Politics
There has been a history of celebrities running for office. Another Hollywood star is hitting the campaign trail in Texas. Matthew McConaughey is toying with the idea of running for Texas governor, though his politics remain a mystery to us.
As pressure mounts for Andrew Cuomo to resign over dueling scandals, New York's Democratic governor seemed to follow an age-old political playbook by seeing refuge with Black leaders ready to defend him.
Georgia advocacy organizations want corporations to stop funding voter suppression. The organizations responded to a recent investigation of political donations to Republican legislators.
McConnell is allegedly actively working behind the scenes to eliminate a Kentucky statute that allows Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear to choose his replacement if he doesn't finish his term in office. At the top of his list of protégés is embattled Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron.
Will Smith has become a multi-talented superstar with success in music, movies and television. He can turn anything that might be a disaster into a hit. Now, could he turn those charms and “that likability” into a potential run into politics? From Uproxx: When asked about his political future on the Pod Save America podcast, Smith said, […]
Ben Jealous compared Stacey Abrams' political genius to a game of spades in an analogy that makes perfect sense once he explained it.
House Impachment Manager and Virgin Islands Rep. Stacey Plaskett called out Donald Trump's impeachment lawyers for "playing clip after clip of Black women talking about fighting for a cause or an issue or a policy."
The pressure is on Donald Trump’s lawyers criticized for their ineptitude as well as Senate Republicans after House Democrats rested their case on the third day of the former president’s second impeachment trial.
The minimum wage could finally get an increase to $15 per hour, but it's not so simple.
Many Black farmers remain skeptical of Tom Vilsack’s return as USDA secretary but applaud new targeted measures to address their long-ignored concerns.
Cleaning house, Biden has an opportunity to bring in a new crop of U.S. attorneys committed to the values of the current administration.
Trump made history as the first president to be impeached twice and faces an incitement of insurrection charge in the Senate, stemming from the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.