Politics
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Kamala Refuses To Be Fake With JD Vance, Nancy Mace Spars With Jasmine Crockett At House Meeting, Michelle Obama’s Reason For Not Attending Trump Inauguration, The Scary Things Trump Vowed To Do On ‘Day 1’ And More
The Root's most powerful political articles from the week.
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Here’s All The Scary Things Donald Trump Vowed He’ll Do ‘Day One’ Of Presidency
President-elect Donald Trump says he will immediately pardon Jan. 6 rioters on numerous occasions despite their attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Welp! Kamala, Like Michelle Obama, Refuses to Be Fake When it Comes to JD Vance’s Transition
Several Democratic and Republican sources shared news of a hangup in transition.
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Michelle Obama’s Reason For Not Attending Trump’s Inauguration is Shady in the Best Way
“You’ll see her when she has a project or cause to promote but she doesn’t feel the need to be a public figure anymore," a source said.
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Rep. Nancy Mace Told Rep. Jasmine Crockett To ‘Take It Outside.’ This Is What Happened Next
The heated exchange happened on Tuesday at a House Oversight Committee hearing.
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How Biden’s Last-Ditch Effort to Eliminate Student Loan Debt Will Help Black Folks
Biden's latest initiative will alleviate debt for 150,000 borrowers.
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Don Lemon Goes Off On Obama For Exchanging Pleasantries With Trump At Carter’s Funeral
The former CNN host did not mince words as he went off on this country's first Black president.
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Wait, What? Conservatives Are Blaming The L.A. Wildfires On DEI…Oh, It Gets Worse
Conservatives like Matt Walsh claimed the "exclusion" of white men has only heightened the crisis.
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Lip Reader Decodes What Trump And Obama Discussed At President Carter’s Funeral, Internet Drags Husband Of GOP Senator Who Disrespected VP Harris, Trump Plans To Rename Gulf Of Mexico, Black America Reacts To Trump’s ‘Hush Money’ Case Sentencing And More
The Root's most politically charged stories from the week.
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Updated: Lip Reader Claims Trump Said This to Obama at President Carter’s Funeral, And Here’s Our Take. You Decide.
We don't have any audio from the event, so we had lots of fun guessing what the two were talking about.