U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the son of sharecroppers who rose to the highest heights of national politics — but never lost touch with the inner-city Baltimore neighborhood where he lived and that he loved — died early Thursday morning after a series of illnesses. He was 68. Cummings’ death at a hospice operated by … Continue reading Elijah Cummings, chair of the powerful House Oversight Committee investigating Trump, dies at 68