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House Democrats' attempt to call for unanimous consent for a vote on their spending deal proposal was shot down with little drama on the floor during a pro forma session on Tuesday, 12 hours before an impending government shutdown.
Most, if not all, of the Democratic caucus stood on the House floor to ask the chamber to vote on their continuing resolution that would kick the funding deadline for fiscal 2026 until Oct. 31.
Washington, DC, United States, September 29, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The United States Hispanic Business Council (USHBC) applauds the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) for its leadership in addressing the ongoing carriage negotiations between Google/YouTube, TelevisaUnivision, and NBCUniversal Telemundo.
La congresista electa ha dicho que será la coauspiciadora número 218 de la resolución que puede bajar por descargue para divulgar los documentos sobre Jeffrey Epstein.
Washington D.C. - La demócrata Adelita Grijalva ganó en la noche del martes el escaño por el distrito 7 de Arizona en la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos que quedó vacante tras la muerte de su padre, Raúl Grijalva, quien estuvo cercano a los temas de Puerto Rico. La victoria de Grijalva deja ahora la mayoría republicana en la Cámara baja, 219 a 214, con una vacante de cada partido.
Washington – Texas officials at the state and federal level offered thoughts for those affected by Wednesday morning’s deadly shooting at an ICE office in Dallas. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus posted on X they were praying for victims and families affected.
Washington, D.C. – The CHC submitted a formal letter urging an immediate investigation into the impacts of the Supreme Court’s decision in Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo on Latinos. The high court’s ruling allows federal agents to continue their practice of warrantless stops and detention of individuals simply based on factors like apparent ethnicity, language, or occupation.
The special election will determine who will fill the seat left vacant by the death of Democratic U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva.
TUCSON, Ariz. — Southern Arizona voters on Tuesday chose Adelita Grijalva to succeed her father, the late U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, a progressive stalwart who represented the state for more than two decades in Congress.
Recently, leaders from the U.S. House received a letter which had been announced by chairs of four congressional groups (the New Democrat Coalition Housing Task Force, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, the Congressional Black Caucus, and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus) urging House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) to preserve funding for several federal housing anti-discrimination programs while the FY 2026 appropriations process remains ongoing.
Dozens of House Democrats voted Friday to oppose a resolution honoring Charlie Kirk and condemning political violence following his assassination last week in Utah.
The overwhelming majority of those 58 lawmakers represent one of the minority caucuses — the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Congressional Hispanic Caucus or Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus — and many said they voted “no” because they didn’t want to extol Kirk’s most controversial political views, which frequently targeted minority communities.
While lawmakers have uniformly denounced Kirk's assassination, some critics opposed the resolution given his past statements on transgender people and Martin Luther King Jr.
Washington — In a vote that divided Democrats, the House on Friday passed a resolution honoring slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk and rejecting the political violence of recent years.
If she wins, the Democrat would succeed her father, late Rep. Raúl Grijalva, amid concerns over reproductive and immigrant rights. Tucson, Arizona — On a recent Saturday morning at Adelita Grijalva’s campaign headquarters, the mood was festive. Music blasted from speakers as volunteers — most of them clad in navy blue “All in for Adelita” shirts— ate treats from a local Mexican bakery in the parking lot and waited for their marching orders.