Six candidates for the City Council District E seat said at a forum Wednesday night they are focused on fixing blight, ...

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Such demagoguery is a well-known pattern dating back to the days of the Tawana Brawley rape hoax, the Duke Lacrosse charade, the Covington kids ruse, the Michael Ford "Hands-up-Don't Shoot" ...

Melania Trump made a surprise visit to Children's National Hospital for a patriotic arts session in honor of July 4th.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett didn't rule out running in the Texas Democratic Senate primary next year, saying that she has not formally taken steps to that end but that she will make a decision ...

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Recently, a large group of black youths began pummeling several white adults in downtown Cincinnati. The original altercation ...

Texas redistricting hearing at UTA sparks protests and concerns over gerrymandering, political power grab, and disenfranchisement of communities of color.

Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett claimed that proposed congressional maps in Texas would draw her home out of the district where she lives.

That’s funny, because you can’t do that. Sorry. This is like one of the most basic rules of dealing with journalists, but ...

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, accused Republicans on Friday of wanting to "bury their constituents" after the deadly Texas floods by rolling back ways to combat climate change.