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Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young, left, is joined by Maya Rockeymoore Cummings and other family of the late Congressman Elijah E. Cummings as he unveils a rendering of the plaque honoring Cummings' legacy, Friday, Jan. 17, 2020 in Baltimore. The bronzed plaque is currently under design and will adorn the city's East Courthouse Building, and courthouse will be named after the late congressman. Mayor Young also proclaimed Jan. 18, the congressman's birthday, as Elijah E. Cummings Day in Baltimore. (Lloyd Fox/The Baltimore Sun via AP)

Elijah Cummings Day declared in Baltimore; courthouse to be renamed for city’s longtime congressman

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, widow of U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, speaks during a viewing service at Morgan State University, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, in Baltimore. The Maryland congressman and civil rights champion died Thursday, Oct. 17, at age 68 of complications from long-standing health issues. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, Elijah Cummings’ widow, to run for his seat

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Former President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton listen during the State Funeral for former President George H.W. Bush at the National Cathedral, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool) ** FILE **

Bill and Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama slated to speak at Elijah Cummings’ funeral

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sunday, March 30, 2003 file photo, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., speaks about affirmative action, accompanied by Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., left, and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, right, during a church service at Community of Faith Church in Houston. “Although Congressman Cummings was not a preacher in the sense of being ordained and licensed, him being a preacher’s kid made him pretty close and made him very comfortable with ministers and clergy _ to a point where in many respects many of us in the clergy community, in the African-American community, almost regarded him as a preacher,” said the Rev. Charles Williams II, senior pastor of Detroit’s Historic King Solomon Missionary Baptist Church. (AP Photo/Michael Stravato)

Black Baptist church shaped Cummings’ commitment

By JEFF KAROUB - Associated Press

A gavel is left ontop of the House Oversight Committee Chairman's seat that is draped in black cloth honoring Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. Cummings past away earlier this morning. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Vote for permanent new Oversight Committee chair expected within 30 days

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

The flag above the U.S. Capitol in Washington flies at half-staff to honor the late Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Elijah Cummings to lie in state at U.S. Capitol

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 7, 2019, photo, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., speaks during a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington. U.S. Rep. Cummings has died from complications of longtime health challenges, his office said in a statement on Oct. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

The Latest: House observes moment of silence for Cummings

Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2019, file photo, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., speaks during a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington. U.S. Rep. Cummings has died from complications of longtime health challenges, his office said in a statement on Oct. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Cummings, powerful congressman leading Trump probe, has died

By BRIAN WITTE and REGINA GARCIA CANO - Associated Press

Powerful Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings has died

Associated Press

In this June 12, 2019, file photo, House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah E. Cummings, D-Md., wields his gavel on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 12, 2019. Cummings says in a letter to White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney that he wants all documents &quot;memorializing communications between President Trump and the leader of any other foreign country&quot; that relate to Trump's efforts to pressure the Ukrainian president. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Elijah Cummings, House Oversight chairman, dies at 68

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., speaks during a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. Cummings says government officials must stop making “hateful, incendiary comments’’ that only to serve to divide and distract the nation from its real problems, including mass shootings and white supremacy. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Elijah Cummings begs Trump to visit Baltimore — and bring more money

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah E. Cummings, D-Md., joined at left by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, the ranking member, considers whether to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt for failing to turn over subpoenaed documents related to the Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 12, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Donald Trump: Elijah Cummings ‘should investigate himself’ for ‘stolen or wasted’ Baltimore funds

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump talks with reporters before departing for an event to celebrate the 400th anniversary celebration of the first representative assembly at Jamestown, on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, July 30, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump says black voters in Baltimore calling White House to thank him

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., gives a speech on his "Medicare for All" proposal, Wednesday, July 17, 2019, at George Washington University in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Bernie Sanders compared Baltimore to ‘Third World country’ in 2015, now chides Trump

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., joined at right by Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, calling for an investigation into President Donald Trump's relationship with Russia, including when Trump learned that his national security adviser, Michael Flynn, had discussed U.S. sanctions with a Russian diplomat. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Donald Trump rips Elijah Cummings, Nancy Pelosi over poorly kept districts

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times