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Acting Homeland Security Department Inspector General John Kelly and American Federation of Government Employees National President J. David Cox testified about the challenges facing the Tra…

House Homeland Security Committee Chair Bennie Thompson (D-MS) gathered former Department of Homeland Security officials including former Secretary Jeh Johnson, to discuss the negative impac…

Congressional Democrats, including House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD) and Senators Mark Warner (VA), Chris Van Hollen (MD), and Ben Cardin (MD), participated in a rally held by the AFL-C…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) held a news conference on the ongoing government shutdown which had extended 19 days. They were joined by go…

Acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Peter O’Rourke testified before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee on implementation of the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act, which was…

Reverend Al Sharpton, led the “Ministers March for Justice” on the 54th anniversary of the March on Washington during which Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech. The march…

Federal managers that included the national presidents of the American Federation of Government Employees and the Federal Managers Associations testified at a hearing on ideas for improving …

Outside experts from the U.S. Travel Association, Airports Council International, and the American Federation of Government Employees testified at a hearing on the future of the Transportati…

Reverend Al Sharpton, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Governor Terry McAuliffe (D-VA) joined other civil rights and community leaders at the National Action Network’s annual Martin Luther Ki…

Reverend Al Sharpton and other civil rights leaders led a march on issues including voting rights, criminal justice, health care and pay equity. Following the march, a rally was held near th…

House Democrats, including Representatives James Clyburn (D-SC), John Lewis (D-GA) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus; and other advocates held a rally on the West Lawn of the Cap…

A House subcommittee examined how airports and airlines are being impacted by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screening procedures that have resulted in long security lines, mis…

The National Action Network (NAN) held its annual breakfast in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., at the Mayflower Renaissance Hotel. Featured speakers included Housing and Urban Development …

National Action Network held its fourth annual Washington, D.C., breakfast in honor of the birthday of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., at the Mayflower Renaissance Hotel.

Civil rights leaders and contemporary movement leaders spoke at the Lincoln Memorial at a “Realize the Dream” commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Fr…

Witnesses testified on a bill to address high unemployment among military veterans. The proposed legislation established training and assistance programs for veterans entering the civilian w…