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Conyers, who left office following sexual misconduct allegations, has been hailed as a "champion of civil rights". John Conyers, the longest serving African American congressman died in his Detroit home [File:Carlos Osorio/The Associated Press] Former US Representative John Conyers, one of the longest-serving members of Congress whose resolutely liberal stance on civil rights made him a political institution in Washington and back home in Detroit despite several scandals, died on Sunday. He was 90. The former legislator died at his home in Detroit, said police spokesman Dan Donakowski. The death "looks like natural causes", Donakowski told the Associated Press news agency. Conyers had served as a congressman for more than 50 years before retiring in late 2017 amid sexual misconduct a...

As chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, Cummings led multiple investigations into Donald Trump. Cummings died early on Thursday after complications from longstanding health challenges [Patrick Semansky/AP] Maryland Democratic Representative Elijah Cummings died on Thursday at Johns Hopkins Hospital after complications from longstanding health challenges, his congressional office said. Cummings, who was 68, became the powerful chairman of a US House committee that investigated President Donald Trump, and was a formidable orator who passionately advocated for the poor in his district that encompassed a large portion of Baltimore. As chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, Cummings led multiple investigations into Trump's govern...

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John Conyers, longest-serving black US congressman, dies at 90

Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings dies aged 68