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  • US Ethics Office Warns Trump Nominee Confirmations Are Moving Too Fast

    The Office of Government Ethics on Saturday warned that confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees are moving too fast. In a letter to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) that was released Saturday, OGE Director Walter Shaub wrote that “the announced hearing schedule for several nominees who have not completed…

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    Monique Judge

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  • Trump Nominates Ben Carson for HUD Secretary

    President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Dr. Ben Carson, the former Republican presidential candidate, to be the next secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Trump’s transition team announced Monday. “I am thrilled to nominate Dr. Ben Carson as our next secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,” Trump said in…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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  • Trump 'Strongly Considering' Ben Carson for Housing Secretary

    On Tuesday, Donald Trump tweeted that he’s strongly considering former Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson for a Cabinet position. Here’s the kicker: Carson has already said he doesn’t want a job in the president-elect’s administration. So, either someone isn’t listening or someone has reneged on his earlier statement, or both. While a spokesperson for Carson…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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  • Ben Carson Knew When to End the Charade; Too Bad Tangerine Mussolini Didn't

    There are many reasons not to serve in the Donald Trump administration. For starters, by the simple virtue of Tangerine Mussolini’s being grossly unqualified for the presidency, who could blame anyone for not wanting to serve under what will likely prove to be a disastrous commander in chief? However, when it comes to the likes…

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    Michael Arceneaux

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  • The Unfinished Business of The First Black President

    There’s a huge difference between having a President that’s Black and having a Black President.  With Barack, we thought we hit the jackpot and were finally gonna get both, but boy were we wrong. Almost eight years into the Obama Era and we’ve still not grappled with some of the vexing issues of negritude and…

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    Corey Richardson

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  • Watch: Donald Trump Visits Black Church in Detroit With Omarosa and Dr. Ben Carson

    African Americans seem to be the belle of the ball this election season, and so Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump made his call to a mostly black Detroit congregation Saturday. The Detroit Free Press reports that Trump mostly stuck to a prepared script as he spoke at the Great Faith Ministries Church in the Motor…

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    The Root Staff

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  • Finding Carly: Whatever Happened to the Breakout Stars, Heroes and Flops of the 2016 Primary Season?

    The political campaign season has a funny way of giving everyone long-term memory loss. Your friends at work can remember the latest Hillary Clinton gaffe or Donald Trump stumble that happened 48 hours (or, in Trump’s case, five minutes) ago because it circulates on Twitter and Facebook. But when it comes to some event that…

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    Jason Johnson

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  • In ’Murica News: RNC’s 5 Worst Moments So Far

    On Tuesday, Donald Trump—once known for his famous catchphrase “You’re fired!”—has officially been crowned the Republican nominee for the 2016 presidential race. Considering the “Make America great again” rhetoric that emanated across this country, this came as no surprise (despite the most clear discord since the 1970s). What has also come as no surprise is…

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    Preston Mitchum

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  • These Are the Black Folks Skipping Out on the RNC This Year

    The Republican National Convention may be noteworthy this year for one glaring reason: who isn’t coming. In the case of African-American Republicans, the list is long. They are joined by a list of former GOP nominees for president who will not attend, which includes past GOP nominees for president Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Mitt Romney. While…

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    Lauren Victoria Burke

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  • Ben Carson Endorsed Trump For A Job Hook-Up, Which Reminds Us Ben Carson Is Black As Fuck

    You can say many things about Ben Carson, the backordered decaffeinated coffee machine who recently dropped out of the presidential race. Iconic surgeon. Popeyes enthusiast. Vigilante. Black History Month book report muse. Delusional motherfucker. But one thing you cannot do is doubt his Blackness bonafides. Yes, his actual politics, if enacted, would have put America back to 1953.…

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    Damon Young

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