A spokesman for Rep. John Conyers told The Hill that he will not attend the inauguration. Conyers, who took office in 1965, is the longest-serving House member and a founding member of the ...

Reps. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Calif., and John Conyers, D-Mich., did not explicitly mention Lewis in their announcements Saturday but did go public with their decisions on the day of Trump's tweets.

Michigan Rep. John Conyers The office of Conyers, the dean of the United House of Representatives, confirmed to CNN he won’t be attending the inauguration. California Rep. Mark DeSaulnier ...

In a statement issued after Trump’s tweets against Lewis, Conyers said he was missing the inauguration because of “my concern over a number of divisive and inflammatory statements made by the ...

At least 40 House Democrats won’t attend Friday’s festivities, many abandoning the ceremony after Trump lashed out at Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.

Just four days after King’s assassination in 1968, US Rep. John Conyers of Michigan introduced legislation for a federal holiday to honor the civil rights leader.

King’s actual birthday is on January 15, but the federal holiday always falls on the third Monday of January. Just four days after King’s assassination in 1968, US Rep. John Conyers of ...