Philip Bump National correspondent focused largely on the numbers behind politics November 21 at 3:27 PM [embedded content] Maria Ressa, a former CNN correspondent, formed a news site called Rappler in the Philippines in 2012. The site has been dogged in its coverage of President Rodrigo Duterte since his inauguration in 2016, drawing particular attention […]
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Felicia Sonmez National reporter on The Washington Post’s breaking political news team November 21 at 3:17 PM Former president Barack Obama on Tuesday pushed back against the notion that Democrats need to elect a candidate of a certain race or gender to beat President Trump in 2020, as some in the party have argued. Obama […]
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Photo: iStock Fun fact: The very first article I ever wrote for The Root was titled, “5 Signs You’re About to Be Racially Fetishized.” It was early 2016, and I was a model and musician-turned-relationship-blogger dipping my toe into the shark-infested waters of online dating after reaching the milestone age of 40 as a newly […]
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12:13 p.m. Ralph is ready to break both the internet and the box office this weekend. Ralph Breaks the Internet, Disney’s animated sequel to Wreck-It Ralph, is off to a great start, taking in $3.8 million in Tuesday night previews, per The Hollywood Reporter. That’s the best ever opening night for a movie that debuted […]
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Photo: Alex Wong (Getty Images) The mafia president of the United States was reportedly shocked to learn that Department of Justice officials aren’t his personal hitmen who he can use to go after whomever he likes. According to the New York Times, if the dictator in chief (emphasis on dick) had it his way, the […]
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Photo: Alex Wong (Getty Images) Many years ago I remember getting into an argument with a friend about the documentary, Waiting for Superman, the 2010 documentary that looks at the American public school system. The argument wasn’t about the specifics of the film at all. The argument was about how well-known the documentary was. I […]
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Drug giant Pfizer on Wednesday became the sixth big company to request a refund of its campaign contribution to Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in light of the Mississippi Republican’s controversial “joke” comments about attending a hanging and favoring voter suppression. But ex-Facebook president Sean Parker is not asking for the return of his money backing the […]
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Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), answers a question while her Democratic opponent Mike Espy listens during their televised debate in Jackson, Miss., on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Eugene Scott Reporter covering identity politics for The Fix November 21 at 2:00 PM Mississippi often finds itself the butt of jokes aiming to make the point that […]
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Philip Bump National correspondent focused largely on the numbers behind politics November 21 at 1:45 PM Standing in the smoky ruins of the town of Paradise, Calif., last weekend, President Trump suggested that the cause of the fire lay, to some degree, in the forests surrounding the town being improperly maintained. “You look at other […]
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1:41 a.m. The Camp Fire swept through Paradise, California, on Nov. 8, becoming the deadliest fire in state history, and now there are questions surrounding the city’s decision to narrow the main evacuation route from four lanes to two. In 2008, a fire ravaged parts of Paradise, destroying 200 homes. There are only four routes […]
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Deanna Paul Reporter covering national and breaking news November 21 at 1:40 PM The New York Times report looked like a blockbuster: President Trump had said in the spring that he wanted the Justice Department to prosecute two political rivals — former secretary of state Hillary Clinton and former FBI director James B. Comey. The […]
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Ellen PompeoScreenshot: Twitter video There is a video circulating on social media currently that has people praising Grey’s Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo as our new white shero. In the video, Pompeo is on stage being interviewed by Net-A-Porter alongside actresses Gabrielle Union, Emma Roberts and Gina Rodriguez. In the short clip, she is discussing how […]
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Photo: Andrew H. Walker (Getty Images) I am known for many things. My humor, great smile, stamina, the list goes on. But one thing my black ass is not known for is punctuality. Given the opportunity, I will probably roll up late to my own funeral. Everyone will be there ready to mourn/celebrate my life […]
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Screenshot: Farida Osman (Twitter @snatchingedgess) Minnesota investigators are reviewing an incident at an Eden Prairie McDonald’s in which a white man allegedly pulled a gun on a group of black Muslims teens. Some of the confrontation was captured in a short video which shows a group of teenagers, some of whom are wearing hijabs, gathered […]
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Felicia Sonmez National reporter on The Washington Post’s breaking political news team November 21 at 1:23 PM U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday issued an extraordinary statement in response to President Trump’s criticism of federal judges, one day after the president blamed an “Obama judge” for ruling against his administration’s ban on asylum for […]
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Chief Justice John Roberts is pushing back against President Donald Trump’s description of a judge who ruled against Mr. Trump’s new migrant asylum policy as an “Obama judge.” It’s the first time that the leader of the federal judiciary has offered even a hint of criticism of Mr. Trump, who has previously blasted federal judges […]
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Felicia Sonmez National reporter on The Washington Post’s breaking political news team November 21 at 1:23 PM U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday issued an extraordinary statement in response to President Trump’s criticism of federal judges, one day after the president blamed an “Obama judge” for ruling against his administration’s ban on asylum for […]
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President Trump walks to the Oval Office with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Nov. 8. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Colby Itkowitz Congress, campaigns, health policy, Pennsylvania politics November 21 at 1:17 PM President Trump has once again found himself at odds with Congress in his defense of a foreign leader. Even his closest allies are preparing […]
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November 21 at 1:15 PM Acting attorney general Matthew G. Whitaker repeatedly called for a special counsel to investigate and prosecute Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while at the State Department, according to more than two hours of media appearances reviewed by The Fix, highlights of which you can watch in the […]
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In an unusual break with typical Supreme Court practice, Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday delivered a mild rebuke of President Donald Trump for calling a federal judge in California an “Obama judge.” Roberts said that America does not have “Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges.” “What we have is an […]
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