Politics

Recently confirmed Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said he recommended the airstrike in Syria that targeted a militia supported by Iran that attacked Americans in Iraq. 

Texas Rep. Al Green made it clear how he felt about his Republican colleagues who had already announced their intentions against voting for the pro-LGBTQ Equality Act.

Donald Trump may be gone from Washington, but the hateful, conspiracy theory-fueled ideologies that he championed are still very much present on Capitol Hill thanks to Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Tayor Greene.

Former USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack's controversial firing of Shirley Sherrod in 2010 should preclude him from leading the agriculture agency under Joe Biden's administration, civil rights leaders and advocates say.

Black Twitter promptly ran back a variety of moments recounting Limbaugh's racist, sexist, xenophobic rhetoric which continually harmed Black communities.

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott tap danced for and shined the shoes of Donald Trump one last time by voting "not guilty" in the former president's impeachment trial.

House Impachment Manager and Virgin Islands Rep. Stacey Plaskett called out Donald Trump's impeachment lawyers for "playing clip after clip of Black women talking about fighting for a cause or an issue or a policy."

Cleaning house, Biden has an opportunity to bring in a new crop of U.S. attorneys committed to the values of the current administration.

Trump made history as the first president to be impeached twice and faces an incitement of insurrection charge in the Senate, stemming from the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was stripped of her committee assignments on Thursday, following a contentious battle between Republicans and Democrats in Congress.

Calls to rename Las Vegas' airport for Harry Reid drew attention to the former Nevada Senator's unfortunate choice of words about Barack Obama's skin color and speech pattern.

The anniversary of the 15th Amendment is a good time to recommit to protecting democracy and ensuring ballot access for all.