Rep. Sylvester Turner, freshman Democrat, dies at 70

Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-Texas), the former Houston mayor who won a seat in Congress in November, succeeding the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), died on Tuesday night. He was 70. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) confirmed Turner’s death Wednesday morning. “The House Democratic Caucus family is shocked and saddened by the sudden passing...