Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) led 34 Senate Democratic colleagues in introducing legislation to strip former President Trump of the broad immunity from prosecution for official acts the Supreme Court granted him last month. The Democratic bill, called the “No Kings Act,” would clarify that presidents and vice presidents do not have immunity for...
Leadership skills, the ability to make decisions and honesty top a long list of traits that Americans want most for U.S. presidents, according to a new survey. In a wide-ranging poll released this week by YouGov, U.S. adults were asked to rate a sample of 40 different qualities for a potential commander in chief. Topping...
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) criticized former President Trump's comments questioning Vice President Harris's biracial heritage, saying "we need to fiercely call out this type of bigotry and ignorance." Frost pointed to his own primary race, adding that "some folks said similar things about me." "That I wasn’t actually Black cause my mom is Cuban. Or that I’m...
A New York appeals court rejected former President Trump’s postconviction challenge to his hush money gag order Thursday. In a terse three-page order, a panel of five judges declined to reverse Judge Juan Merchan’s ruling, which following the blockbuster trial allowed Trump to resume making public remarks about key witnesses and the jury that convicted...
Former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly slammed ABC News’s Rachel Scott and former President Trump for how they handled a panel interview during the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) on Wednesday. The tense interview between Scott and Trump sparked controversy after the former president accused her of “disgraceful” questions and questioned Vice President Harris's racial identity....
Any hope for democratization now requires relentless pressure on Maduro’s regime, demanding recognition of González as the president elect.
If Trump thinks his insult-fest will help him pick up Black votes, he’s sorely mistaken.
I’m sure there is a lot to learn from traveling to the International Space Station, but for many Americans, we can relate much more directly to Coach Walz.
University of California President Michael Drake announced on Wednesday he would be stepping down from his role at the end of the 2024-2025 academic year. Drake began his tenure in July 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic as the first Black president of one of the largest public university systems in the country. ...
The recent passage of major legislation to boost the deployment of nuclear reactors is evidence of a bipartisan consensus on nuclear power as an opportunity to keep pace with China on renewable energy, experts said Thursday at a panel discussion with The Hill. The ADVANCE Act, which President Biden signed into law in July, passed...
More than 160 leaders directly impacted by incarceration and criminalization have sent a letter to Vice President Harris calling on her to create a campaign platform that addresses mass incarceration. The Hill received an exclusive look at the letter to the likely Democratic nominee, which calls on Harris to reject harmful language around the criminal justice system,...
Former President Trump made controversial remarks about Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris's race during a gathering of Black journalists, prompting criticism from both sides of the aisle.
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Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith ripped former President Trump's for his showing at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) convention in Chicago, calling Trump's remarks "divisive" in a time when the country needs unity. "I wasn't surprised, it was disappointing but nevertheless far from surprising, very, very predictable anytime he gets...former President Trump gets...
House Education Committee Chair Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) sent a letter to Columbia University Thursday threatening to subpoena school officials over their alleged failure to produce documents relating to the lawmaker’s antisemitism probe. The House committee launched an investigation into antisemitism on Columbia’s campus in February, wanting information on antisemitic incidents and disciplinary measures on campus. In the...
There’s nothing wrong with reading “Hillbilly Elegy,” but we need to keep in focus that it is the story of Vance’s perspective of Appalachian people, not the story of the people themselves.
Maryland Senate candidate Larry Hogan (R) took a subtle dig at former President Trump Wednesday, after the GOP nominee questioned Vice President Harris's racial identity during a combative interview at the National Association of Black Journalist's conference in Chicago. "It's unacceptable and abhorrent to attack Vice President Harris or anyone’s racial identity," Hogan, the former...
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said former President Trump’s comments on Wednesday questioning Vice President Harris’s heritage as a Black woman represent an effort to “deflect” from key issues in the election and “divide” the country. “This is a standard playbook for Donald Trump to try to deflect and divide,” Booker said in an interview on...
“Cool” and “weird” can’t be manufactured — they’re vibes that either resonate, or they don’t.
We should expect our leaders to understand the life most of us live and how their policies will matter to us. No Tax on Tips gives us a clue.
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) is calling on Republicans to "stop the trash talk" leading up to November, arguing such attacks will do little to shore up support for the GOP ticket. "As Donald Trump and my fellow Republicans navigate the next steps of their campaigns, my message to them is this: The path...
The Biden administration proposed a new rule Thursday that would require airlines to seat parents next to their young children for free. The proposal would bar airlines from charging fees for parents to sit next to their children under 13. If adjacent seats are not available, airlines would be required to offer a full refund...
The economic divides are too great, the shortsighted behavior of corporations has led to underinvestment and a lack of resilience, and the right’s drive to hamstring governments has led to insufficient public investment, inadequate public services and deficient regulations.
The Israeli military said Thursday that Mohammed Deif, the head of Hamas's military wing, was killed last month in an airstrike. Deif was believed to be one of the top militants behind the Oct. 7 assault on southern Israel that sparked the ongoing war in Gaza and left more than 1,200 people dead. About 250...
As a compassionate person, I feel that Vance’s remark lacks empathy and nuance. But as a political observer, I see it as malpractice.
