Rep. John Lewis Archives

At Lewis Funeral, Obama Calls for Renewing Voting Rights Act

July 31, 2020

ATLANTA — Former President Barack Obama used Rep. John Lewis’ funeral on Thursday to issue a stark warning that the voting rights and equal opportunity the late civil rights icon championed are threatened heading into the 2020 election. Speaking from the pu...

John Lewis’s Body Arrives in Capitol Rotunda to Lie in State

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July 27, 2020

WASHINGTON — The body of the late Rep. John Lewis has arrived in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, where he will lie in state as lawmakers pay tribute to the long-time Georgia lawmaker and icon of the civil righ...

Costa Remembers John Lewis: He Tried to Heal ‘Racial Divide’

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July 22, 2020

The death of civil rights leader and congressman John Lewis late last week prompted poignant memories from Rep. Jim Costa (D - Fresno). "I served with John Lewis for 16 years in the United States House of Re...

Local Leaders React to Passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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Probe Into ‘Discarded’ Ballots Becomes Campaign Outrage Fuel

Soaring Lumber Costs Push New Homes Prices Up. Local Sellers Play Guessing Game.

COVID-19 Relief Help Makes Pandemic Candles & Doorstep Medical Delivery Possible

Soaring Lumber Costs Push New Homes Prices Up. Local Sellers Play Guessing Game.

Ecologist Says the USFS Needs To Get Out of the Way in Wake of Massive Fires

‘We’re in the Middle of a Crime Wave.’ Fresno Leaders Voice Concerns.

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Landmine-Sniffing Rat Hailed as Hero, Beats Out Dogs for Award

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Nearly 500 Pilot Whales Stranded in Australia; 380 Dead

Walters: Misusing Taxpayer Dollars for Campaigns

Animal’s Warrior Road Traveled Through Fresno

Walters: California’s Job Numbers Aren’t Good

Is Mike Pompeo Preparing an October Surprise?

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

Democrats Nominate Biden for Epic Challenge to Oust Trump

Probe Into ‘Discarded’ Ballots Becomes Campaign Outrage Fuel

Trump Camp Hopes Mideast Pacts Translate to Jewish Support

McConnell, Pelosi Dispute Trump, Vow Peaceful Power Transfer

At Lewis Funeral, Obama Calls for Renewing Voting Rights Act

John Lewis’s Body Arrives in Capitol Rotunda to Lie in State

Costa Remembers John Lewis: He Tried to Heal ‘Racial Divide’

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