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Republican Sen. Bob Corker Weighs Whether to Retire in 2018
Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker, the influential chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee who was once considered for a spot in President Donald Trump's Cabinet, is weighing whether to call it quits next year.
Why Emmett Till's case matters to American history and our future
It was a question asked during a chance encounter one of us observed early this year between two visitors standing in front of Emmett Till's casket, which is on exhibition in the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. The moment was all the more poignant because it involved a white man in his 60s querying a young black woman who was overcome with emotion as she looked on at what was, in a sense, a symbol of our nation's tortured history of race relations.
Washington Post: Virginia children say state's first lady did not single out black students when she handed out cotton on slave cottage tour
First lady of Virginia Pam Northam "did not focus on black students" when she handed cotton to African-American children on a tour of the governor's mansion and asked them to imagine being slaves in the fields, according to several students who participated in the tour and their parents who spoke to The Washington Post.
Democrats Are Taking Reparations Seriously -- And That's a Big Deal
There is now a bright, and important, marker in the reparations debate. In 1988, Jesse Jackson made reparations part of his campaign platform.
There's a chicken wing shortage. So this chain wants you to start loving thighs
Chicken wing prices are going through the roof. So Texas-based Wingstop, a chain known for, well, wings, is now selling chicken thighs. But getting Americans on board could be a challenge.
OPEC drama raises the specter of even higher gas prices
OPEC and its allies are mired in a stalemate. American drivers could pay the price.
Biden meets with key Democratic senators as he pushes for path on voting, infrastructure
President Joe Biden ramped up his push to move his legislative agenda forward in private meetings Monday with two key Democratic lawmakers.
A Black customer was awarded $4.4 million in damages in racial profiling lawsuit against Walmart
A jury in Oregon awarded a Black man $4.4 million in damages after he claimed in a lawsuit that a White Walmart employee racially profiled him while shopping and tried to have law enforcement act on false charges, according to court documents.
GOP leaders say approving Covid aid will be even harder after Biden 'pandemic is over' remark
Top Republicans, who were already skeptical about approving more Covid-19 relief money, said Monday that President Joe Biden's comments that the "pandemic is over" essentially shuts the door on the slim chances of more money getting approved.
Biden says he's not going to 'sit by' and let Republicans enact 'extreme policies' on reproductive rights
President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that his administration is not going to "sit by and let Republicans throughout the country enact extreme policies" when it comes to reproductive health care, announcing new steps to enhance abortion protections as he marked 100 days after Roe v. Wade was overturned.
A former Planned Parenthood executive is suing the nonprofit, saying she faced racism and hostility
A former Planned Parenthood executive is suing the nonprofit under claims that the organization wrongfully fired her and retaliated against her when she made complaints about alleged unfair treatment of Black women.
DeSantis announces lawsuit against Biden administration over immigration policy
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday announced a new lawsuit against the Biden administration over its so-called catch and release immigration policy.
Jill Biden says she offers 'good balance' of insight to President Biden
First lady Dr. Jill Biden offered a window into her marriage with President Joe Biden, telling CNN in an interview that she maintains a "good balance" in the types of insight and advice she offers her husband.
Texas governor to defy DOJ request to remove floating barriers in Rio Grande: ‘Texas will see you in court, Mr. President’
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will not be ordering floating barriers to be removed from the Rio Grande, in defiance of the US Department of Justice.
Trump Becomes 45th President of the United States
Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States Friday during a time-honored inauguration ceremony that encapsulated the peaceful transfer of power that is a hallmark of American democracy.
5 Things for Wednesday, April 12: Russia, United Airlines, North Korea, Germany
Who would have thought air travel and local elections could be so fascinating? Well, here we are, and here are the 5 things you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
Linda Brown, woman at center of Brown v. Board case, dies
Linda Brown, who as a little girl was at the center of the Brown v. Board of Education case that ended segregation in American schools, has died, a funeral home spokesman said.
Iran shoots back at Trump: 'Color us unimpressed'
Iran has shot back at US President Donald Trump, dismissing his all-caps Twitter warning that the country would suffer consequences if it continued to threaten the US, saying it was unimpressed by the late-night tweet.
Kofi Annan protected us from our worst instincts
In every generation we depend on a few people of supreme decency and intelligence to hold the world together. In Jewish tradition, there are at all times 36 tzadikim, righteous people, without whom the world would perish. Kofi Annan was one of the righteous people, a man of extraordinary intelligence, decency, warmth and joy of life. He helped to keep our world from blowing itself apart, or dividing mercilessly between the rich and the poor.
Sanders' evolution on race may not have come soon enough
Bernie Sanders' biggest selling point in 2016 was that he was the only person in the Democratic primary running not named Hillary Clinton.
