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Former Utah Rep. Mia Love, first Black Republican woman elected to the U.S. House, dies at 49
Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, a daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died Sunday.NBC News - 4d -
Mia Love, first Black Republican woman elected to the U.S. House, dies
Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, a daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died on Sunday.CBS News - 4d -
Mia Love, first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, dies at 49
Former Rep. Mia Love (Utah), the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, has died at 49. “With grateful hearts filled to overflowing for the profound influence of Mia on our lives, we ...The Hill - 4d -
First Black Republican Rep. Mia Love has died
Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, a daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died on SundayABC News - 4d -
Mia Love, First Black Republican Woman Elected to Congress, Dies at 49
Ms. Love, who represented Utah in Congress from 2015 to 2019, was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2022.The New York Times - 4d -
Ex-US Rep. Nita Lowey, who chaired powerful House Appropriations Committee, dies
Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey has died at the age of 87ABC News - Mar. 16 -
Utah Rep. Maloy offers tepid criticism of some White House spending cuts at town hall
Republican U.S. Rep. Celeste Maloy says the country risks drifting toward authoritarianism if the executive branch isn't brought under controlABC News - Mar. 21 -
Coventry the first woman elected as IOC pres.
Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee, becoming the first woman and first African to hold the post.ESPN - Mar. 20 -
Trump weighs in on House special election races as GOP fights to keep majority
Republicans have expressed concerns about maintaining their U.S. House majority.ABC News - 8h -
Trump weighs in on House special election races as GOP fights to keep majority
Republicans have expressed concerns about maintaining their U.S. House majority.ABC News - 8h -
House Republican adjourns hearing after exchange over misgendering Rep. Sarah McBride
Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, recognized McBride, D-Del., to speak and misgendered her in the process. McBride is the first openly trans member of Congress.NBC News - Mar. 12 -
Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva dies after battle with cancer
Grijalva had served in the House since 2003 and was a former co-chair of the House Progressive Caucus.ABC News - Mar. 13 -
Republican adjourns hearing after blowup over McBride introduction
A House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing ended abruptly Tuesday after Rep. Keith Self (R-Texas) referred to Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.), the first transgender person elected to Congress, as ...The Hill - Mar. 11 -
Rep. Raúl Grijalva dies at 77
Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), a more than two-decade veteran of the House who rose to high levels of power in the Democratic Caucus, died on Thursday. He was 77. A fixture of progressive politics ...The Hill - Mar. 13 -
Republican subcommittee chair misgenders Rep. Sarah McBride
During a House subcommittee hearing Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, misgendered Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Del. Rep. Bill Keating, D-Mass., called out Self and after a confrontation the meeting was ended ...NBC News - Mar. 11 -
Kirsty Coventry elected first woman president of Olympic movement
Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry became the first woman and African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, declaring it to be an "extraordinary moment"."This is an ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry elected to lead the International Olympic Committee
First woman IOC president could preside over Utah’s 2034 Winter Games.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president and is first woman, first African to lead global Olympic body
Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday and became the first woman and first African to get perhaps the biggest job in world sports.NBC News - Mar. 20 -
Former All Blacks player, coach Alex Wyllie dies at 80
Famously tough All Blacks loose forward Alex (Grizz) Wyllie who went on to coach New Zealand to 25 wins in 29 tests has died. Wyllie’s death on Saturday as a result of cancer was confirmed by ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Coventry elected as IOC's first female president
Zimbabwe's sports minister Kirsty Coventry is elected as the new IOC president, becoming the first woman and first African to hold the role.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
Kirsty Coventry elected as first woman and first African to lead IOC
Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee.CBS News - Mar. 20 -
Musk super PAC pours last-minute money into special Florida elections
Elon Musk’s super PAC is pouring last-minute resources into two special House elections in Florida as voters head to the polls next week to fill open seats vacated by former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R) and ...The Hill - 2d -
