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The gun accessory has become central in the obligatory debate over gun control that aways follows mass shootings but rarely enacts any legislative change.

Two African-American House members strongly advise Twitter to actively police its network to prevent racist ideology on its platform.

Randall Woodfin, 36, a school board member and city prosecutor, on Tuesday won Birmingham, Alabama's mayoral election by connecting with young voters.

President Donald Trump was scheduled to make his less-than-triumphant arrival there on Tuesday. 

The only Black Republican senator has come under fire for how he made an appeal to working class Americans to support President Donald Trump's tax plan that many say would only benefit the rich.

The Congressional Black Caucus is urging President Donald Trump to immediately provide supplies and shelter to the hurricane-ravaged U.S. Virgins Islands amid the president's slow-moving response.

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The Trump administration waived an arcane law after heavy criticism about the delayed response to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.

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President Donald Trump was met with criticism again when he claimed Tuesday that Usain Bolt "showed respect" for the anthem during an interview.

Rep. Al Green  announced from the House floor that he will introduce article of impeachment against President Donald Trump. Green received death threats the first time he spearheaded an effort to impeachment Trump.

Activist groups will stage a die-in Tuesday afternoon in Washington, D.C. to protest the Republican Party's latest plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

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Monday marked the 60th anniversary of the Little Rock Nine, a group of Black teenagers who broke the segregation barrier at an all-White high in the capital city of Arkansas.

Sen. Kamala Harris is favored for the 2020 Democratic nomination at the CBC Foundation policy forum. However, many in Obama's inner circle back former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick .