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Booker, a former state representative, continues on the ground efforts around the state through his organization Hood to the Holler, and sees an opportunity to talk to Kentuckians about the issues that matter.

Republican Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson's recent racist comments about Black Lives Matter and the attempted Capitol coup reveals a more disturbing conversation and a potential preview of Johnson’s 2022 re-election strategy.

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Nominated to be the first Black woman to lead the Department of Justice’s civil rights division, Kirsten Clarke is caught in the crosshairs of conservative theatrics.

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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.

A brief exchange during a Senate Judiciary Committee about the insurrection at the Capitol drew attention to the FBI's systemic racism. But Director Christopher Wray actually denied its existence. Under oath.

Ben Jealous compared Stacey Abrams' political genius to a game of spades in an analogy that makes perfect sense once he explained it.

Recently confirmed Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said he recommended the airstrike in Syria that targeted a militia supported by Iran that attacked Americans in Iraq. 

Texas Rep. Al Green made it clear how he felt about his Republican colleagues who had already announced their intentions against voting for the pro-LGBTQ Equality Act.

Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley has endorsed Tishaura Jones for St. Louis mayor just days ahead of the primary election. It could make the difference in a tight race.