he do something to help the people who elected him. As a whole slew of people already pointed out , Lewis has been a public advocate and servant for decades.

Protesters across US decry Trumpa s anti-immigrant stance

Protesters gathered Saturday to support immigrant rights at rallies around the U.S., denouncing President-elect Donald Trump for his anti-immigrant rhetoric and his pledges to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexican border and to crack down on Muslims entering the country. "We are not going to allow Donald Trump to bury the Statue of Liberty," Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat, told a standing-room-only crowd at historic African-American church in downtown Washington during one of dozens of rallies around the nation.

Singer Jennifer Holliday withdraws from Donald Trump inauguration gig after fans’ comments

In this Oct. 7, 2016 file photo, actress and singer Jennifer Holliday poses for a photo during an interview in New York. Holliday, who supported Hillary Clinton in the election, says her initial decision to perform at Donald Trump's inauguration was not a political statement.

Ahead of inauguration, thousands rally for immigration and civil rights

Thousands rallied in Washington Saturday less than a week before President-elect Donald Trump takes office to make clear their opposition to his policies on immigration and social justice. The demonstrations came at two separate events.

Immigrant rights demonstrators denounce Trump

Protesters gathered Saturday to support immigrant rights at rallies around the U.S., denouncing President-elect Donald Trump for his anti-immigrant rhetoric and his pledges to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexican border and to crack down on Muslims entering the country. A standing-room-only crowd packed into a historic African American church in downtown Washington for one of dozens of rallies around the nation.

Trump to Visit African American History Museum for King Holiday

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture in observance of Martin Luther King Day - following a Twitter storm slamming civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, who said that the Republican was not a "legitimate president." NEW: Donald Trump expected to visit National African American Museum in observance of Martin Luther King Day, transition sources tell @ABC .

Missouri senators renew effort to get Delta Queen cruising

Missouri's U.S. senators are renewing efforts to get the legendary riverboat the Delta Queen cruising again on the Mississippi River and its tributaries. Legislation filed this past week by Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill and co-sponsored by Republican Sen. Roy Blunt would reinstate an exemption for the Delta Queen to a federal law that prohibits overnight excursions on wooden vessels.

House Dems press FBI on Russia, possible link to Trump camp

House Democrats still seething over FBI Director James Comey's handling of the election-year inquiry of Hillary Clinton confronted the law enforcement officer over his refusal to say whether the FBI is investigating possible links between President-elect Donald Trump's campaign and Russia. The contentious, closed-door session Friday reflected the frustration of Democrats who blame Comey's statements and actions in part for Clinton's loss to Trump.

Lawmaker says Capitol pig painting coming down

A GOP congressman reported Friday that a painting stirring controversy on Capitol Hill will be taken down Tuesday after the agency responsible for maintaining the Capitol complex determined it violated rules for a student arts competition. The painting depicts Ferguson, Missouri, with a pig in a police uniform aiming a gun at a protester.

These lawmakers are disgusted by Trump’s attack on civil rights icon John Lewis

Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., poses for a photograph under a quote of his that is displayed in the Civil Rights Room in the Nashville Public Library Friday, Nov. 18, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. CREDIT: AP Photo/Mark Humphrey President-elect Donald Trump began his Saturday morning by attacking Georgia Rep. John Lewis on Twitter , calling the famed civil rights icon "all talk, no action" and saying his predominantly black district in Atlanta is "crime infested" and "falling apart."

Week of anti-Trump protests kick off in Washington DC

Thousands of US civil rights activists have kicked off a week of protests ahead of Donald Trump's presidential inauguration with a march in Washington, DC, vowing to keep fighting for equality and justice under the upcoming administration. Chanting "no justice, no peace", protesters headed by the Reverend Al Sharpton marched on Saturday along the National Mall toward the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial, about three kilometres from the steps of the US Capitol, where Trump will be sworn in as president on Friday.