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Black caucus women back Elizabeth Warren, read letter that earned her Senate rebuke   By William Douglas     The women of the Congressional Black Caucus had Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s back Wednesday night.   Before the Senate confirmed Sen. Jeff Sessions as President Donald Trump’s attorney general on a 52-47 vote, 13 black caucus Democrats took to video and read… Read more »

With a White House ally, Wagner takes aim at Obama's finance rules, consumer protection appointee By Adam Aton Rep. Ann Wagner has some ideas about how President Donald Trump could escalate his early moves to undo Barack Obama's legacy of financial regulations.   Trump already has put the brakes on a Department of Labor rule that would have required investment… Read more »

Calls to Congress are up -- as are complaints about getting through By Craig Gilbert  WASHINGTON - A high volume of phone calls to members of Congress in the opening days of President Donald Trump's administration has led some constituents to complain they can’t get through to their lawmakers and prompted an unusual Twitter skirmish between two Wisconsin… Read more »

Elected officials inundated with calls By Casey Geraldo By phone, email and even postcard, voters are reaching out. "Just an exponential increase in phone calls from both Republican and Democrat constituents," said Eric Harris, Communications Director for the Office of Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI). So much so, some people report they've had trouble… Read more »

Wisconsin congressional Democrats denounce Trump’s immigration ban By Noah Habenstreit While some Republicans continue to remain silent on the issue, all four of Wisconsin’s Democratic members of Congress say they disagree with President Donald Trump’s controversial immigration ban. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Reps. Mark Pocan, Ron Kind and Gwen Moore have… Read more »

by State Journal Editorial BoardWith a key deadline looming early next month, pension activists in the Teamsters union are turning up the heat to head off government action that will slash the incomes of hundreds of thousands of union retirees who receive benefits from the Central States Pension Fund, and set a dangerous precedent for millions more. The retired union members are… Read more »

by Mark SommerhauserWisconsin’s Democratic congressional delegation urged the U.S. Department of Justice on Monday to consider a legal challenge to the state’s voter ID law or joining ongoing litigation against it. The letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch cites reports of long lines at polling places in Wisconsin’s April 5 primary — the first… Read more »

by Laurel White Members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation are asking the U.S. Department of Justice to review Wisconsin’s voter ID law. U.S. Sen Tammy Baldwin and U.S. Reps. Ron Kind, Gwen Moore and Mark Pocan sent a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Monday, asking her department to determine whether the law is consistent with the federal Voting Rights… Read more »

by Mary SpicuzzaWisconsin's Democratic members of Congress are calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to review the state's voter ID requirements and consider bringing a legal challenge to the law. U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and U.S. Reps Ron Kind, Gwen Moore and Mark Pocan sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch Monday urging her to consider suing over the law… Read more »

by Lauren Victoria BurkeOn April 20, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that Harriet Tubman will be on the $20. Several members of the Congressional Black Caucus spoke to the NNPA News Wire about the historic tribute to Tubman. One of the most important heroes in American history, Tubman was an abolitionist and spy for the Union Army and a leader of the Underground… Read more »