Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Kamala Harris (D-CA) are urging top officials at the Justice Department to publicly commit to not interfere with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, including refusing any requests from the White House.

The CHC BOLD PAC, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus’ political body, announced that it was throwing its support behind seven candidates.

HUD is on the hunt for a new CIO after Johnson Joy (pictured right) abruptly stepped down from the job last week. 

Former President Barack Obama will appear at a fundraiser in Beverly Hills in May for Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO). POTUS44 is listed as a special guest at the May 6th fundraiser hosted by the actress Katie McGrath, film studio executive Jeffrey Katzenberg, Steven Spielberg, and other LA A-listers.

The Indian American Impact Fund announced endorsements for two candidates for Congress. One is Sri Kulkarni, who is running in Texas’ 22nd Congressional District. The majority-minority district includes the Houston suburb of Sugar Land, which is home to a large Indian American community. After finishing first in the Democratic primary with nearly 32% of the vote, Kulkarni will have to face fellow Democrat Letitia Plummer in the May 22nd runoff to earn the right to take on incumbent Congressman Pete Olson (R-TX). Kulkarni is a former Defense advisor to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) as well as a Foreign Service Officer who served tours in Taiwan, Russia, Iraq, Israel, and Jamaica. The Impact Fund also endorsed Dr. Hiral Tipirneni in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District.

Three high-ranking officials from three different divisions at the Interior Department said that Secretary Ryan Zinke has made several comments with a similar theme, commenting that "diversity isn't important," or "I don't care about diversity," or "I don't really think that's important anymore."

California Democratic Congresswomen Lucille Roybal-Allard and Norma Torres have teamed up to keep children of detained or deported parents united with their families.

Congressman Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) introduced bipartisan legislation last week which would raise the minimum age requirement from 18 to 21 for gun buyers purchasing any firearm -- including shotguns or rifles -- from federally licensed dealers.

Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced legislation on Friday that would mandate Trump administration officials publicly share their travel schedule and flight class, in an effort to curb improper government spending.

Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) on Friday endorsed former NAACP head Ben Jealous in his candidacy for Governor of Maryland.