Capitol hill
On September 18, Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson—collectively known as the “Hidden Figures”—were honored with Congressional Gold Medals during a ceremony on Capitol Hill. These pioneering African American women mathematicians and engineers made significant contributions to NASA between the 1930s and 1970s, including calculating rocket trajectories and orbital mechanics that were crucial to […]
The US House Office of Diversity and Inclusion will be disbanded as part of a government spending bill passed on March 22, 2024, according to the office’s director, Dr. Sesha Joi Moon. In a statement, Moon announced the dissolution of the office, established in March 2020 to promote a congressional workforce reflective of the nation’s […]
Yesterday, the House voted to approve legislation to establish an independent commission to investigate the violent insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6th. 35 Republicans broke away with their party to support the bill, leaving the final vote to be 252-175. Now, the bill will move to the Senate where it faces an uncertain […]
President Donald Trump is facing so much backlash after last week’s riots on Capitol Hill where four people died including a Capitol Hill police officer. Democratic California Rep. Lindaa Sanchez said she’s working on a bill that will disqualify Donald Trump from getting anything named after him in the future. Donald Trump along with his son […]
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