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Trump Biden Mirror Illustration: Marcus Peabody/The Guardian On the cusp of the election year, Donald Trump made a decision: knowing Joe Biden would structure his campaign around the threat Trump poses to US democracy, Trump would use the same line back at Biden. It was an unlikely bet, given that Trump is facing 88 criminal […]
28 minutes ago To play this content, please enable JavaScript, or try a different browser Video caption, Watch: Supporters applaud Putin as he thanks Russians for putting their trust in him Vladimir Putin was always going to claim his fifth term as president with a landslide, faced with three other candidates all rubber-stamped by the […]
Washington — President Biden joked about former President Donald Trump during remarks at the Gridiron Club Dinner in Washington, D.C. late Saturday, turning criticism about his age on the former president as the general election gets underway. But . . .
By Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump said on Saturday if he does not win November’s presidential election it will mean the likely end of American democracy. The Republican presidential candidate, speaking to supporters in Ohio . . .
Black History Month is a time for our country to celebrate the legacy of African American accomplishments, our successes amid struggles, and influences on U.S. politics, economy, and culture. Yet, in times like these, there are so many who want to deny Black history and thwart any further progress–especially participating in democracy through voting. The […]
After Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced the end of his 2024 presidential campaign on Sunday, Black Floridians are slamming the state’s chief executive, who they say built his White House run on punching down Black and other marginalized communities across the state through policy and legislation. “Governor DeSantis used his climb to his presidential campaign […]
From America’s past with Black women such as: Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, JoAnn Gibson Robinson, and Fannie Lou Hamer, to the present day with Black women such as: District Judge of Washington, D.C. Tanya Chutkan, Attorney General of New York Letitia James, District Attorney for Fulton County Fani Willis, to Georgia election workers, […]
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Three Black women — two prosecutors and a judge — are in unenviable positions to lead former president Donald Trump and this nation in lessons on democracy, accountability and the rule of law. New York Attorney General Letitia James, Atlanta-based District Attorney Fani Willis and U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan have been bombarded with threats, […]
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