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Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley plans on introducing a House resolution Tuesday calling for an…
I’ve known about the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference for years, but I have…
Nothing will have you praying for the rapture to hurry up and get her ass over here than hearing Iowa congressman…
On Wednesday afternoon, the House Oversight and Reform committee launched an investigation into the Department of…
On the same day that Attorney General William Barr announced his nefarious plan to reinstate capital punishment,…
The president of the United States is a...
Diamond and Silk live to say stupid things.
Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar struck back Thursday against Donald Trump and his “Send her back”-braying fans, saying the…
Donald Trump ramped up his efforts Wednesday night to demonize the four progressive, freshman congresswomen…
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) was born in Detroit. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was born in the Bronx. Ayanna…
Remember that scene in literally every superhero origin story, when the superhero person did some super shit in…
Congress’ Fab Freshmen squad-ed up against Donald Trump Monday, calling his attacks on them racist clickbait that…
Donald Trump, in a series of tweets from Sunday night well into Monday morning, doubled down on his racist,…
Four Democratic congresswomen shared harrowing accounts about conditions facing migrant detainees at the southern…
Veteran African-American Democrats in the House are taking freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to task over how…
Ah, the long, glorious of days of summer: when the drink menus are filled with rosé, the racists are furious and…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) may have overstayed her welcome. For some reason—maybe it’s jealousy, maybe…
Democrats visiting three detention facilities in Texas on Monday had to raise their voices—despite having…