Senate gets ready for war over Supreme Court confirmation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have secured the votes to block President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee under current rules, putting the Senate on a partisan…
How would MLK respond to Trump’s America?
On the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, this is as appropriate a time as any to ask how the slain civil rights…
No respect: The lies about Susan Rice have to stop
For several days now, former National Security Advisor Susan Rice has been dragged through the mud by everyone from cable news talking heads to the…
Five dead in devastating Queens home fire
On Sunday, a fire broke out at a two-story Queens home and killed at least five people, three of which were children. Early on Monday,…
Florida senator Frank Artiles resigns after using racial slur against black colleagues
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida state senator who used a racial slur and vulgar language in a conversation with two African-American colleagues resigned Friday,…
Barack Obama to hold first public event of his post-presidency
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama will speak Monday in Chicago to young community leaders and organizers at the University of Chicago, where his…