The 2024 election marked a painful setback for Democratic hopes of rebalancing the federal judiciary: When Donald Trump reenters the White House in January, he will have a pliant Republican Senate majority eager to confirm his hard-right judges. But federal courts don’t tell the whole story: Across the country, voters also elected liberal justices to their state Supreme Courts, which …
WASHINGTON — While President Joe Biden was hosting a celebration of Black excellence at the White House with lawmakers, advocates and celebrities this past week, Kamala Harris was instead headed off to campaign in Pennsylvania. “Generations of people before us led the fight for freedom; now the baton is in our hands.” Biden, meanwhile, speaking to the crowd right before …
CHICAGO — Donald Trump falsely suggested Kamala Harris had misled voters about her race as the former president appeared Wednesday before the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago in an interview that quickly turned hostile. Michael Tyler, the communications director for Harris’ campaign, said in a statement that “the hostility Donald Trump showed on stage today is the same …
Dave Portnoy has branded Sunny Hostin a 'racist' after The View co-host controversially claimed Caitlin Clark is only popular because of 'white privilege'. Hostin's take on the Indiana Fever rookie has sparked controversy, with Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy taking issue with her comments this week. Barstool Sports chief Dave Portnoy has defended Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark Clark has …
A Black Woman Says She Had To Hide Her Race To Get A Fair Home Appraisal Enlarge this image toggle caption Les Hirondelles Photography/Getty Images Les Hirondelles Photography/Getty Images Carlette Duffy's tidy, three-bedroom home is in a historic Black neighborhood in Indianapolis. "Then to get the second one and it's $15,000 lower just a few months later, I just could …
When Carlette Duffy had her Indianapolis home appraised as part of a refinance application last year, it kept getting valued much lower than she expected. Duffy purchased her home for about $100,000 three years ago and, given home price appreciation in her area, she expected her home’s value to be about $185,000 when she applied to refinance her loan in …