Politics
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.
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian praised Georgia's new voter suppression laws with a statement that sounded like it could have been written in coordination with Gov. Brian Kemp’s team.
Announcing a “new progressive direction” on handling arrests and prosecutions, Mosby said the city would no longer spend limited resources on “low-level crimes” including drug possession and prostitution.
Cliff Albright, the co-founder of Black Voters Matter Fund, said the most troubling parts of SB 202 are the provisions diluting Georgia's secretary of state’s power and allowing local county boards to take over an election.
