Congress

Delta Pulls VIP Travel Perks for Congress Amid Government Shutdown

Lawmakers lose airport escorts and priority treatment as airlines pressure Washington to end the ongoing DHS funding standoff.
03/25/2026

Jim Clyburn, 85, Isn’t Leaving Washington Yet

The longtime South Carolina congressman announced he’ll seek an 18th term, while other Democratic leaders step aside, extending the party’s age debate into 2026.
03/13/2026

Summer Lee Says The Democratic Playbook is Outdated

The Pittsburgh representative challenges party elites to stop recycling old strategies and start leading alongside the organizers and movements driving real progress.
11/13/2025

Democrats Sing “We Shall Overcome” In Protest of Rep. Al Green Censure

The Texas Democrat said President Donald Trump has an “inordinate amount of influence.”
03/07/2025

Nancy Mace Invites Jasmine Crockett to ‘Take It Outside’ Over Trans Rights

Mace argued that cisgender women were at risk over the implementation of gender-neutral restrooms.
01/15/2025
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BET News Presents: What's at Stake - 2024 Election Roundtable
BET News Presents: What's At Stake: 2024 Election Special

Journalist Ed Gordon sits down with elected officials to discuss issues that matter to Black voters in the 2024 presidential election, including reproductive rights, gun violence and more.
06/05/2024

Black + Iconic: Shirley Chisholm

Howard University sophomore Rachel gives us the history behind the political leader's rise to the halls of power and the doors she opened.
02/16/2024

OPINION: So a Black Congresswoman Hired Security – Where’s The Crime In That?

Missouri Rep. Cori Bush is under scrutiny for hiring her husband for protection, but that comes at a time when threats to lawmakers are real, especially in this political climate.
02/07/2024

Black Ohio U.S. Congresswoman Becomes Victim of Swatting

The home of Rep. Shontel Brown was targeted but she was not at the residence at the time of the incident.
01/30/2024

Cooking Lesson II: Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett Goes Scorched Earth on Republicans at Hunter Biden Hearing

The Dallas-area congresswoman didn’t hold back when she was set off over a comment about ‘White privilege.’
01/11/2024

OPINION: Did Harvard Betray Dr. Claudine Gay?

After watching their first Black president relentlessly attacked by the conservative right, it’s time the Ivy League school took some responsibility.
01/04/2024