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The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday threatened to withhold the salaries of Interior Department officials who have blocked lawmakers from interviewing agency employees about whether Secretary David Bernhardt was complying with recordkeeping laws.
David Bernhardt, The recently confirmed Interior Department secretary, on Tuesday accused a House committee of going after the agency's career employees while seeking information about the former oil and gas lobbyist's schedule.
Judge Damon J. Keith, a Detroit native, one of the country’s longest-serving federal judges and a civil rights icon died at the age of 96 on Tuesday, leaving behind a legacy of justice and equality. Keith made a career out of landmark court decisions that helped shape the social and legal landscape of the country, becoming only the sixth African American in U.S.
Celebrities, politicians and community members enjoyed an evening filled with accolades, celebration and calls to action at the Detroit NAACP’s 64th Annual Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner.
Breitbart reports U.S. Reps. Elijah Cummings, of Maryland, Barbara Lee, of California, and Brenda Lawrence, of Michigan, joined Planned Parenthood President Leana Wen to announce the legislation last week. The bills are the Real Education for Healthy Youth Act (REHYA) and the Youth Access to Sexual Health Services Act (YASHS).
House Democrats joined with Planned Parenthood last week to introduce two measures that would ensure the abortion chain’s brand of sex ed — which focuses on contraception, abortion, and LGBTQ sex — receives federal funding. Dr. Leana Wen, who heads Planned Parenthood, joined House Oversight Committee Chair Elijah Cummings (D-MD), pro-choice caucus chair Rep.
The co-chairs of the Bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, Reps. Karen Bass (D-CA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Jim Langevin (D-RI), Paul Mitchell (R-MI), and Brenda Lawrence (D-MI) issued the following statement marking the beginning of National Foster Care Month.
Come rain or shine, Andre Douville hopes Israel supporters will bring their blue-and-white pride for the Walk for Israel Sunday, May 5, at its new location at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. Douville, who founded the walk 15 years ago with help from his dedicated committee, said the family-oriented day will celebrate all that is positive about Israel.
West Bloomfield — Michigan members of Congress announced a bill Friday that would grant Iraqi nationals with orders of removal two years of relief from detainment and deportation while they await individual hearings. Democratic U.S. Rep. Andy Levin of Bloomfield Township and Republican Rep. John Moolenaar of Midland are spearheading the bipartisan effort and plan to introduce the bill Tuesday.
As Donald Trump vows to fight every congressional subpoena issued by House committees investigating his presidency and personal affairs, Democratic lawmakers and strategists are coming to grips with a new reality in which the subpoena might be obsolete. “At this point, it’s just a piece of paper,” a former senior congressional investigative aide said.