Politics

A new statue at the U.S. Capitol honors a teenage girl whose defiance helped to end segregation and spark the Civil Rights Movement. The display recognizes a woman who played a key part in the fight for equal rights, and the statue replaces a controversial Confederate statue that long represented Virginia at the Capitol. Statue

Another instance of President Donald Trump taking questions from the media has resulted in yet another example of him taking a personal shot at a female journalist. This time, one of the most prominent Black women covering Washington, D.C., was the target of a remark by Trump that trotted out a negative trope long used

Excerpts from a new interview with one of President Donald Trump’s closest aides seem to confirm much of the chaos, pettiness and questionable decision-making that critics have called out since Trump returned to the White House. The bitingly honest comments now have the administration attempting to downplay the inside perspective, even as Trump’s chief of

Over a decade after cost-cutting measures implemented by white officials created a deadly water contamination crisis in Flint, Michigan, Republicans have canceled millions of dollars that had been allocated to addressing the enduring public health issue. Declaring the crisis “over,” Republicans cut funding for Flint as part of a larger round of budget cuts hitting the