The first and only vice-presidential debate between Ohio Senator JD Vance and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz was marked by a mostly orderly, policy-driven, and civil exchange between the two candidates vying for the role of the next vice president. However, one of the sharpest remarks came from a debate moderator. Here are some of the … Read more
WASHINGTON ― Republican congressional candidate John Lee said in a new audio obtained by HuffPost that he’s “not worried about Black people” and mocked his Democratic opponent in Nevada, Rep. Steven Horsford, for being chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. “They made him chair of the Black Caucus. Whoop-de-doo,” Lee said last Monday at a … Read more
WASHINGTON — GOP gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson says he has “backed away” from former President Donald Trump so the North Carolina Republican’s porn site scandal doesn’t drag Trump down politically in the state ahead of the November election. In a Wednesday interview with conservative radio host and former Trump administration official Sebastian Gorka, Robinson, whose … Read more
WASHINGTON — North Carolina GOP gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson has had a rough go since Thursday’s CNN report laid out evidence that he’d made years of disturbing comments in a forum on a porn website, including references to himself as “a Black Nazi” and descriptions of being sexually aroused by spying on girls in public … Read more
Republicans on Monday conceded defeat in their push to change how the state of Nebraska counts its electoral votes as a way to help Donald Trump beat Kamala Harris in November. “Our governor had considered a special session of the legislature in order to make that change, but the votes aren’t there to do it,” … Read more
Republicans are once again embracing anti-trans rhetoric in a series of advertisements across the country, hoping to capitalize on voter fears about transgender people as the clock ticks down to the November election. Over the weekend, former President Donald Trump’s campaign Instagram account unveiled a new ad with the slogan “Kamala is for They/Them,” targeting … Read more
Brandyn Gallagher should be on the road right now. Instead, the 36-year-old, who has spent the last five years driving an 18-wheeler, is at home in northeast Arkansas looking for a new job. Gallagher doesn’t want to give up trucking. They pivoted to the profession after working as a consultant for diversity, equity and inclusion … Read more
Last September, the New Hanover County Board of Education in North Carolina voted 4-3 to remove “Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You,” by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi, from its high school curriculum. “Stamped” is an award-winning nonfiction book, specifically written to help teens understand the concept of systemic racism. But according to the parent … Read more
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday decried antisemitism hours after an explosive CNN report detailed how one of his allies running for North Carolina governor made a series of racial and sexual comments on a website where he also referred to himself as a “black NAZI.” North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson vowed to remain … Read more
WASHINGTON ― Last month, GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump surprised almost everybody in the nation’s capital by floating a plan to require insurance companies to pay for the costs of in vitro fertilization for women who need it. On Tuesday, Senate Republicans blocked a bill that would do just that. It’s the second time in … Read more
