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Marco Rubio is the latest GOP candidate to address Black Lives Matter, admitting that it is "legitimate" but does not offer solutions.
President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit New Orleans next week to mark 10 years after Hurricane Katrina swept through the city.
During a panel discussion in Martha's Vineyard, April Ryan weighed in on the president's approach to race as his administration winds down.
Breaking: Raffi Freedman-Gurspan the first out transgender White House official: http://t.co/oM7B3yP4nh Via @MicNews pic.twitter.com/agWT0guhsc — Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) August 18, 2015 The Obama administration on Tuesday announced the hiring of its first openly transgender staff member, Raffi Freedman-Gurspan, former policy adviser for the Racial and Economic Justice Initiative at the National Center for Transgender Equality, according […]
Revoking citizenship rights for those who were born here, even if their parents aren't here legally, would hurl the U.S. back to its racist past.
The president is also expected to focus on some of his signature issues, such as criminal justice reform, after he leaves the White House
PolitickerOne: Is Ben Carson a hypocrite? Plus, "Stump for Trump" girls, Lynette Hardaway and Rochelle Richardson leave CNN's Don Lemon speechless.
Put away your trusty summer playlist -- the White House just released two, one for day and one for night, hand-picked by President Obama.
Gov. Jerry Brown (Calif.) has signed a bill that will help change the way police killings are viewed in the court of law. According to The Los Angeles Times, Brown approved the bill “SB 227,” which blocks the use of a secret grand jury in cases of deadly or excessive force by police. Another law […]
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush abruptly ended a town hall meeting after a Black Lives Matter protester raised a question
A chilling account of how easy it was to roll back protections secured under the Voting Rights Act of 1965 inspired the president to weigh in.
Presidential hopeful Jeb Bush made sure his foreign policy included a plan to defeat ISIS, but also found a way to blame President Obama