Read more Congressional Black Caucus stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/33212/congressional-black-caucus.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:56:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70049/black-caucus-worries-about-resurgent-racism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Congressional Black Caucus is enjoying unprecedented power, with more of their members in leadership roles than ever before, not to speak of one of their number in the White House, but many are disturbed by changes in the political atmosphere, Politico reports. As the 42-member group holds its annual...http://www.newser.com/story/70049/black-caucus-worries-about-resurgent-racism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 6:14:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68729/pelosi-lets-rangel-slidefor-now.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStripping ethics-challenged Charlie Rangel of his Ways and Means Committee chairmanship would create more problems for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi than it would solve, reports Politico, citing current and former House aides. Punishing Rangel would mean having to fill his seat—with one of several less-than-stellar replacements—and infuriating the...http://www.newser.com/story/68729/pelosi-lets-rangel-slidefor-now.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 06 Sep 2009 9:28:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63868/jacko-proves-stumbling-block-for-house-dems.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe King of Pop is causing a headache for some House Democrats after one lawmaker very publicly called for a resolution honoring Michael Jackson as a “global humanitarian," Politico reports. Sheila Jackson-Lee displayed the resolution at yesterday's memorial; Dems now have to weigh supporting it in light of Jackson’s controversial...http://www.newser.com/story/63868/jacko-proves-stumbling-block-for-house-dems.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Jul 2009 12:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62902/dems-get-in-shouting-and-alleged-shoving-match.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA pair of House Democrats had a less-than-decorous exchange on the floor yesterday, the Hill reports. With the chamber clearing out after a series of votes, Appropriations chair David Obey and Maxine Waters began screaming at each other over an earmark for a school bearing Waters' name. “You’re out of...http://www.newser.com/story/62902/dems-get-in-shouting-and-alleged-shoving-match.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Jun 2009 10:09:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62665/pelosi-gambles-on-climate-bill-vote-despite-dem-grumbling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNancy Pelosi has scheduled a vote this Friday on a controversial climate change bill despite the strong reservations of some Democrats, the Hill reports. Farmbelt lawmakers fear that the sprawling bill's measures to curb emissions will put a disproportionate burden on their states with no reward. The House speaker and...http://www.newser.com/story/62665/pelosi-gambles-on-climate-bill-vote-despite-dem-grumbling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Jun 2009 4:23:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55529/raul-castro-holds-first-meeting-with-us-leaders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRaul Castro met with six visiting members of the Congressional Black Caucus for more than four hours yesterday in his first face-to-face discussions with US leaders since he became Cuba's president last year, the AP reports. Castro spoke with Rep. Barbara Lee, a California Democrat, and other members of the...http://www.newser.com/story/55529/raul-castro-holds-first-meeting-with-us-leaders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Apr 2009 7:15:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51051/on-stimulus-white-house-kept-congress-close.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama promised a new spirit of cooperation in Washington, and in his relationship with Congress, he did his best to deliver, the Wall Street Journal reports. Obama left congressional leaders wide leeway in crafting the stimulus bill and stayed in close touch with members. Joe Biden stayed on pivotal...http://www.newser.com/story/51051/on-stimulus-white-house-kept-congress-close.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Feb 2009 12:36:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49387/caucus-pushes-for-black-commerce-secretary.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Congressional Black Caucus is lobbying President Obama to name a black commerce secretary. The caucus is pushing for technology executive John Thompson, CEO of software security company Symantec and an Obama contributor, to fill the post, reports the Hill . Obama has so far appointed only four African Americans to...http://www.newser.com/story/49387/caucus-pushes-for-black-commerce-secretary.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Jan 2009 1:44:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44016/pols-flout-ethics-law-on-trip-to-carib-isle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSix US lawmakers, all members of the Congressional Black Caucus, have been caught rubbing shoulders with lobbyists on a trip that violates federal ethics laws, the New York Post reports. Joining them were three New York officials, including the state's governor—who avoided breaking the law by paying his own...http://www.newser.com/story/44016/pols-flout-ethics-law-on-trip-to-carib-isle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 30 Nov 2008 20:18:40 CST