Nine Indian Americans are contesting for seats in the US House of Representatives, with five seeking re-election and three having their maiden foray into Congressional politics. Among them, Suhas Subramanyam is expected to make history as the first Indian American elected from Virginia and the East Coast.
Democratic state Rep. Janelle Bynum talks with a voter in Oregon's 5th Congressional District in March. In Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, former Democratic nominee Jamie McLeod-Skinner is competing with state Rep. Janelle Bynum, the national Democrats’ pick, for the chance to take on Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer. And in Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District, a solid Democratic seat that contains most …
President Joe Biden met with progressive Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal at the White House Monday, days after saying his $3.5 trillion build back better plan will shrink, with community college and climate change programs on the ropes. Biden's meeting with the Washington Democrat, who chairs the House Progressive Caucus, comes after he has held repeat meetings with Senate holdouts Sen. …
LOADING ERROR LOADING Last week, something unusual happened: The Congressional Progressive Caucus won a clear, if temporary, victory against the more conservative members of the House Democratic Caucus. “It’s just not enough to have a couple people and say, ‘OK, we’re going to hold our position.’” “When I came to Congress, I just felt that the CPC was more of …
Congressional Progressive Caucus co-chairs Pramila Jayapal and Mark Pocan created a campaign program that is due to spend more than $1 million. Michael Noble Jr./The Washington Post via Getty Images A New Funding Arm Makes It Mark This election cycle, the CPC’s political action committee ― co-chaired by Reps. Jayapal, Mark Pocan of Wisconsin and Jamie Raskin of Maryland ― …