Maybe Black People Need a Wall
On Tuesday, a few hours before Donald Trump’s Shout-Outs of the Union speech, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall…
Stacey Abrams' Response to the SOTU Gave a Much-Needed Nod to Black Maternal Health
“Maternal mortality rates show that mothers, especially Black mothers, risk death to give birth.” — Stacey Abrams
Trump Eerily Silent After SOTU Speech and I Have a Lot of Questions
Where is President HooHoo Von Swizzledick?
There's No Use in Taking Trump's State of the Union Seriously
Everything is worse in the wake of Trump’s latest State of the Union Address.
A Live Translation of Trump's State of the Union Address
Good evening and welcome. Tonight, The Root’s Senior Editor Stephen A. Crockett Jr., Staff Writer Michael Harriot and…
Maxine Waters Calls Donald Trump a 'Bluffer' Ahead of the State of the Union Address
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters has never bitten her tongue when it comes to expressing her disdain for Donald Trump, the…
Hey, Bernie Sanders Can You STFU After the SOTU and Let Stacey Abrams Shine?
I thought after the “Bernie Bros.” reportedly ditched their liberal persona and voted for Donald Trump in an effort to…
Winter Is Coming: Trump's Female Opposition Will Be Wearing White to the State of the Union
When Donald Trump approaches the podium to wheeze through his sad little State of the Union address Tuesday night (when…
Undocumented Former Trump Employee to Attend State of the Union Address
Victorina Morales, a Guatemalan woman who spent years working for the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J.…
Nancy Pelosi: When We Go In This Store, Don't Touch Anything! Trump: Then I'm Going to Declare a National Emergency!
President Donald Trump is hinting at the fact that he’s going to declare a national emergency and because the president…
Donald Trump on the State of the Union: Mother May I? Nancy Pelosi: Yes, You May
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi continues to son the shit out of your little “president.”
Sen. Tammy Duckworth Isn’t Here to Clap for ‘Cadet Bone Spurs’
What you’re not going to do is tell Iraq War vet and U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) what is and isn’t treason.
‘Un-American’ and ‘Treasonous’: Trump Is Really in His Feelings About Democrats Not Clapping During SOTU
Welp, the president sure is in his feelings today.
Trump Claims His State of the Union Address Was the Most Watched in History. It Wasn’t
I don’t know why the orange man in office is this way, but shortly after the president’s first State of the Union…
Is It Safe Now to Talk About How the Congressional Black Caucus’ State of the Union ‘Protest’ Was Just Kente Cloth Cosplay?
I was on a flight from Washington, D.C., to Pittsburgh during the State of the Union, so I missed the entire thing.…
The Top 10 Racist Dog Whistles Hidden in Trump’s State of the Union Address
People everywhere are praising Donald Trump’s mediocre, uninspiring State of the Union address simply because it was not…
Trump’s State of the Union Gave Me Life ... Not a Life I Wanted, but a Full Life Nonetheless
I just finished watching Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address. And to quote former President George W. Bush,…
An Unofficial Glossary, Concordance and Appendix to the State of the Union
As you watch Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address, there will be parts that will likely confuse you. To help…
A Lists of Protests by Congress Members Who Think the State of the Union Is Trash
It’s that time of year again. What time of year, you ask? The time of year when President Racist von WallBuilder reads…
The Root’s State of the Union Drinking Game
If you’re like me, it’s hard to watch a man who looks like a microwaved circus peanut stand in front of a microphone…