Elections

Philly’s next likely mayor is Black woman who favors cops searching pedestrians for ‘reasonable suspicions’

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Independent candidate poised to become first elected Black mayor of Colorado Springs

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Texas Democrat Allred says he’ll run against Cruz for Senate

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Black voters backing Biden, but not with 2020 enthusiasm

Conflicting views among Black voters provide an early warning sign of the challenges President Joe Biden faces as he seeks…
/ May 7, 2023

Group advocates for Supreme Court to expand the court

Conservatives "have worked to undermine democracy," says Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, "and used the Supreme Court to do it."
/ May 2, 2023

Daniel Cameron, a rising GOP star, embroiled in tough Kentucky primary fight

Daniel Cameron took a risk by jumping into Kentucky’s governor race in a crowded GOP primary field to take on…
/ April 29, 2023
President Joe Biden

Joe Biden is running again, and this is a good thing

Joe Biden is running for president again, and I'm very comfortable with that because he's the Democrat most likely to…
/ April 25, 2023

President Biden announces run for a second term in 2024 election

In a video released by his 2024 campaign, Biden announced he'd run for another term to continue his “battle for…
/ April 25, 2023
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson

North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson launches gubernatorial campaign

The state’s first Black lieutenant governor, Republican Mark Robinson formally entered next year’s gubernatorial race at a rally Saturday.
/ April 23, 2023

Lawmaker who helped expel Black Dems for supporting gun control resigns after ethics violation

State Rep. Scotty Campbell, House Republican Caucus vice chair, violated the legislature’s workplace discrimination and harassment policy.
/ April 21, 2023

Radio host Larry Elder announces 2024 GOP bid for president

Elder joins a Republican field that includes former President Donald Trump and former governors Nikki Haley and Asa Hutchinson.
/ April 21, 2023

Is Vice President Kamala Harris having a moment with Black voters?

Vice President Kamala Harris has delivered significant speeches before Black Americans and abroad, from Africa to Nashville to N.Y.
/ April 18, 2023

Judge delays trial over Fox News and 2020 election lies

The Delaware judge overseeing Dominion Voting Systems' $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News announced late Sunday, April 16, that…
/ April 17, 2023

Tennessee Three seen as a ‘watershed moment’ for racial justice and democracy

All eyes are now on Tennessee, where a movement has been ignited at the intersection of gun violence, racial justice…
/ April 12, 2023

Nashville council to vote on restoring ousted state lawmaker

Nashville’s metro council has called the meeting to address the vacancy left Thursday by the expulsion of ex-state Rep. Justin…
/ April 10, 2023