Politics
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Lezley McSpadden Loses 1st Ferguson City Council Race
Lezley McSpadden, mother of Michael Brown, lost a hotly contested 3-way race for a seat on Ferguson’s city council Tuesday night. Had she won, McSpadden would have helped oversee the police force whose officer shot and killed her son in 2014. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Fran Griffin, a local activist and organizer who…
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She’s the Mayor: Lori Lightfoot Becomes the 1st Black Woman and 1st Openly Gay Person Elected to Lead the City of Chicago
In a historic election that saw two black women competing to become mayor of the nation’s third-largest city, voters in Chicago Tuesday night chose Lori Lightfoot to become the first black woman and the first openly gay person to lead the city as its mayor. Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor and relative political newcomer, trounced…
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Second Woman Comes Forward, Accuses Joe Biden of Inappropriate Behavior
A Connecticut woman has come forward to accuse Joe Biden of touching her inappropriately and rubbing noses with her at a 2009 political fundraiser, making her the second woman to accuse the former Vice President of unwanted physical contact as he deliberates whether to join a crowded 2020 Democratic presidential race. “It wasn’t sexual, but…
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Why the NRA Is Against the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization in Congress
“The No. 1 way that women are being killed with guns is by their beloveds, their boyfriends, their significant others,” freshman Rep. Lucy McBath (D-Ga.) said as she argued in favor of stricter gun laws. Her son, Jordan Davis, was murdered in 2012 by a man at a Jacksonville, Fla., gas station who was upset…
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Cha-Ching! Kamala Harris Has Raised $12 Million Thus Far for Presidential Bid
Nearly three months removed from announcing her candidacy for president, it looks like Sen. Kamala Harris’ campaign is off to a strong start. On Tuesday, her campaign announced that she raised $12 million during the first fundraising quarter of the 2020 campaign season. “A nationwide network of hundreds of thousands of grassroots supporters has stepped…
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Trump Dismisses Census as 'Meaningless' Without Citizenship Question
Every ten years, this sorta kinda important thing called the U.S. Constitution mandates that we take a head count of every resident in the United States—yes, even our exes. So, with the 2020 Census around the corner, now would be an opportune time to reiterate its importance. How congressional seats are allocated? That’s determined by…
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Baltimore Mayor Takes Indefinite Leave of Absence Amid Book Scandal
Starting today, Baltimore City Council President Bernard “Jack” Young will assume mayoral duties in place of the city’s mayor, Catherine Pugh, who announced she was taking an indefinite leave of absence on Monday. While Mayor Pugh cites health reasons for the leave—her statement said she has been fighting pneumonia “for the past few weeks”—her office…
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White House Whistleblower: Trump Administration Overturned 25 Denied Security Clearances
A White House whistleblower, which is not the same as a racist whistleblower, told a Congressional panel that more than two dozen security clearances that should have been denied were overturned by the Trump administration. According to The Washington Post, Tricia Newbold, a longtime White House security adviser, told the House Oversight and Reform Committee…
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Trump Loses It, Goes on Unhinged Rally Rant That Includes Profanity and New Nicknames for His Adversaries
When Trump isn’t kicking a baby seal in the back or playing “I can’t read these documents” with his staff, he can usually be found in places where people have barns holding what can only be called a white people step show. That’s where Trump steps on stage and steps all over his adversaries with…