Donna Edwards

Minnesota GOP chair Ron Carey calls Rep. Keith Ellison’s arrest during a Darfur protest Monday “unbecoming” of the office. But Ellison and his fellow protesters weren’t alone: Their action comes almost exactly three years after a similar set of arrests by Democratic legislators over the same issue – and nearly five years after a unanimous House vote declared the killing in Darfur “genocide.” Given the lack of change in Darfur, who can blame him for waiting around for more “becoming” methods?

Rep. Keith Ellison was among eight activists arrested Monday morning at a demonstration outside the Sudanese embassy in Washington. The event was held to protest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir’s decision to expel 16 international aid agencies from the country. Reps. John Lewis (D-GA), Jim McGovern (D-MA), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) and Donna Edwards (D-MD) were also [...]

In addition to the 10 original cosigners, seven more Democratic congressional candidates from around the nation have signed on to the Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq.

The Responsible Plan, touted as a progressive Contract with America, was unveiled this week at the Take Back America conference in Washington, D.C. The plan includes several [...]