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Rep. Jasmine Crockett reveals white supremacist threats to her office: ‘Political violence is being fueled from the very top’

On Thursday, Nov. 20, an individual reportedly appeared at Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s office making “white supremacist threats and hand gestures.” In a statement released on social media, the Texas Democrat thanked Capitol Police for their swift response and assured everyone’s safety. However, she says, “this cannot become the norm.”  “We’re living in a time where political violence is being fueled from the very top,” she continued. “When the President of the United States spreads hate and lies, when he targets […]

todayNovember 21, 2025 1

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Trump says he and Mamdani will meet Friday in Washington, setting up clash of political opposites

President Donald Trump said late Wednesday that the long-awaited meeting with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani would happen in Washington later this week, setting up an in-person clash between the political polar opposites who for months have antagonized each other from afar. The sit-down, which Trump said on social media would take place Friday in the Oval Office, could possibly represent a detente of sorts between the Republican president and Democratic rising star, as Trump has since Mamdani’s win moved toward acceptance of Mamdani’s central, […]

todayNovember 20, 2025 1

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Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and political punishment

President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, by threatening mass firings of workers and suggesting “irreversible” cuts to programs important to Democrats. Rather than simply furlough employees, as is usually done during any lapse of funds, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said layoffs were “imminent.” The Office of Management and Budget announced it was putting on hold roughly $18 billion of infrastructure funds for New York’s subway and Hudson Tunnel projects — in the hometown of the […]

todayOctober 2, 2025 2

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Department of Justice subpoenas Fani Willis as Trump targets political foes

The U.S. Department of Justice issued a subpoena for records related to Fani Willis, the Georgia prosecutor who criminally charged President Donald Trump, related to his efforts to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss to President Joe Biden. According to NBC News, the DOJ is seeking records of Willis’ travel history; however, it is unclear if she is the target of an inquiry or facing charges. In 2023, the Fulton County prosecutor charged Trump and 18 others, whom she accused […]

todaySeptember 29, 2025 2

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Maryland Democrats blast political group’s AI videos of Wes Moore as racist

A political campaign dedicated to attacking Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is being called out for AI videos it posted that Maryland Democrats say are racist and harken back to America’s dark history. The “No Moore” campaign, launched as an anonymous website and social media platform earlier this year, seeks to call out the leadership of Moore, who became Maryland’s first Black governor in 2022 and announced he is running for re-election in 2026. “Wes Moore torched a $5.5 billion surplus, rammed […]

todaySeptember 19, 2025 2

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‘Political violence is inexcusable’: MLK’s son calls for unity after Charlie Kirk shooting sparks heated online discourse

The shooting of Charlie Kirk has further emphasized the bipartisan reality of America today. As social media timelines are split with people grieving a tragic shooting and others highlighting the irony of Kirk—who was an advocate of the right to bear arms—being a fatal victim of gun violence, Martin Luther King Jr.’s son, Martin Luther King III, took to social media to share his thoughts on the discourse the incident has sparked.  “Violence, no matter the target or justification, is […]

todaySeptember 13, 2025 1

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris finally makes decision about her political future-for now

Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris made public on Wednesday her long-awaited decision about her political future, announcing that, after careful consideration, she will not run for governor of California. The announcement clears a path for Democrats seeking the office and leaves the possibility for Harris to run for U.S. president again in 2028. “Over the past six months, I have spent time reflecting on this moment in our nation’s history, and the best way for me to continue fighting […]

todayJuly 30, 2025

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Jeffries ‘strongly’ urges more security funding for members of Congress after Minnesota political assassination

U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., the Democratic leader of the House of Representatives, is “strongly” urging the Republican Speaker of the House to increase the funding allowance for security to protect members of Congress following the political assassination of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband that left another lawmaker and his wife critically injured. “These shootings were not isolated incidents. Credible threats and acts of political violence have increased significantly over the last decade,” said Jeffries in a letter sent […]

todayJune 17, 2025

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Alice Johnson, Trump’s pardon czar, seen by some as Black political ‘token’ amid controversial pardons

As President Donald Trump announced his pardons for reality television stars Todd and Julie Chrisley during an Oval Office call on Tuesday, his newly minted “pardon czar,” Alice Johnson, stood proudly beside him. Trump pardoned Johnson in 2018 after she served more than 20 years of her life sentence in prison for a 1996 drug trafficking conviction. The Mississippi grandmother became the face of Trump’s First Step Act, a bipartisan law that made several reforms to the criminal justice system, […]

todayMay 29, 2025 6