The CBC welcomed 58 members in the 118th Congress as the drama unfolds on Capitol Hill to elect the next speaker of the House.
A new and expanded Congressional Black Caucus was sworn in during a Tuesday ceremony for the 118th Congress. The swearing-in ceremony saw the installment of a historic 58 members of the caucus who serve 18 million Black Americans.
From the Anthem Theater at The Wharf in Washington, D.C., the group of Black lawmakers, comprising the largest ever CBC, focused on the progress of the last Congress and the leadership of the new Congress, particularly one of its own members, New York Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, who was elected as the new minority leader for the Democratic Party in the U.S. House of Representatives. Read more.
