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On July 8 the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) held a press conference in which they criticized police for officer-involved shootings of black men and used the attack on Dallas Police officers to call for more gun control.

Various Representatives who either took part in the failed sit-in for gun control or supported it from afar say that action was just the tip of the iceberg, that “guerrilla tactics” for gun control will be forthcoming.

Liberal comedy website Funny or Die held a ten-hour stand-up comedy marathon late Wednesday into early Thursday morning to show support for the current Democrat push for more gun control. The marathon — which reportedly began Wednesday night and lasted until 4:30

Democrat House members ended their sit-in on June 23 without securing any new gun control or even a vote on gun control.

Flanked by liberal legislatures like John Lewis and Black Lives Matter founders Brittany Packnett and DeRay Mckesson, President Obama told the room full of young militant leftists that they “are much better organizers” than he was at their age, and that he is “confident that they are going to take America to new heights.”

Rep. John Lewis issued a statement Thursday downplaying Bernie Sanders’s role in the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. Speaking on Capitol Hill Thursday, Rep. Lewis said, “I never saw him. I never met him.” Lewis then added, “But I met Hillary Clinton.”

Civil rights veteran Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) compared Republican frontrunner Donald J. Trump to segregationist George Wallace in an interview with the Los Angeles Times on Saturday.

There seems to be universal consensus that between the reduced number of participants, and the quality of the debate questions and follow-up from the panelists, the Fox Business/Wall Street Journal debate was the strongest by way of policy substance thus far.

Georgetown University, the oldest Catholic and Jesuit institute of higher learning in the United States, will honor advocates of abortion during its commencement ceremonies this coming weekend.

The Bloody Sunday 50th anniversary commemoration continued Sunday with gatherings and other events in Selma before a group retraces the steps that helped secure equal voting rights 50 years ago.

Representative John Lewis (D-GA) remembered the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama where police attacked Civil Rights protesters marching from Selma to Montgomery on “Bloody Sunday” 50 years ago on Saturday. Lewis thanked those in attendance at

In the 2008 Democratic presidential primary, the moment when the momentum shifted decisively against Hillary Clinton was when the New York Senator embroiled herself in a controversy over whether President Lyndon Baines Johnson or Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. deserved

Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) and lawmakers in the Congressional Black Caucus are suggesting that President Barack Obama invite the families of Michael Brown and Eric Garner to his State of the Union address in January. According to The Hill, Lewis

On Sunday, President Barack Obama said that Ferguson should not be compared to Selma and did not rule out making a visit to Ferguson after the grand jury announces its decision on whether to indict officer Darren Wilson. Rep. John

LONDON (AP) — Artillery booms. A trench comes into view. Soldiers huddle into their overcoats for warmth. The scene is the unlikely backdrop for a holiday commercial that has many Britons reaching for hankies — and others demanding it be

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls defended his Socialist government against a stream of criticism of its economic and business reforms during a visit to London. “My government is pro-business!” he told British business leaders in English at the Guildhall in

The boss of British retailing giant John Lewis has launched into a diatribe against France, labelling the country “sclerotic, hopeless and downbeat”, and advising investors to pull out as quickly as possible. The company tried to brush off the remarks

After a week of riots and looting in Ferguson, Missouri, Charles Ogletree, the Harvard Law professor who was President Barack Obama’s mentor, predicted that this is just the beginning of more unrest. After police shot and killed Michael Brown last weekend, Ogletree

On Sunday, Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) said Ferguson, Missouri police chief Tom Jackson and local leaders should apologize to the community for their handling of Michael Brown’s death. “Well, I think that the police chief and the mayor and other

President Barack Obama’s mentor and Harvard Law professor Charles Ogletree said Darren Wilson, the officer who reportedly shot and killed Michael Brown, should be arrested. “I think the first thing that needs to happen [is] we need to arrest Officer

John Lewis, one of Britain’s favourite department stores, is to sell hijabs as school uniforms for girls following a deal with schools in London and Liverpool. The move will raise concerns that the department store is profiteering off a misogynistic

An emotional Rep John Lewis (D-GA) took to the house floor Wednesday to argue against the House Republicans proceeding with a lawsuit against President Barack Obama. “From the first day in office, the Republicans in this House has never supported

Thursday Rep. John Lewis (D-GA.) danced to Pharrell Williams’s “Happy” in honor of International Day of Happiness. His staff member Rachelle O’Neil, posted the clip on YouTube… Follow Pam on Twitter @pamkeyNEN

On Monday, Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) used Martin Luther King Jr. day to push for amnesty. Appearing on MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports, Lewis said that in honor of King, Congress had to focus on issues of economic justice and amnesty even

Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) told MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell on Monday that comprehensive immigration reform would help to fulfill Martin Luther King, Jr’s dream…

British retailer Marks & Spencer faced criticism on Monday after it emerged that it allows Muslim staff to refuse to sell customers pork and alcohol. More than 8,000 people have signed up to a Facebook page calling for a boycott

On Sunday, MSNBC guest Angela Rye went ballistic when confronted by Republican strategist Ron Christie over the fact that no evidence was found of Tea Party racism during the Obamacare debate of 2010. Blasting supposed Tea Party racism, commentator Rye

Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) told Breitbart News on Tuesday he was unaware of the glitches individuals were experiencing when they attempted to apply for healthcare insurance on the Obamacare insurance exchanges but claimed the popularity of the exchanges was probably

Speaking at the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) blasted what he termed continuing American racism while paying tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. He said “invisible signs…form a gulf between us. Too many of

On Tuesday, Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) said he would support Hillary Clinton for president were she to run in 2016. The civil rights icon who was beaten on “Bloody Sunday” while marching for voting rights on the Edmund Pettus said

Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), who was beaten while marching for voting rights on the Edmund Pettus Bridge on “Bloody Sunday” in 1965, compared National Security Agency (NSA) leaker Edward Snowden to Gandhi and Martin Luther King. In an interview with the UK Guardian that

Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) stated that the result of the George Zimmerman trial would “justify the stalking and killing of innocent black boys and deny them any avenue of self-defense.”  Lewis said in a statement: I am deeply disappointed by

Friday night the documentary Hating Breitbart opened in limited theatrical release and via Video On Demand services. It also became available for download at Rotten Tomatoes and iTunes. Written and directed by Andrew Marcus, Hating Breitbart follows the late, great

The Young America’s Foundation conducted its annual review of commencement speakers at the nation’s top universities and once again found that very few conservative speakers were invited to give graduates their traditional send-off into the “real” word. In what it