House Republican on war plans chat: ‘There’s no doubt that Russia and China saw this stuff’
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said there's “no doubt” that Russia and China were monitoring the U.S. officials’ devices used for a war plan text chat. “I will guarantee you, 99.99 percent with ...The Hill - 3d -
Kirsty Coventry elected first female president of IOC as Coe routed in vote
Zimbabwean former swimmer won majority in first round Sebastian Coe is third; Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr second The Zimbabwean swimmer Kirsty Coventry has become the first woman to lead the ...The Guardian - Mar. 20 -
McBride: 'I appear to live rent-free in the minds' of Republicans
Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.), the first transgender person elected to Congress, is bashing Republicans for focusing on her gender instead of issues that affect the American public at large. “I ...The Hill - Mar. 13 -
House Republican: Trump is 'right over the target' with EU wine tariff threat
Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) applauded President Trump’s threat to put a 200 percent tariff on wine, Champagne and other alcohol imported from the European Union (EU) if the bloc does not remove a ...The Hill - Mar. 14 -
Coventry elected first female IOC president as Coe beaten
Zimbabwe's sports minister Kirsty Coventry is elected as the new IOC president, becoming the first woman and first African to hold the role.BBC News - Mar. 20 -
Kirsty Coventry becomes first woman to lead International Olympic Committee
Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry became the first woman and African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, saying it was an "extraordinary moment"."This is an ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
House GOP promotes use of 'Taiwan' over 'Chinese Taipei' in slight to Beijing
A group of House Republicans is introducing legislation to assert Taiwan as the official name of the independently-governed island in U.S. communication, pushing back against claims to the ...The Hill - Mar. 14 -
House Republicans targeting 26 Democrats on initial midterm list
The National Republican Congressional Campaign (NRCC) rolled out a list of 26 vulnerable House Democrats it plans to target in the 2026 midterms. The list includes California Reps. Josh Harder, ...The Hill - Mar. 17 -
Nita Lowey, Tenacious New York Representative, Dies at 87
A Democrat, she represented Westchester County for three decades and became the first woman to lead the powerful House Appropriations Committee.The New York Times - Mar. 16 -
Nita Lowey, former New York representative, dies at 87
Former New York Rep. Nita Lowey (D) died on Saturday, her family confirmed in a statement sent to CBS News. “With great sadness, we announce that former Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey died peacefully ...The Hill - Mar. 16 -
Democrat wins special election for Minnesota state House seat
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) candidate David Gottfried is projected to win a special election for a seat in the Minnesota House, according to Decision Desk HQ. Gottfried, a pro bono ...The Hill - Mar. 12 -
House Republican: White House ‘in denial’ about Signal war plans chat
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said the White House is “in denial” over The Atlantic’s explosive report about a text chain with senior-level administration officials — and, inadvertently, a reporter — ...The Hill - 2d -
Rep. Raul M. Grijalva of Arizona, a Democratic Progressive in the House, Dies at 77
The son of an immigrant, he represented a majority Hispanic district in Arizona for 12 terms but had lately been absent from Capitol Hill while being treated for cancer.The New York Times - Mar. 14 -
Ocasio-Cortez: 'If Republicans wanted to avert a shutdown, they can'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Thursday put the onus on Republicans to avert the looming government shutdown. “Everybody knows that Donald Trump is president, that Republicans have the ...The Hill - Mar. 13 -
Greenland caught in a love triangle between the U.S., Denmark and independence as election takes place
Greenlanders go the polls Tuesday in a pivotal election in which independence from Denmark is a key theme — as well as Trump's ambitions to 'own' the island.CNBC - Mar. 11 -
Kitty Dukakis dies at 88
Kitty Dukakis, the former first lady of Massachusetts and wife of presidential nominee Michael Dukakis, has died.CBS News - 4d -
Former U.S. attorney found dead had epilepsy and died in her sleep, family says
The former top federal prosecutor in Virginia’s Eastern District suffered from epilepsy and died in her sleep last weekend, her family said Wednesday.NBC News - 2d -
21 House Republicans ask leadership to limit changes to energy tax credits in reconciliation
A group of 21 House Republicans is asking a key committee to limit changes to energy tax credits passed under Democrats as the GOP seeks to overhaul the U.S. tax code. In a new letter dated ...The Hill - Mar. 10
