Tag: cummings

2Apr

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Journalism, VIDEO REELS

Final respects paid to Elijah Cummings at his funeral

The congressman and civil rights leader was remembered as a champion of truth and civil rights. Mourners bid a final farewell to the late US Representative Elijah Cummings in his hometown of Baltimore. Cummings was remembered as a champion of truth and civil rights at his funeral in Baltimore. He spent the final years of his life as a fierce critic of President Donald Trump - and played a leading role in impeachment efforts. Al Jazeera's Patty Culhane reports.

17Oct

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Journalism

Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings dies aged 68

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...