Elijah Cummings

Former Rep. Kweisi Mfume won a special election in Maryland and will return to the congressional seat he last held in 1996. He is pictured here after speaking during a service at a church in Windsor Mill in December.

Politics & Government

Kweisi Mfume Wins Special Election To Fill Elijah Cummings' Seat In Congress

7:12pm April 29, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Voters return Kweisi Mfume to the seat he held for five terms; he was replaced by the late Elijah Cummings in 1996.

Maya Rockeymoore Cummings speaks during funeral services for the late U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings last month in Baltimore.

Elijah Cummings' Widow Announces She's Running For His U.S. House Seat

1:10pm November 12, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

Maya Rockeymoore Cummings says she had talked with her husband about campaigning for Maryland's 7th District. The announcement comes days before she is set to have a preventive double mastectomy.

A military honor guard lays the U.S. flag on the casket of Rep. Elijah Cummings during his funeral service at New Psalmist Baptist Church in Baltimore on Friday.

Elijah Cummings Funeral: Watch Obama, Clinton Eulogize Baltimore's Favorite Son

4:24pm October 25, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

In addition to the former presidents, Kweisi Mfume, Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton had been expected to speak at the service at the New Psalmist Baptist Church in Baltimore.

House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings, D-Md., speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.

'I'll Ride With Him For Hours': Rep. Cummings Calls On Trump To Visit Baltimore

6:02pm August 07, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

President Trump has repeatedly attacked Elijah Cummings' district. "I want him to come and look at my entire city," Cummings said. "I want him to see all the wonderful things that are happening."

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House oversight committee Chairman Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., said he was able to scare away an intruder at his residence, after being alerted by his security system.

Rep. Cummings Says Someone Tried To Break Into His Home. 'Too Bad!' Trump Says

4:44pm August 02, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

President Trump, who has repeatedly attacked the Maryland Democrat in recent days, tweeted about the incident, saying, "Really bad news! The Baltimore house of Elijah Cummings was robbed."

HUD Secretary Ben Carson speaks during a news conference after touring a housing development in Baltimore.

HUD Secretary Ben Carson Compares Baltimore To A Cancer Patient

7:03pm July 31, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

His trip to Baltimore comes as the city and its long-time Rep. Elijah Cummings D-Md., have been the targets of a series of disparaging tweets by President Trump.

HUD Secretary Ben Carson said he asked President Trump whether he would be willing to work with Rep. Elijah Cummings to bring relief to Baltimore. Carson says Trump responded he would be "happy to."

Ben Carson Backs Trump, Says Baltimore Homes Were 'Infested' With Rats, Roaches

7:56pm July 30, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

Speaking on Fox News, HUD Secretary Ben Carson, said he faced a "horrible dilemma" as a doctor in the city and hesitated to send some young patients back to their Baltimore homes after procedures.

President Trump pledged that the Trump Organization would donate profits from foreign governments, but the top Democrat in the House Oversight Committee says the organization does not appear to be following through.

Trump Said He Would Donate Foreign-Government Profits; Docs Suggest Limited Effort

11:20am May 25, 2017

by Jackie Northam

The Trump Organization told staff that asking guests if they represent a foreign government would impede privacy. The House Oversight Committee's top Democrat says the policy raises "grave concerns."

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, is a tough critic of the Trump administration's stance toward Russia.

Rubio To NPR: No Witch Hunt On Russia, But No Cover-Up Either

4:33pm March 02, 2017

by Scott Detrow

Several prominent Republicans now say Jeff Sessions should recuse himself from the investigation into possible Russian interference in the 2016 election, while top Democrats ask him to resign.

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