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By Nicholas Wu What's happening: The Congressional Black Caucus escalated its row with the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday over the “blue slip” process, signaling their opposition to two judicial nominees up for consideration.  Details: The powerful voting bloc said in a letter sent Tuesday to Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) they would oppose the… Read more »

By Nick Robertson The Congressional Black Caucus in a scathing statement Thursday said the Supreme Court called its legitimacy into question with a ruling upending the use of affirmative action in college admissions.  The CBC called that decision “radical” and argued it could hurt the chances of minority students from getting opportunities to advance themselves. “By delivering… Read more »

Watch interview here.  Rep. Steven Horsford, the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, condemned the Supreme Court's decision to strike down affirmative action in college admissions. Horsford told CBS News, "We need to look at reforms to the Supreme Court because the legitimacy of this court has been called into question." Read more »

Read article here. By Cheyanne Daniels Black leaders applauded the Supreme Court’s Thursday decision to strike down a Republican-drawn congressional map in Alabama for diluting the power of Black voters. The decision in Allen v. Milligan that the GOP-led state must create a new map with an additional majority-Black district. The current map had seven… Read more »

Read article here. By Cheyanne Daniels The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) spent Tuesday morning discussing voting rights, preserving Black history and the fight for equity ahead of 2024 as part of a larger summit on race and democracy.  The summit discussed voting rights and redistricting, affirmative action and book bans, and race relations and civic engagement.  “We… Read more »

Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford (NV-04) joined Morning Joe on MSNBC to discuss the expulsion of two Black members from the Tennessee Legislature who protested gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, in which three 9-year-old students and three adults were murdered.  During the interview, Chairman Horsford called for the… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV), Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, issued the following statement: "Last night, Rep. Lance Gooden appeared on Fox News and questioned the loyalty of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chairwoman Rep. Judy Chu, indicating that she should be stripped of her security clearance simply because of her Chinese ethnicity. To… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steven Horsford, Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, issued the following statement in response to the President's State of the Union address: “Thank you, President Biden. The family of Tyre Nichols and the CBC asked President Biden to use the State of the Union to speak to the nation and to call for the passage of meaningful public safety and… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) formally endorses Julie A. Su to be the nation’s next Secretary of Labor. Currently, Su is Deputy Secretary of Labor for the Department of Labor. CBC Members issued the following statement regarding the endorsement: “Deputy Secretary Su has been an unwavering advocate for workers’ rights since she started her legal career… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, on the first day of Black History Month, the Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) issued the following statement on behalf of the 57 Members of the caucus: ”In 2023, we start Black History Month with some great progress. Ketanji Brown Jackson is now the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court. Maryland has elected… Read more »