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The thing.

The president wants you to know he had a Black friend, sort of.

The right's moral charade was always going to be undone by the Trump of it all.

MAGA's hate machine is--at least temporarily--sputtering.

Two years after Trump's infamous invitation to the National Association of Black Journalists' convention, the organization is adapting and bracing for escalating hostility.

Analilia Mejia's stunning upset victory in New Jersey offers invaluable insights about the past and present of liberal politics in America.

For all the good news, Democrats are at a dangerous moment politically.

Using an old playbook with powerful new tools, it may be closer than ever to turning a US-Iran war into reality.

Jackson's lessons for today's Democrats.

The mayor, the governor, and the members of the city's big-ticket tax base are all squaring off over prospective tax increases and service cuts.