NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirusReps. Cori Bush, Ilhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley Sleep Outside the U.S. Capitol to Protest End of Pandemic Eviction FreezeLike the people, the American government isn't a monolith. Some politicians actually do care. Rep. Cori Bush is a…ByZack LinlyPublishedAugust 2, 2021
NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirusYou’re Not a Hero, You’re Just a Maskhole: Capitol Police Will Arrest Visitors and Aides Who Don’t Wear MasksOf course, Republicans believe that this is all the work of the evil speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi.ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedJuly 29, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsThe Jan. 6 Rally Was Supposed to Be Peaceful. So Why Was Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks Wearing Body Armor?The GOP lawmaker claimed he received a tip about potential violence. Yet, he still encouraged the Trump mob to start…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedJuly 29, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsBipartisan House Investigation of Capitol Riot Crumbling After Nancy Pelosi Blocked 2 of McCarthy’s GOP PicksIs bipartisanship even still a thing in our two-party system of government? Not if you're trying to investigate…ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 23, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsHouse Votes for Panel to Investigate Jan. 6 Capitol Riot. Rep. McCarthy Threatens Any GOP Members Who ParticipateRepublicans really, reeeealy don't want an investigation into the Capitol riot on Jan. 6. Maybe we should rename the…ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 1, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsDemocratic Rep. Val Demings Announces She’s Running Against Marco Rubio for Florida’s Senate SeatDemings was the impeachment manager during Trump's first impeachment trial.ByJoe JuradoPublishedJune 9, 2021
EntertainmentTelevisionEntertainmentTelevisionMeghan McCain Is Back in the Habit of Annoying Whoopi Goldberg, and We All Need Behind-the-Scenes TeaIn The Color Purple, Shug Avery (Margaret Avery) told Celie (Whoopi Goldberg) that it pisses God off when you walk…ByTonja Renée StidhumPublishedMay 24, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsKevin McCarthy Doesn’t Want Inquiry Into the Insurrection at the Capitol Because He’s Busy Looking for Hillary’s EmailsRepublican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has trouble sitting down with Donald Trump’s hand so far up his…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedMay 18, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsDeleted Video From 2019 Shows Crazy QAnon Congresswoman Harassing AOC Through Her Office Mail SlotRepublican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is a problem.ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedMay 14, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsWilliam Walker, 1st Black House Sergeant-at-Arms, Sworn InFor the first time in House history, a Black person will assume the role of the chamber’s chief law enforcement…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedApril 27, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsThe House Is Expected To Vote On D.C. Statehood Today. Then The Fight Begins In The SenateDemocrats are in control of both chambers of Congress and are expected to pass legislation that would move…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedApril 22, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsBlack Lawmakers Rally Behind Shalanda Young to Head Office of Management and BudgetShalanda Young is the top choice for Black lawmakers in Congress to become the next director of the Office of…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedMarch 19, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsBiden to Wait Until Cuomo’s Investigation Is Over, Won’t Call on Him to ResignPresident Joe Biden doesn’t want to rush to judgment despite mounds of accusations, a photo, and seven women…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedMarch 15, 2021
NewsOpinionClapback/MailbagNewsOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root's Clapback Mailbag: Best Mailbag EverThe Clapback Mailbag is over.ByMichael HarriotPublishedMarch 12, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsCan Someone Get The Door? The Stimmys Are Here!In what can only be called the most glorious day since Simba flipped Scar off that fiery mountain only to leave him…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedMarch 10, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsSenate Referee Shoots Down Minimum Wage Increase, Now Some Democrats Want Her FiredLet’s play a game, shall we?ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedFebruary 26, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsOne of Biden’s Cabinet Picks Is Looking Doomed, but Her Replacement Could Be a Black Woman and That’s Fine by MeI know that I was in full cape mode for all of President Joe Biden’s picks when I learned that Republicans were…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedFebruary 25, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsTwice-Impeached Non-President Donald Trump Acquitted for the 2nd TimeWelp, the second attempt at convicting twice-impeached former President Donald Trump has ended the only way it was…ByZack LinlyPublishedFebruary 13, 2021
2/11/21Trump Impeachment Trial, Day 3: House Managers Make Their Final ArgumentsHouse impeachment managers will be making their final arguments beginning Thursday afternoon in the Senate trial…ByZack LinlyPublishedFebruary 11, 2021
EntertainmentMediaEntertainmentMediaThat's a Reach: Washington Post Claims Financial Problems Could Have Helped Fuel Capitol InsurgentsThe tired and already debunked myth that white people support Trump because they are economically anxious is being…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedFebruary 10, 2021