CNN host Don Lemon blasted Arizona GOP Senate candidate Blake Masters for labeling President Biden’s cabinet an “affirmative action regime” after the administration touted the diversity of its personnel. For the full article, click here.
Congress
Ginni Thomas to ‘clear up misconceptions’ about role to Jan. 6 committee
Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, says she looks forward to testifying before the January 6 House Select Committee and setting the record straight about her efforts to help overturn the 2020 presidential election. For the full...
‘Squad’ Rep. Bowman predicts ‘civil war’ if GOP takes control in midterms
Progressive Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman warned of a stark outcome if Republicans take back power in the November midterm elections — one that would “embolden” far-right extremists and white nationalists who he claims “have been pushing” for “civil war.” For the full...
Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson as first black woman on Supreme Court
The Senate officially confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court Thursday, making her the first black woman and first former federal public defender to be elevated to the nation’s highest court. For the full article, click here.
Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson as first black woman on Supreme Court
The Senate officially confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court Thursday, making her the first black woman and first former federal public defender to be elevated to the nation’s highest court. For the full article, click here.
Chuck Schumer apologizes for erroneous claim that SCOTUS was all white men before 1981
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer made a sizable error Thursday when he claimed that the Supreme Court was made up of all white men before 1981, when Ronald Reagan tapped Sandra Day O’Connor as the first woman to join the high bench. For the full article, click...
Biden nominee to Federal Reserve board has backed reparations: report
One of President Biden’s recent nominees to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors has repeatedly called for black Americans to receive reparations for years of economic discrimination and slavery, according to a report on Monday. For the full article, click...