PoliticsPoliticsArrest Warrants Issued for 52 Democrats Who Fled Texas to Protect Voting RightsTexas House Speaker Dade Phelan signed 52 arrest warrants to force Texas lawmakers to return to the statehouse.ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedAugust 11, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsHerschel Walker and His Wife Live in Texas. Why Did She Vote in Georgia's 2020 Election?Herschel Walker is a potential GOP candidate for the U.S. Senate race in Georgia, but his wife's vote raises…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedAugust 11, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersWhite Man Gets Up to 10 Years for Shooting at Car Full of Black Girls After Trump RallyThe Army vet was sentenced for intimidation with a dangerous weapon and willful injury after shooting a 15-year-old…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedAugust 10, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsChicago Cops Turn Their Backs on Mayor Lori Lightfoot in a Twist of Incredible IronyMayor Lightfoot, who has been accused of being soft on cops after campaigning on police reform, is learning a tough…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedAugust 10, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsDOJ Opens Investigation Into Phoenix Police DepartmentThe Biden administration is investigating discriminatory practices and police brutality after fours years of Trump…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedAugust 6, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsTexas Democrats Pledge to Stay Out of State to Stop Republicans From Passing Voter Suppression LawsGreg Abbott is planning another special House session this weekend to pass voter suppression laws that hurt…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedAugust 6, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsCori Bush Is the Real MVPThe congresswoman's protest on the steps of the Capitol helped force the Biden administration to extend the eviction…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedAugust 5, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsThe GOP's White Nationalist Endgame Has Already Begun in GeorgiaThere's no need to wonder if Republicans will use the new slate of restrictive voting laws to suppress the Black…ByMichael HarriotPublishedAugust 5, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsTennessee Republicans Want to Withhold Money From Schools That Teach Critical Race Theory—Even Though They Aren'tSchools could lose up to $5 million in funding for teaching CRT, even though there is no evidence that schools in…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedAugust 5, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsCuomo Ain't Gonna Survive This TimeState and federal Democrats are calling on the New York governor to resign or face impeachment after AG Letitia…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedAugust 4, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsFormer President Obama Scales Back 60th Birthday Celebration as Delta Variant SpreadsThe forever president and first lady had planned a star-studded affair at their Martha's Vineyard estate. Now it…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedAugust 4, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsWhat Shontel Brown's Win and Nina Turner's Loss Say About the State of the Democratic PartyBasically not much at this point, because progressives are still a force.ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedAugust 4, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsNina Turner vs. Shontel Brown, Explained by The WireOhio's congressional primary between Cuyahoga County Councilwoman Shontel Brown and former state Sen. Nina Turner…ByMichael HarriotPublishedAugust 3, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersCandace Owens Says Black America Owes Her an Apology, And She's Absolutely RightI, for one, am ready to own up to my mistreatment of the edgeless cotton-picker-in-chief, and you should be too.ByZack LinlyPublishedAugust 3, 2021
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
OpinionClapback/MailbagOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root's Clapback Mailbag: The Content of Dumb CharactersEach Friday, we clap back at readers' emails, DMs, tweets and messages. We do it because we care.ByMichael HarriotPublishedJuly 30, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsTrump Wanted DOJ to Say the 2020 Presidential Election Was Corrupt, Then Added: 'Leave the Rest to Me'The corrupt president must not have realized that people take notes on the phone calls.ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedJuly 30, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsTexas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Becomes Third Black Lawmaker Arrested for Protecting Voting RightsThe Texas lawmaker joins Reps. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) and Hank Johnson (D-Ga.); all were arrested for protesting…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedJuly 30, 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