Politics

(WASHINGTON) — When Jotaka Eaddy, the founder of Black women’s leadership network Win With Black Women, heard Sunday that President Joe Biden had decided he wouldn’t run for reelection, clearing the way for Vice President Kamala Harris to become the Democratic Party’s first Black woman presidential nominee, her first thought was “Oh my God, what […]

(PHOENIX) — Before Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly emerged as one of the lead contenders for vice president on the Democratic ticket, the former NASA astronaut earned more than a million dollars on the speaking circuit by regaling companies and colleges with tales of his triumphs in space. Kelly, who was a U.S. Navy attack pilot […]

(NEW YORK) — As former President Donald Trump’s new running mate, JD Vance, faces renewed scrutiny over his previous comments criticizing childless individuals, an unearthed 2021 interview shows the Ohio senator advocating for higher taxes on Americans without children. The comments came in a 2021 episode of The Charlie Kirk Show podcast, where Kirk, the […]

(WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ replacement of President Joe Biden on the Democratic ticket could keep the electoral battlefield confined to the typical handful of swing states after the electoral map appeared to be mushrooming in Republicans’ favor. After Biden’s ruinous debate performance last month, Republicans boasted and Democrats feared that blue and blue-leaning […]

Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Barack Obama attend an event to mark the 2010 passage of the Affordable Care Act in the East Room of the White House, Apr. 5, 2022, in Washington. — Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Barack Obama officially endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday to be […]

(WASHINGTON) — A Justice Department watchdog on Thursday found that former Attorney General Bill Barr and a Trump-appointed former U.S. Attorney ran afoul of Justice Department policy in their “unusual” handling of a criminal investigation of mail-in ballots during the 2020 election. Trump later amplified the investigation to support his baseless claims of widespread voter […]

James C Hooper/Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — A Nevada man has been arrested after he threatened several government officials, including the New York judge who oversaw former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial and the prosecutor who brought the case, according to an indictment unsealed in Las Vegas. Spencer Gear, 32, allegedly made phone […]

David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The New York judge who oversaw former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial on Thursday denied an attempt to kick him off the case. Trump had tried to get Judge Arthur Engoron kicked off the case, alleging violations of the rules governing how judges are supposed […]

(WASHINGTON) — A group of prominent Black Democratic leaders on Thursday unveiled Project FREEDOM, a new plan aimed at countering Project 2025, a controversial 922-page plan to overhaul the federal government led by a conservative Washington think tank and other politically aligned organizations. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris repeatedly warn in campaign […]

(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden gave an Oval Office address to the nation Wednesday night to explain why he dropped out of the presidential race and outline what he hopes to do in his remaining six months in office. Vice President Kamala Harris is pushing ahead with campaigning for president days after Biden’s decision. With […]