Madeleine Albright, First Woman to Be US Secretary of State, Dies
In Memory
Madeleine Albright, First Woman to Be US Secretary of State, Dies
2022-03-24 14:29:19
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Madeleine Albright, the first female secretary of state of the U.S. and a feisty inspiration to generations of women, died on Wednesday, just weeks short of her 85th birthday. The cause was cancer, her daughter Anne said. When... Read More

Justice Stephen Breyer to Retire From Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Justice Stephen Breyer to Retire From Supreme Court
2022-01-26 17:47:41
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Justice Stephen Breyer, a pragmatic liberal who has served on the Supreme Court for nearly 28 years, is expected to inform the White House today that he plans to step down at the end of this term. Pete... Read More

Path From Clinton to Biden Takes U-turn on Debt, Trade, More
White House
Path From Clinton to Biden Takes U-turn on Debt, Trade, More

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Bill Clinton spoke of how to build a bridge to the 21st century, it was to be constructed with balanced budgets, welfare recipients who found jobs and expanded global trade. Three decades later, President Joe Biden... Read More

Vernon Jordan, Activist, Former Clinton Adviser, Has Died
In Memory
Vernon Jordan, Activist, Former Clinton Adviser, Has Died

ATLANTA (AP) — Vernon Jordan, who rose from humble beginnings in the segregated South to become a champion of civil rights before reinventing himself as a Washington insider and corporate influencer, has died, according to a statement from his daughter.... Read More

FL-27: Donna Shalala (D)
House Watch
FL-27: Donna Shalala (D)
2020-11-01 04:30:57
by TWN Staff

About Shalala: Donna E. Shalala has spent her entire life fighting to improve the lives of others. A lifelong Democrat, she has advocated tirelessly for women’s rights, civil rights, increased access to health care, better education and schools and a... Read More

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