Former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun kicked off her campaign for Chicago mayor Saturday.
The trial of Rep. Maxine Waters was postponed Friday, as the House ethics committee found new documents.
HBCUs have been struggling. But with the proposed launch of a cable TV network devoted just to HBCUs, experts say this may help turn things around.
The House ethics committee will take no action in an investigation of Democratic Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.
The House ethics committee's chief counsel recommended Thursday that veteran Rep. Charles Rangel be censured for financial and fundraising misconduct as lawmakers neared closure on an embarrassing 2½-year-long scandal.
Shortly after Charles Rangel walked out of his ethics trial, a House panel began closed-door deliberations.
U.S. civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson called Tuesday for an African version of the Marshall Plan.
