Leading Democrats gather for funeral of SC’s Emily Clyburn

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Leading congressional Democrats and some of the party’s presidential contenders are gathering for the funeral of Emily Clyburn, wife of House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn of South Carolina.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Georgia Congressman John Lewis are among the House members attending services in West Columbia on Sunday for Emily Clyburn, who died last week at age 80.
The Clyburns met as students at South Carolina State University and had been married for