Elijah Cummings, congressman and civil rights activist, dies at 68
7:23am PDT - October 17th, 2019 elijah cummings - CBS NewsMaryland Rep. Elijah Cummings, a powerful voice among Democrats and chairman of the House Oversight Committee, died early Thursday at a hospital in Baltimore. The 68-years-old had faced a series of health issues. Cummings' committee is one of three leading th…