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White House confirms Biden aides located Obama-era classified documents at two locations in Wilmington home

President Joe Biden's aides located documents with classified markings at two locations inside his home in Wilmington, Delaware, the White House counsel's office said in a statement Thursday.

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Persistent Lending Disparities Perpetuate Nation’s Racial Wealth Gap: Black neighborhoods and shopping districts stripped of $406 billion

For America, Black History Month brings opportunities to revisit our nation’s lessons, achievements, and unfulfilled promises, capturing our attention as well as our hopes. Yet nothing hits home harder than the painful reminders of how so much of Black America continues to struggle financially, despite an economy that reports low unemployment, a robust stock market, and low inflation.

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White House Recruits Celebrity Chief for State Dinner

The White House is brining in a celebrity chef for a state dinner with South Korean president.

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Texas Latino Leader Castro Uses His Platform to Build Case for a 2020 White House Bid

Julian Castro is using the sudden national spotlight on Texas to carve out a role as a fierce White House critic and a leading voice on Hispanic issues as he builds a case for a potential 2020 president run.

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WH Communications Director Stepping Down

White House communications director Mike Dubke is leaving the administration, he said Tuesday, amid swirling speculation about a possible Trump staff shakeup.

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White House: Trump Paid $38 Million in Income Tax in 2005

President Donald Trump paid $38 million in taxes on income of more than $150 million in 2005, the White House confirmed on Tuesday.

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White House drafted a statement on John McCain but never released it

White House aides drafted a fulsome statement for President Donald Trump on the death of Sen. John McCain, but it was never sent out, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to CNN.

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White House Press Briefing Pierre (Walk-Up)

WH Press Briefing w/Secretary Karine Jean-pierre

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Announce Members of White House Senior Communications Staff

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Announce Members of White House Senior Communications Staff WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris today announced new members of the White House staff who will serve in senior communications roles.

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Drowned Towns: Is This Black History White Conservatives Are Trying to Hide?

Beyond Tulsa: The Secret History of Flooding Black Towns to Make Lakes

Ah, summer. The time when families head to the nearest body of water to splash around and evade all the stinging insects that breed in landlocked bodies of water. What could be sinister about a good old American lake filled with people jet-skiing over the literal corpses of Black communities destroyed and submerged so that largely white communities can enjoy a Bud Light Lime in the (sort-of) post pandemic fresh air and—wait, we just heard it. And so did Amber Ruffin.

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Cindy Crawford and daughter Kaia Gerber surprise audience at Off-White show in Paris

The stars shone brightly at Off-White's Fall-Winter 2022 show, with fashion and celebrity powerhouses Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid, Bella Hadid, Serena Williams, Karlie Kloss, Naomi Campbell and Joan Smalls all walking for the label

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Debt ceiling talks hit a snag, negotiators press pause for now

Debt ceiling talks between the White House and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s office have hit a snag, and negotiators have put a pause on the talks, multiple sources tell CNN.

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Federal Lawsuit Accuses CPS of Discriminating Against Black Children

The Houston Chronicle reports that a federal civil rights suit has been filed in Houston against Child Protective Services of discriminating against African American children, saying they are likelier to be separated from their parents and extended families than white children.

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Black Children in Houston at Higher Risk for Asthma

Black children are more than twice as likely to have asthma as white children, according to a new paper from sociologists at Rice University.

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Melania Trump cheers new White House tennis pavilion amid ongoing pandemic

First lady Melania Trump's office announced Monday the finalization of the White House Tennis Pavilion -- a tone deaf accomplishment to trumpet amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and as the federal government remains locked on providing further economic relief to millions of suffering Americans.

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Biden meets with Paul Whelan’s sister at White House

President Joe Biden met Wednesday with the sister of Paul Whelan, an American who has been designated as wrongfully detained in Russia, the White House said.

Washington Post and CBS News: White House records of January 6 show more than seven-hour gap in Trump's calls

Official White House records from January 6, 2021, show a gap of more than seven hours in phone calls placed to or from then-President Donald Trump, which is at odds with reporting about the calls between Trump and lawmakers while the attack at the US Capitol was ongoing, The Washington Post and CBS News reported.

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How George Floyd's death ignited a racial reckoning that shows no signs of slowing down

The George Floyd police brutality protests are different -- bigger, fiercer, more sustained -- than demonstrations prior.

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Race in America: 1968 - 2018, in 50 years, how far have we really come?

As 2018 comes to an end, we close out a 50 year period that began with the tumultuous 1968. This was the year Martin Luther King, Jr was assassinated; the year the Fair Housing Act passed; the year the Kerner Commision report revealed the cause of riots; and the same year John Carlos and Tommie Smith gave the Black Power salute at the Olympics.

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Study: We Think Black Men Are Bigger Than White Men (Even When They're Not)

In a new body of research published by the American Psychological Association, 950 online participants from the US were asked to rate black and white men based on their weird, height, strength and build.