Civil Rights

Four Democratic members of Oregon's congressional delegation spent their Sunday morning on a tour of two Portland-based facilities that house young migrants who traveled to the United States without a parent or legal guardian.

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a remarkable political repudiation, the Democratic-led U.S. House voted Tuesday night to condemn President Donald Trump's "racist comments" against four congresswomen of color, despite protestations by Trump's Republican congressional allies and his own insistence he hasn't "a racist bone in my body."

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon and Washington lawmakers are condemning President Donald Trump's racist attacks on Democratic congresswomen as the president's ratcheted up his comments at a White House event on Monday, including saying he wasn't concerned by white nationalists embracing his rhetoric.

Rep. Suzanne Bonamici also castigated the president over his comments.

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Oregon Democratic Representative Suzanne Bonamici talks one-on-one with KATU's Genevieve Reaume about the treatment of children and at the southern border, Special Council Robert Mueller's scheduled testimony to House committees, and the current political dysfunction in Oregon's Capitol.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats in the House approved sweeping anti-discrimination legislation Friday that would extend civil rights protections to LGBT people by prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The protections would extend to employment, housing, loan applications, education, public accommodations and other areas.

Called the Equality Act, the bill is a top priority of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who said it will bring the nation "closer to equal liberty and justice for all."