Tag Archives: James Clyburn

The New York Times reports: Representative James E. Clyburn of South Carolina, a veteran lawmaker who was once the highest-ranking Black member of Congress, will endorse former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Friday. Mr. Clyburn will make the case that Mr. Cuomo is the right candidate to help Democrats fend off the ill effects of the second Trump term, when …

Reuters reports: President Joe Biden got a boost on Friday from an influential Democrat in Congress, Representative James Clyburn, who said the 81-year-old incumbent should not drop his reelection bid following a high-profile press conference. “I am all in. I’m riding with Biden no matter which direction he goes,” Clyburn said on NBC’s “Today” program. Clyburn, 83, is a respected …

The Associated Press reports: House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn said late Wednesday he has tested positive for COVID-19, though he is fully vaccinated with a booster and has no symptoms. “America is in a new phase of this pandemic,” Clyburn, 81, said in a statement. “No one is immune.” Two senators and another House lawmaker said recently they have tested …

CNN reports: House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn said Sunday he doesn’t want to see a former president testify before the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection but that Donald Trump should do so “if it comes to that.” “They should go wherever the facts lead. They may be able to get what they want and need without him …

The Washington Post reports: The head of a House oversight panel on Monday renewed its investigation into political interference in the nation’s coronavirus response, releasing new allegations of meddling in scientists’ work. Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.), chairman of the House select subcommittee on the coronavirus crisis, released emails from a Trump science adviser that he said showed how the …

Axios reports: Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said Sunday he believes Trump is “trying to put a cloud over the election” because he doesn’t plan to leave office if he loses. Clyburn told “CNN’s State of the Union” that “the American people had better wake up” to Trump, who he said has taken on strongman tactics. Clyburn compared Trump to Mussolini …

Axios reports: The House voted along party lines on Thursday in favor of establishing a select committee to oversee the federal government’s response to the novel coronavirus. Why it matters: The committee, chaired by House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), will have subpoena power and broad authority to investigate how the Trump administration uses the trillions of dollars in coronavirus …

The Charleston Post & Courier reports: U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn ended months of speculation Wednesday morning by endorsing former Vice President Joe Biden, providing a valuable boost to the South Carolina front-runner just three days before the state’s Democratic primary voters head to the polls. Some political observers even dub him the South Carolina Democrats’ “kingmaker.” As South Carolina’s most …