Washington, D.C., is not a state, and Congress has the authority to block its laws, but the district pulled a fast one on the Republican majority in Congress to get its “reparations” bill past its ...

Rep. Ayanna Pressley will reintroduce H.R. 40, federal legislation to study reparations for slavery, on Wednesday as the Trump administration leads a wide-scale rollback of diversity, equity and ...

A coalition of lawmakers and advocates says there is no better time to push for varying forms of reparations as President Trump’s administration continues to attack DEI and once-protected civil rights ...

U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., proposed a resolution this week that compels the United States federal government to begin the process of providing reparations to Black American descendants of enslaved ...

From the commentary, "Congress, which has ultimate authority over the District of Columbia, will have an opportunity to reverse the D.C. Council's reparations legislation. It should." People wait for ...

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Wednesday is June 19, a day known as Juneteenth by many as it celebrates the end of slavery in America. For the first time in more than 10 years, Congress talked about payment, ...

U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., held back tears as she officially introduced H.R. 40, legislation that has been advocated in Congress for more than 30 years. “It is an honor,” Pressley said during ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., outside the U.S. Capitol in 2021. (Tom Williams) Rep. Ayanna Pressley will reintroduce H.R. 40, ...