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Melissa Holzberg
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Producer, Inside Politics, CNN
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Gender, socio-civic liberties human rights, Politics, Conflict , Environment
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Bobby Rush, longtime civil rights activist, becomes 24th House Democrat to announce retirement - OpenSecrets News
By Melissa Holzberg Verified| OpenSecrets Verified (Photo by Ralf-Finn Hestoft/Corbis via Getty Images)Longtime Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush (D) became the 24th House Democrat to announce they wouldn’t seek reelection in November’s midterm elections this week. Rush was first elected to Congress in 1992, and prior to becoming a congressman, founded the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party. In his 30-year congressional career, Rush raised modest campaign fundraising totals — likely due to lack of need for major funds in order to get reelected.
By Melissa Holzberg Verified| OpenSecrets Verified (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)On Jan. 6, 2021, 147 Republican members of Congress voted to object to the Electoral College vote count that certified President Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election. Republican objectors cited baseless claims of fraudulent vote counts, rigged voting machines and former President Donald Trump’s allegations of voter fraud as the reasons they voted to object to Biden’s win.
Bobby Rush, longtime civil rights activist, becomes 24th House Democrat to announce retirement - OpenSecrets News
By Melissa Holzberg Verified| OpenSecrets Verified (Photo by Ralf-Finn Hestoft/Corbis via Getty Images)Longtime Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush (D) became the 24th House Democrat to announce they wouldn’t seek reelection in November’s midterm elections this week. Rush was first elected to Congress in 1992, and prior to becoming a congressman, founded the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party. In his 30-year congressional career, Rush raised modest campaign fundraising totals — likely due to lack of need for major funds in order to get reelected.
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CNN
CNN Business is the business news division of CNN, which was founded in 1980 as the first 24-hour cable news channel. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, CNN is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. CNN Business provides extensive coverage of global financial markets, economic trends, corporate news, technology, and personal finance. The platform offers a range of content formats, including real-time news articles, video segments, live broadcasts, market data, and financial analysis tools. It also features special reports on significant economic events and corporate developments. CNN Business serves individual investors, business professionals, and general audiences by delivering reliable and timely information to support informed financial decisions and understanding of market dynamics.
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