Much has been made about comments calling Vice President Kamala Harris a “DEI hire.” Many people have criticized the phrase, predictably calling it offensive and racist. Even though these detractors condemn the DEI hire moniker, that doesn’t make it any less accurate. Don’t take my word for it. Take the words of President Joe Biden […]
The remarkable story of Ulysses S. Grant and Harrison Terrell, a former slave who became Grant's butler and personal attendant is an overlooked part America’s civil rights story.
Pro-Palestinian protesters made their presence known around the Capitol on Wednesday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress. Thousands of demonstrators demanded the arrest of Netanyahu, who has been charged with war crimes by the International Criminal Court. A number of Democrats are boycotting the speech, which comes at the...
Fox News is inviting former President Trump and Vice President Harris to a debate hosted by and broadcast on the network this fall just weeks before the pair are expected to face off in the November presidential election. In a letter dated Tuesday, sent to both the Trump and Harris campaigns, Fox proposed a Tuesday,...
Rep. Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.) voiced support for Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to be selected as Vice President Harris’s running mate on Wednesday. CNN’s Kasie Hunt asked Ryan on “CNN This Morning” who he would like to see chosen as Harris’s potential vice president, noting that Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D)...
Vice President Harris on Tuesday rallied supporters at a gathering for a historically Black sorority, drawing roars from the crowd when she pledged to codify abortion protections "when I am president." Harris was in Indianapolis for Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.’s Grand Boulé, a major gathering for the sorority, which is part of the Divine...
Rep. Tony Cardenas (D-Calif.) is considering introducing a measure to censure Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) after he called Vice President Harris a “DEI hire" — an abbreviation for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) — his office confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday. Following President Biden’s decision to suspend his reelection campaign, and Harris’s subsequent announcement...
A federal judge on Wednesday denied ABC News and George Stephanopoulos's motion to dismiss former President Trump’s lawsuit claiming the anchor defamed him in a March interview. The ruling enables Trump’s suit against the network and Stephanopoulos to move forward over the anchor repeatedly stating on-air while interviewing a lawmaker that the former president had...
Dozens of congressional staffers walked out of their offices Tuesday afternoon in protest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s joint address to Congress. The informal group, part of Congressional Staff for Ceasefire, calling for an end to the war in Gaza, said the Israeli leader’s presence in the Capitol “disgraces the U.S. Capitol and dishonors the American...
Toxic "forever chemicals" are increasingly appearing in U.S. pesticides — contaminating waterways and posing a possible threat to human health, a new study has found. Pesticides containing these compounds, called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), are used widely nationwide on staple foods, such as corn, wheat, kale, spinach, apples and strawberries, according to the study,...