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The House of Representatives passed a resolution authored by Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA), which says that since Congress never authorized the involvement in…

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) announced that actor and activist Terrence J would serve as the organization’s new TMCF National Ambassador.

A woman accusing VA Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax (D) of sexual assault will meet with law enforcement and a District Attorney to detail her sexual assault claim. 

DNC Chair Tom Pérez has tapped Howard Dean -- a former presidential candidate, Vermont Governor, and DNC Chair -- to head a new data exchange operation to use voter data to drive Americans to the polls.

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has tapped a longtime staffer to run her 2020 presidential campaign. 

Senator Bob Menéndez (D-NJ) introduced two pieces of legislation this week focused on guns.

Filmmaker Ava DuVernay and sculptor Theaster Gates will chair Prada’s newly announced Diversity and Inclusion Council.

Former President Barack Obama’s museum will present its case today in a Chicago courtroom.

There has been a relative silence among members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) considering the candidacy of former HUD Secretary Julián Castro.

Emilio Méndez has been promoted to Legislative Director in the office of Congressman Lou Correa (D-CA).

An online petition seeking to impeach NM Democratic Governor Michelle Luján Grisham for "treason" has over 30,000 signatures.

Regular Beat readers will recall that former President Barack Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Alliance will have its first national convening in Oakland next week, which they are calling MBK Rising!