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Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina will have a one-on-one meeting with President Trump on race.

Entertainment

Kid Rock encouraged his fans to "call me a racist" in part because he disagrees with Colin Kaepernick's protest of the American flag and doesn't like being reminded that "black lives matter."

Politics

In a piece for The Atlantic, Ta-Nehisi Coates details how and why Donald Trump is creating his legacy by negating everything Obama stood for.

Politics

Former president Barack Obama denounced the Trump administration’s decision to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) on Tuesday.

David Clarke announced that he landed a senior adviser and spokesman position with the Pro-Trump super PAC America First Action. John Kelly crushed his dream of working in the White House.

Politics

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly has been looking to limit the interaction between President Donald Trump and White House advisor Omarosa Manigault.

Politics

Remember when the president patted himself on the back for Blacks having their "lowest unemployment since just after the turn of the millennium"?

Nation

There was no reason given for the abrupt resignation of now-former Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. on Thursday, but that’s precisely what either excited or scared some Twitter users upon hearing the news.

Politics

When Donald Trump famously asked Black people what they had to lose by voting for him, he probably never imagined he would be the one on the losing end of that hollow proposition.

Politics

Mexico offered to help Americans affected by Hurricane Harvey in Texas despite a mediocre response to the devastating storm from President Donald Trump.

Democrats are drafting an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that could protect trans people serving in the military.

Nation

Spencer warned former Democratic Rep. LaDawn Jones that trying to remove confederate symbols could make her “go missing.”