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Civil Rights and Social Justice

January 26, 2017

Rep. Ted Lieu is now placing an asterisk next to President Trump's name in news releases.

It's the Torrance Democrat's way of drawing attention to his concerns about the new administration, he said.


January 26, 2017

What began as a high-minded discussion about how to position the Democratic Party against President Donald Trump appears to be nearing its conclusion. The bulk of the party has settled on a scorched-earth, not-now-not-ever model of opposition.


January 25, 2017

A bipartisan bill was introduced in the House of Representatives on Wednesday with a major focus on automotive cybersecurity. The Security and Privacy in Your Car Study Act of 2017 (SPY Car Study Act, for short) is co-sponsored by Reps.


January 25, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding President Trump's call for an investigation into voter fraud during the 2016 Presidential election.


January 24, 2017

You're a Democrat.

You represent Southern California in Congress.

The world has just been turned upside down, and you're on the bottom.

What do you do now?


January 23, 2017

A Washington, D.C.-based watchdog group filed a lawsuit Monday alleging that President Trump is violating the U.S. Constitution by illegally receiving foreign payments through his businesses.


January 22, 2017

Kellyanne Conway, counselor to President Trump, drew widespread criticism Sunday after she defended White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's press briefing on inauguration crowd sizes, saying the newly minted spokesman had given "alternative facts" to those cited in media reports.


January 19, 2017

Yvette Clarke, a Democratic congresswoman from Brooklyn, New York, had initially planned on attending Donald Trump's inauguration out of respect for tradition and the institution of the presidency. But last week, she started to waver.