Legislation that would create a federal exploratory commission on reparations for Black Americans was approved Wednesday by a House committee for the first time, setting up a vote by the full Congress if Democratic leaders choose to bring it to the...
A man charged with allegedly beating police officers during the Capitol riot will be jailed before trial after he tried to flee to Switzerland, according to ...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said on Wednesday that he did not agree with fellow progressive Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) who called for "no more policing, incarceration, and militarization" following the fatal polic...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said on Wednesday that he did not agree with fellow progressive Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) who called for “no more policing, incarceration, and militarization” following the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright, a...
A video that has gone viral shows an elderly couple who reunited after being apart for months due to coronavirus pandemic lockdowns.Mary and her husband Gordon were staying at different nursing homes in Mansfield, England, and were kept apart...
A white noncommissioned Army officer was charged on Wednesday with third-degree assault after he was seen in a viral video shoving a Black man and telling him, "You're in the wrong neighborhood."...
A group of Democrats on Thursday will introduce a bill to expand the Supreme Court as progressives push the White House to advocate for an expansion.Rep. Jerry Nadler (N.Y.), the chair of the House Judiciary Committee, Reps. Mondaire Jones (N.Y.)...
Team USA's Tokyo Olympics closing ceremony outfits were unveiled Wednesday to criticism from many social media users.The ensembles, designed by longtime official Olympic uniform designer Ralph Lauren, feature white...
Embattled Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz (R) announced a six-figure ad buy on Wednesday that will target CNN and and "fight back" against sex trafficking allegations being investigated by the Justice Department, according to his campaign. The 30...
The former Brooklyn Center, Minn., police officer who shot Daunte Wright has been released from jail after posting a bond.Kim Potter is charged with second-degree manslaughter in Wright's death. She was arrested Wednesday morning and was being...
Former President Trump mocked the election chances of Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyo.), two Republican lawmakers who voted in favor of impeaching and convicting him over a charge that he incit...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) challenged Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) to a debate about the Green New Deal in a series of tweets on Wednesday.".@AOC I'd...
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) signed a hate crimes bill into law this week that advocates have criticized as "a complete overhaul" of another bill that included more specific language cracking down on crimes targeting...
Florida's state House on Wednesday passed a bill that would ban transgender female athletes from joining women's public school and colleg...
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge on Wednesday weighed in on the conversation regarding policing in America, writing on Twitter "I understand every police officer wants to go home safely at nig...
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge on Wednesday weighed in on the conversation regarding policing in America, writing on Twitter “I understand every police officer wants to go home safely at night. So do we,” days after the...
The barbed debate over racial justice is exploding this week on Capitol Hill, as Democrats in both chambers are charging ahead with a host of proposals to empower minorities amid the national clash over police bias, bruta...
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred thought he would hit a homerun with his partisan attack on Georgians, yanking the All-Star game from Atlanta based on falsehoods about a new Georgia law that ensures ballot access for all legal voters,...
Arizona has passed new sex education rules that would require parents to sign off on their children learning about LGBT issues.It "requires the school governing board to develop procedures by whi...
Prosecutors pounced on testimony made by a former chief medical examiner called by the defense as an expert witness during the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on Wednesday over his speculat...
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said Wednesday that she would not support former President Trump if he ran again in 2024.Fox News’ Neil Cavuto directly asked Cheney, the third-highest ranking Republican in the House, if she would support Trump in...
The latest poll of President Biden's approval ratings found that 48 percent of Americans approve of the job he's done since taking office almost 100 days ago, ...
President Biden’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan brings a final curtain down on the 9/11 era of foreign policy.That two-decade epoch was dominated by the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.Almost 2,400 American service members died in...
An anti-Asian hate crimes bill overcame an initial Senate hurdle on Wednesday as leadership tries to lock down a deal that could let the chamber pass the legislation as soon as this week.Senators voted 92-6 to move toward starting...
President Biden plans to name Erika Moritsugu to a new senior level Asian American and Pacific Islander liaison position in the White House, three people familiar with the choice confirmed.CBS News first reported that the Biden administration...