Christie heaps praise on Bill Stepien years after ousting him amid bridge scandal
“I’ve never seen anyone in politics who’s worked as hard as Bill Stepien,” Christie said. “One of the things I…
Minnesota governor to sign police accountability bill banning neck restraints
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks to the press in St. Paul, Minn. | Scott Olson/Getty Images By ASSOCIATED PRESS 07/23/2020…
New document shows FBI used Trump’s candidate briefing to advance Russia probe
The documents are the latest in a series of disclosures by Ratcliffe to congressional Republicans seeking to support claims by Trump and his allies that the FBI investigation of Trump…Continue Reading →
Opinion | How Larry Hogan Kept Blacks in Baltimore Segregated and Poor
The lives of carless single Black mothers who needed to get children to school and themselves to work were made…
When Val Demings Stood by Police Officers Accused of Excessive Force
By most accounts, she was a model officer, following the same path as her husband to leadership of the department.…
4 countries warn Israel against annexing Palestinian territories
The videoconference was held as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has recently mulled extending his country’s oversight over parts of the West Bank containing Jewish settlements — deliberations that have…Continue Reading →
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms tests positive for Covid-19
With the pandemic and widespread protests against racism and police brutality, Bottoms has gained national prominence and appeared regularly on…
Washington Redskins to review team’s name
Ron Rivera, the team’s head coach, said in the statement that he will work closely with Snyder on the review,…
Inside the Ad Boycott That Has Facebook on the Defensive
It is also a behind-the-scenes triumph for a novel coalition of civil rights groups and other advocacy organizations — the architects of the #StopHateForProfit campaign that many of the boycotting…Continue Reading →
Why Coronavirus Is an ‘Existential Crisis’ for American Democracy
“The democracies led by populists—the U.S., the United Kingdom, Brazil—have done poorly, and the democracies led by institutionalists have done…