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In this file photo, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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Congressman Richmond endorses Ed Price in Senate District 2 race
Weighing in on a race for a state senate seat, U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond on Monday endorsed state Rep. Ed Price over fellow Democrat Warren Harang III. "This is a critical time for the state of Louisiana and we need someone with experience and a steady hand," Richmond, D-New Orleans, said in a prepared statement released by the Price campaign.
Trump questions whether key funding source for historically black colleges is constitutional
President Trump talks with leaders of historically black universities and colleges before posing for a group photo in the Oval Office in February. In February, President Trump invited leaders from historically black colleges and universities to the White House, a move they hoped signaled his support for the institutions and showed an effort to give them more clout in his administration.
Black lawmakers to confront Trump on policies in meeting
The Congressional Black Caucus plans to push President Donald Trump on the changing priorities of the Justice Department's monitoring of police departments and cuts in education funding for college students.
Trump to meet at White House with Congressional Black Caucus leaders
Five weeks after inappropriately asking a reporter to set up a meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus, President Trump has arranged his own face-to-face discussion with the group, whose leaders are scheduled to visit the White House on Wednesday. Rep. Cedric L. Richmond , the caucus chairman, said that he and five executive committee members have accepted Trump's invitation to discuss issues related to the African American community, including the president's proposed budget, education, criminal justice reform and health care.
Trump, leadership of Congressional Black Caucus, to meet Wednesday
President Trump and the executive committee of the Congressional Black Caucus will meet Wednesday morning, the White House and the office of U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., confirmed. Trump, leadership of Congressional Black Caucus, to meet Wednesday President Trump and the executive committee of the Congressional Black Caucus will meet Wednesday morning, the White House and the office of U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., confirmed.
SICK. Pelosi Won’t Condemn Dem Lawmaker’s Crude Bl*wjob…
Democrat Congressman, Cedric Richmond in Louisiana disrespected Kellyanne Conway by making a crude 'joke' about her looking 'familiar' on her knees in reference to the picture of her kneeling on the couch in the Oval Office. Democratic Rep. Cedric Richmond made a crude joke about White House senior adviser Kellyanne Conway on Wednesday night during the Washington Press Club Foundation dinner.
Rep. Richmond apologizes for Conway remarks
Rep. Cedric Richmond apologized to White House adviser Kellyanne Conway on Sunday night for making crude remarks at a Washington dinner last week about a photo showing Conway on her knees on an Oval Office sofa. "After a discussion with people I know and trust, I understand the way my remarks have been received by many," the Louisiana Democrat said in a statement.
AP, NY Times Still Not Covering Cedric Richmond’s Sick Conway ‘Joke’
On Thursday, Kristine Marsh at NewsBusters noted that "none of the big three networks or cable news found time" to report Louisiana Democratic Congressman Cedric Richmond's "vile sexual joke" directed the previous evening at Trump presidential adviser Kellyanne Conway. The fact that the establishment press's lead gatekeepers at the Associated Press and the New York Times had no story likely influenced that nonresponse - and despite Richmond's determination to claim that he didn't mean what he really said and refusal to apologize, they still haven't.
NAACP head calls Sessions ‘unfit’ for attorney general
The head of one of the largest African-American civil rights organization told Congress on Wednesday that Sen. Jeff Sessions is "unfit to serve" as attorney general as a 1986 letter from the widow of Martin Luther King Jr., surfaced strongly expressing opposition to the Alabama senator. Cornell Brooks, the head of the NAACP, said the organization "firmly believes" that Sessions is unfit to serve as attorney general in the incoming Trump administration.
Clyburn retains power among Democrats a ” despite whispers, without challenge
There was a moment this week when what appeared to be a challenge to the leadership standing of South Carolina's Rep. Jim Clyburn could have turned nasty. It didn't because, according to Missouri Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, Clyburn is "ridiculously loyal."
Despite Katrina lessons, flood plan in Louisiana shows gaps
In this Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016 file aerial photo, a boat motors between flooded homes after heavy rains inundating the region, in Hammond, La. Eleven years ago, Hurricane Katrina exposed huge gaps in the disaster response plans of Louisiana and the nation.
President Obama tours flood-damaged areas in south Louisiana
During his visit to south Louisiana, President Barack Obama promised that the victims of the historic flooding will not be forgotten. The first stop on his three-hour trip to the Capitol region was to the Castle Place subdivision in Zachary.
Baton Rouge I-10 traffic relief party becomes a political fight
Louisiana politicians are squabbling over who gets credit for a federal grant designed to alleviate Baton Rouge traffic on Interstate 10 over the Mississippi River Bridge by moving the Washington Street exit. , at old McKinley High School with U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond by his side, telling the world Louisiana will be getting between $20 million and $25 million in FASTLANE grant money to move the dreaded Washington Street exit.
Rick Gallot: Relationships will make Grambling great
I spent 15 years of my career and life traveling from northern Louisiana to Baton Rouge as a legislator, first as a state representative and then as a state senator. I dedicated my life to serving people, as a politician and as an attorney, and much of the state's business gets discussed, debated and determined in Baton Rouge.
The Latest: 3rd officer was wounded when bullet grazed neck
People attend a candlelight vigil for Baton Rouge police officer Montrell Jackson, outside Istrouma High School, where he graduated in 2001, in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, July 19, 2016. Multiple police officers were killed an... .
Mourners gather for funeral of black man killed by police
Mourners gather Friday to pay their last respects to a 37-year-old black man shot and killed in an encounter with two white police officers in Louisiana, a killing that helped fuel protests nationwide over the treatment of African-Americans by police. Alton Sterling was shot July 5 outside a Baton Rouge convenience store in an encounter with police that was caught on video.
Congressional Black Caucus: – An AR-15 Does Not Discriminate’
On July 8 the Congressional Black Caucus held a press conference in which they criticized police for officer-involved shootings of black men and used the attack on Dallas Police officers to call for more gun control. The two officer-involved shootings of black men were the shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile .
Nation-Now 33 mins ago 6:18 p.m.Lawmakers seek congressional hearing on police shootings
Democratic members of Congress called Thursday for a congressional hearing to examine fatal shootings of black people by police officers in Baton Rouge, La., Minnesota and elsewhere. At a news conference in the Capitol, members of the Congressional Black Caucus also said they wished to meet with House Republican leaders to discuss concerns about what they call the alarming rate of deaths of black men and women by law enforcement officials.
President asked to open a federal investigation into the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling
In a letter sent to President Barack Obama Congressman Cedric Richmond requests a federal investigation into the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling by officers of the Baton Rouge Police Department: "The pain felt by Mr. Sterling's family is severe and the right of his community to have significant questions answered is pressing," said Rep. Richmond.