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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Donald Trump sparked bipartisan backlash, after the Republican attacked the bereaved parents of a Muslim U.S. Army captain who spoke at the Democratic convention last week. Critics from both parties on […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Courts have dealt setbacks in three states to Republican efforts that critics contend restrict voting rights — blocking a North Carolina law requiring photo identification, loosening a similar measure in Wisconsin and […]

WASHINGTON—The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Incorporated (CBCF) will welcome over 10,000 attendees at its 46th Annual Legislative Conference (ALC), scheduled for September 14 – 18, 2016, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. […]

Ayana Jones, phillytrib.com On a day when she was announced as the next chair of the Democratic National Committee, Donna Brazile chose to spend the morning in a caucus of Black Democrats in Center City. […]

The Pledge of Allegiance and National Anthem preceded the roll call vote in Philadelphia on Tuesday. (Photo credit Jim Wilson/The New York Times) By Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times One after another, they have […]

After the emails from the Democratic National Committee were leaked over the weekend, it has been announced that Donna Brazile, Vice Chair for the DNC, will act as interim chair through the election. The DNC […]

The grio On Monday, Nick Cannon led a Black Lives Matter protest outside of the Republican National Convention and spoke out against both the Republican and Democratic party for failing to listen seriously to black […]

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — President Barack Obama on Saturday rejected any notion that the past week’s stunning violence signals a return to racial brutality of a dark past, saying that as painful as the killings […]

WASHINGTON — Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) gave an open-ended response to questions about whether he is being vetted as a potential vice presidential nominee by the Hillary Clinton campaign in an interview with CNN. The […]

Representatives Elizabeth Esty and John Lewis occupy the House floor. Washington (CNN) John Lewis revived Wednesday one of the most evocative forms of protest from the civil rights movement — the sit-in — to demand House […]