The American South in the post-Reconstruction era was a land of broken promises and brutal oppression for African Americans, as white leaders stripped former slaves of many of the civil and voting rights they’d won MORE
Mike Bloomberg’s presidential campaign has brought on more than 700 staffers spread out across 33 states, with a growing number of organizers joining his ranks in states that vote on Super Tuesday, aides told POLITICO. MORE
St. Louis’s First Black Chief Prosecutor Sues City, Police Union, Accusing them of Racist Conspiracy to Push Her Out of Office Source: When Congress passed the Ku Klux Klan Act in 1871, its goal was to empower MORE
After failing to repeal ‘Obamacare’ in the Senate but really trying hard in the courts, Trump claims he is the protector of pre-existing conditions the Democratic Party wants to abolish but; they don’t. In a MORE
Donald Trump has high expectations for how his new made-for-TV drama will appear as Season Four opens with the impeachment episodes. Trump likes to pay attention to details such as featuring the star in natural MORE
Joseph A. Bondy, attorney for Giuliani associate Lev Parnas, says he has turned over an iPhone 11 and its interactions with individuals relevant to impeachment to the House Intelligence Committee. Dozens of text messages, pictures, MORE
The Philippines remained on alert Tuesday as authorities declared a “calamity zone” around Taal Volcano, which began spewing ash and lava over the weekend. They warned of indications that it could be on the cusp MORE
Until Trump carried 52 percent of their votes in 2016, American Catholics supported the Democratic nominee in all but four presidential cycles since 1952. But after betting it all on the thrice-married Manhattan businessman — Trump MORE
Despite the blowback that the Golden Globes received for its all-male directing nominees, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences followed suit with the Oscar nominations on Monday morning. And five men were nominated for Best MORE
According to CBS, the Senate Impeachment Trial might begin Tuesday, January 21, 2020, and last approximately three to five weeks. The House is expected to send the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate either Wednesday MORE
In an attempt to shake up the folks at Fox ‘News,’ a group of rabid Trump supporters have pursued a plan to buyout the far right, (but rarely right), ‘news’ organization, One America ‘News’ Network MORE
“I believe it probably would’ve been four embassies.” -Donald J. Trump. Liar in Chief. State Department officials involved in US embassy security have stated that no one made them aware of any imminent threats to MORE
Labor Department replaces Obama-era ‘joint employer’ standard Source: WASHINGTON — The Labor Department issued a final rule Sunday that clarifies when a worker is employed by more than one company, an issue that affects franchise MORE
My apologies for featuring Chris Matthews: With President Trump facing an impeachment trial over his efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and his son Hunter Biden, Russian military MORE
This is what our unpresidential president retweeted earlier today. It’s unsure who this D0wn_Under person is but, Trump sure found his tweet worthy of sharing with his ‘followers’ (Read: CULT). “I think the president is MORE
Back in December of 2018, Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren met at Warren’s D.C. apartment to discuss the presidential primaries. Both knew they could possibly run against one another but agreed to keep their MORE
Oceans are clearest measure of climate crisis as they absorb 90% of heat trapped by greenhouse gases. The new analysis shows the past five years are the top five warmest years recorded in the ocean MORE
They found dust grains within the space rock – which fell to Earth in the 1960s – that are as much as 7.5 billion years old. The oldest of the dust grains were formed in MORE
WestVirginiaPublicMedia The resolution’s sponsor, Sen. Charles Trump (R-Morgan), said the idea is rooted in history that predates West Virginia entering the union. “I learned for the first time during West Virginia’s 150th birthday celebration. As MORE
DATELINE: ANCHORAGE ALASKA An Anchorage man called his cellphone after he accidentally dropped and lost it in a parking lot. A woman answered the phone and agreed to give it back, but she later texted the MORE
“Nearly one year ago, I got in the race for president because I believed to my core that the answer to the common pain Americans are feeling right now, the answer to Donald Trump’s hatred MORE
Oscar nominees were announced Monday morning, with “Joker” leading the number of nominations with 11. Three other films were tied with 10 nominations, “The Irishman,” “Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood,” and “1917.” The awards ceremony MORE
President Donald Trump authorized the killing of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani seven months ago if Iran’s increased aggression resulted in the death of an American, according to five current and former senior administration officials. The presidential MORE
“A routine training exercise” is being blamed for a troubling emergency alert being erroneously sent out Sunday morning by the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station, east of Toronto. And the province is promising “a full investigation” MORE
The voters who migrated from Barack Obama to Trump in the county on Iowa’s border with Minnesota were among nearly 8 million across the US who switched parties four years ago. In swing states such MORE