Politics
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Are Gay and Transgender Workers Protected by Federal Law? US Supreme Court Will Decide
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether the protections under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which among other things prohibit discrimination on the basis of “sex,” extend to gay and transgender workers. From the Washington Post: The court combined two cases to consider whether gay workers are covered. Gerald…
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Study: Black People Wait Longer to Vote
On the night of the 2018 midterm elections, Senior Reporter Terrell Starr reported on an incidence of voter suppression that is becoming more prevalent. Hundreds of voters at a Southwest Atlanta election precinct waited as long as four hours to cast a ballot. “When the location, which combines two precincts, opened at 8 a.m., they…
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After a Bad Weekend for Trump, Judge Orders President to Release Tax Returns
On Monday, a federal judge rejected Donald Trump’s legal arguments that getting 57 percent of white America to vote for a grown-ass man who still uses magic markers makes him immune to criminal investigations, ordering the baboon-brained president to turn over his tax returns to New York prosecutors. The federal court ruling ended a weekend…
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Malik Yoba Speaks (Again): ‘The World Ain’t Always Ready for All People to Be Free’
Cue the violins. Malik Yoba has broken his silence weeks after that catastrophic on-camera interview with The Root’s senior reporter Terrell Jermaine Starr nearly broke the internet. On Friday, the New York Undercover star took to Instagram, seemingly to address the damage to his image following a recent admission of being “trans-attracted” which later led…
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Trump Will Deny Visas to Immigrants Who Don’t Have Health Insurance—and Obamacare Won’t Count
Poor, uninsured immigrants will be denied visas to enter the United States starting next month, the White House announced Friday. Donald Trump signed a proclamation declaring that starting Nov. 3, if an immigrant cannot prove they have their own health insurance or the money to purchase it, they will not be allowed to enter the…
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SNL Does Kamala, Mayor Pete Starts to Holla and Booker Says ‘Can I Hold a Dollar?’: 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings, Week 12
This is by far one of the strangest weeks in the history of The Root Presidential Black Power Rankings. We had a mutiny within our committee, we had a special guest analyst who is just brilliant, and we had half a dozen major events occur this week that scrambled the rankings like an old-school Etch…
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Don’t Trust These Gigolos: Scam Artist Who Started Kamala Harris Birther Scheme Concocts Elizabeth Warren Sex Scandal
The MAGA dream team of conspiracy theory trolls known for perpetrating such frauds as the Robert Mueller sexual misconduct scandal, the Pete Buttigieg sex scandal, the Ilhan Omar sex scandal and the Kamala Harris birther lie (you thought I was going to say “sex scandal, didn’t you?) has set their sights on Elizabeth Warren by…
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Open Secret? This Time, Trump Publicly Seeks a Foreign Country’s Help in Digging Up Dirt on Biden
Despite being the subject of a House impeachment inquiry over reports he sought the help of a foreign power for personal gain (aiding his re-election hopes), Donald Trump on Thursday publicly asked a different foreign power—China—to do the exact same thing. Speaking to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House, Trump said China…
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DHS Says It Will Collect DNA From Detained Immigrants, Including Children
Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security announced that it will be collecting DNA samples from tens of thousands of immigrants detained in federal facilities, including children, and input that genetic data into a national criminal database. During a Wednesday conference call with reporters, senior DHS officials said the Justice Department was planning to expand upon…
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People Are Upset Because Rashida Tlaib Said White People Can’t Distinguish Black Faces. Science Says She’s Right
Right-wing outlets and people who don’t season their wings right are up in arms after a Democratic congresswoman made a statement based on nothing but data, facts and peer-reviewed scientific research. According to the Detroit News, on Monday, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) visited Detroit’s “Real-Time Crime” center, which uses cameras and computer software equipped with…