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Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Statue Unveiled in Statuary Hall

07.13.2022

 Before the Civil Rights Movement, there was Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune. Born to former slaves born in 1875 on a farm in South Carolina, she went on to help found one of the first historically Black universities, along with a host of other educational and civic programs. Before the […]

Becker’s Washington Weekly: Week of July 11, 2022

07.12.2022

The House The House returns from its two-week Independence Day recess, leaving it with only two full working weeks before its month-long August recess. Lawmakers are set to take up a number of bills this week, including those drafted in response to the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade. […]