Politics
Jones was the first woman elected as St. Louis Treasurer in 2012. After her narrow loss in the 2017 mayoral election, Jones continued to work with the movement that embraced her.
To say Charles was well respected would be an understatement, with news of her unexpected passing rocking many to the core. The daughter of Haitian immigrants, Charles brought her passion for justice with her from the courtroom into the studio.
In the short time since she took office, acting Mayor Kim Janey has launched a hotline for vaccine appointments. She also announced a Vaccine Equity Grant program and a rental relief effort.
Out of all of Trump's former advisers and certain high-ranking members of his administration, Lynne Patton is the only person to face a fine for violating the Hatch Act.
There is an often-quoted saying, “All politics is local.” But despite having a direct impact on some of the most important decisions in people’s daily lives, local elections tend to have a lower turnout than presidential and midterm elections. Voters in several states—including Mississippi, Missouri, and Wisconsin—will have the opportunity to decide on new leaders, […]
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and House Speaker David Ralston are placing the blame on everyone except for themselves.
As if the allegations about a Trump-sympathizing Republican Congressman from Florida about trafficking at least one underage girl weren't bad enough, a new report says he also used drugs and paid women for sex.
After facing threats of a boycott, Delta Air Lines' CEO Ed Bastain reversed his praise of Georgia's controversial new law restricting voting access expected to disproportionately affect Black and brown communities.
A new bill could shift power in Baltimore by allowing the city to regain control over its police department after 160 years of the state calling the shots.
Out of President Joe Biden’s 11 nominees to be federal judges, nine are women, five are Black and four are Black women.
Beating Luther Hall, a Black detective, isn’t egregious enough to find white officers guilty of police brutality, according to one jury in St. Louis.
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham dog-whistled about Georgia's new law restricting voting, Biden's response to that law, his proud ownership of an AR-15 and more during a Fox News appearance.
