1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (551+ words) Ladies and gentlemen, grab your peanuts, popcorn, and political scorecards. Senator Ted Cruz has en- tered the ballpark, and apparently nobody told him he only gets to play one position. Pitcher? Cruz. Catcher? Cruz. First base? Cruz. Outfield? Cruz. Baseball…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (397+ words) NEW YORK — Americans marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks Friday with moments of silence, the reading of victims’ names and ceremonies honoring the lives lost in New York, at the Pentagon and near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The attacks on…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (323+ words) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice and Education departments have accused the University of California, Berkeley School of Law of unlawfully favoring Black applicants, opening a new front in the federal government’s campaign against race-conscious practices in higher education. The allegation was…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (367+ words) HOUSTON — The Houston Police Department stopped automatically investigating shootings involving federal officers inside city limits more than a year before an immigration agent fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, according to a Houston Chronicle investigation published Sept. 9. The policy change has…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (425+ words) Groupthink is a socio-psy-chological approach to governance marked by irrationality, poor decision-making, and a deceptive sense of unity and harmony. President Trump has used groupthink within the GOP to personalize the federal government rather than promote inclusive, universal governance. This…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (311+ words) The relationship between Black Americans and the American two-party system is one of the most consequential dynamics in modern politics. For over six decades, Black voters have largely operated as a unified voting bloc within the Democratic Party. However, this…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (184+ words) A record eight Black major-party candidates are appearing on gubernatorial ballots in 2026, marking an important moment for political representation in the United States. Throughout American history, voters have elected only three Black governors: Douglas Wilder of Virginia, Deval Patrick of…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (949+ words) The future aircraft carrier intended to carry the name of Doris “Dorie” Miller, the Texas-born Black sailor whose heroism at Pearl Harbor made him one of the most celebrated African American servicemen of World War II, could receive a different…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (241+ words) The U.S. Department of Education has issued new guidance warning schools against changing student-discipline policies for the purpose of reducing racial disparities, prompting concern from civil-rights and education advocates. The guidance, issued Aug. 18 by the department’s Office for Civil Rights, says…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (237+ words) WASHINGTON — A former Justice Department civil-rights attorney says federal investigations into alleged antisemitism at several prominent universities were rushed, politically driven and, in some cases, unsupported by sufficient facts or law. Van Erem, who spent nearly a decade in the…...