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Details: Written by ERICA WERNER, AP Congressional Correspondent; Published: 14 January 2017

FBI Director James Comey, left, leaves the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Watch FBI director James Comey refuse to answer Sen Ron Wyden

Details: Written by By STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press; Published: 14 January 2017

Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at the confirmation hearing for Attorney General-designate, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Jan. 11, 2017. Lewis says he’s doesn’t consider Donald Trump a “legitimate president,” blaming the Russians for helping the Republican win the White House. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

John Lewis is an American hero," Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., said in a tweet directed at Trump. "You're a fake billionaire who won't release his taxes.

Details: Written by Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor); Published: 13 January 2017

Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota.

Senator Kamala Harris of California and Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota are among the new movers and shakers

Details: Written by MICHAEL TARM and DON BABWIN, Associated Press; Published: 13 January 2017

Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson. (AP Photo/Tae-Gyun Kim, File)

Police Department violated constitutional rights of residents for years, using excessive force and killing people who did not pose threats

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 10 January 2017

As his time in office comes to a close, President Obama returns to Chicago to deliver his final speech on January 10, 2017 at 6 p.m. PST / 9 p.m. EST

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 10 January 2017

This undated file photo made available by Anita Brewer Dantzler shows Tywanza Sanders on the day of his graduation from Allen University in Columbia, SC. Sanders was killed by Dylann Roof. (Anita Brewer Dantzler via AP, File)

Associated Press' play by play of the Roof trial

Details: Written by JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press; Published: 10 January 2017

President Barack Obama speaks near the Edmund Pettus Bridge, in Selma, Ala. (AP Photo/Bill Frakes, File)

President asks Americans not to lose faith in their future

Details: Written by MEG KINNARD and JEFFREY COLLINS, Associated Press; Published: 10 January 2017

A make-shift memorial on the sidewalk in front of the Emanuel AME Church following a shooting by Dylann Roof in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)

Jurors begin deliberations Tuesday afternoon, their decision must be unanimous

Details: Written by NAACP and Staff Reports; Published: 09 January 2017

Sessions's voting record graded F on the NAACP’s report card on civil rights issues.

Details: Written by Russell Contreras; Published: 08 January 2017

Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson speaks during a news conference Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, on the hate crime and other charges filed against four individuals for an attack on a man that was captured on a Facebook video. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune via AP)

Recent case in Chicago is one of the 10 percent of hate crimes to target whites