Politics
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Government Shutdown Not Responsible for Declined EBT Cards in Indiana, Officials Say [Updated]
A grocery store in Clay City, Indiana, says customers who want to pay with food stamps have been denied the ability to do so for more than a week, and they think the government shutdown is to blame. Tristen Malone, manager of the IGA grocery store, told WTWO that store machines stopped taking EBT cards…
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Nancy Pelosi Banged Her "All Lives Matter" Drum Despite Being Given the Perfect Opportunity to Do Otherwise
If you cut your finger, the last thing you want to hear is how precious your other fingers are. It’s a pretty damn easy concept to grasp and yet here we are, still side-eyeing our alabaster compatriots because they’ve proven themselves incapable of not centering themselves. And to that point, our newly reelected Speaker of…
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From 'Big Daddy' Clyburn to Wakanda Salutes: The Biggest, Baddest Congressional Black Caucus Has Arrived
Nobody knows what to call them yet. For years it was just the Congressional Black Caucus, or the CBC. In the 1980s they were nicknamed the Conscience of the Congress. Several years ago contributor to The Root, Lauren Victoria Burke, launched a blog calling them Crew of 42. Of course that name didn’t fit for…
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Jane Curtin Wants to Kill the Republican Party in 2019
For many, New Year’s Eve is fraught with excitement and anticipation. As human beings the world over look to leave their problems behind and build on their successes into the new year, resolutions are made by billions of individuals looking to improve their lot in life. Gyms fill up, blenders make tasteless smoothies, and smokers…
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Elizabeth Warren Announces Presidential Bid and Chooses a Black Woman as Her Chief of Staff
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has moved closer to ending the months of courting and put a ring on it after she was spotted walking into Jared to make it official with America. Elizabeth Warren is running for president in 2020. Well, she announced that she’s forming an exploratory committee to run for the White House, which…
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An Exclusive Interview With Michael Cohen’s Cellphone Who Apparently Went to Prague Without Him
Michael Cohen’s cellphone was tired of the lies, the games and the stories of how they’d travel once he got a better job, saved some more money or worked less hours. So she took matters into her own hands and decided on her own that she was going to Prague. “Fuck, him!” Gloria, Cohen’s cellphone…
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Does Robert Mueller Have a Photo of Trump's 'Junk'?
On Thursday a Russian company told a federal court that buried in the mountain of evidence collected by special counselor Robert Mueller for his investigation into Russian collusion during the 2016 presidential election, there is a naked selfie. Please, for the love of god let this not be a photo of President Mushroom Cap. No…