Judy Chu

(Newser) - Rep. Judy Chu has fought back against a Republican lawmaker's comments that she may be disloyal to the US and maybe shouldn't have a security clearance. Rep. Lance Gooden's attack involved the Democrat's defense of Dominic Ng, a Biden appointee, NBC News reports; an article in...

(Newser) - Kirsten Gillibrand: Hillary Clinton’s replacement, a senator fighting for reelection …and the third most beautiful person in politics. That's according to the Hill , which released its “50 Most Beautiful People” list today. Many are obscure lobbyists or staffers, but another notable name on the list is Cosmo-posing...

(Newser) - Democrat Judy Chu will become the first Chinese-American congresswoman after winning yesterday’s runoff House election in California, Xinhua reports. She fills the Los Angeles county seat vacated when Hilda Solis became secretary of Labor. Chu, 56, handily defeated her Republican opponent, cousin Betty Chu, with 62% of the vote.