Tag: Racism

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., points toward an example of voter ID signage as he questions President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, as he testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill.

Beltway Confidential

Sen. Booker’s Kavanaugh email stunt is a total dud

Becket Adams · September 6, 2018 4:19 pm

President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, pauses while testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 5, 2018.

Kavanaugh: Brown v. Board of Education ‘single greatest moment in Supreme Court history’

Melissa Quinn · September 5, 2018 6:31 pm

FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2016, file photo, San Francisco 49ers safety Eric Reid (35) and quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) kneel during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams in Santa Clara, Calif. What began more than a year ago with a lone NFL quarterback protesting police brutality against minorities by kneeling silently during the national anthem before games has grown into a roar with hundreds of players sitting, kneeling, locking arms or remaining in locker rooms, their reasons for demonstrating as varied as their methods.
(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Nike makes Colin Kaepernick the face of its annual ‘Just Do It’ campaign

Anna Giaritelli · September 3, 2018 9:22 pm

President Trump arrives to speak to a campaign rally at the Ford Center, Aug. 30, 2018, in Evansville, Ind.

Washington Post columnist calls Trump racist for doing something Obama and Bush did

Eddie Scarry · September 1, 2018 4:00 am

Former President Bill Clinton was seated near Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan at the funeral service for singer Aretha Franklin at Greater Grace Temple on Aug. 31, 2018, in Detroit.

Bill Clinton sits with Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan at Aretha Franklin funeral

Diana Stancy Correll · August 31, 2018 6:48 pm

Andrew Gillum and Ron DeSantis

Andrew Gillum says Trump act won’t play in Florida after ‘monkey’ comment by Ron DeSantis

Anna Giaritelli · August 29, 2018 8:24 pm

Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., listens during testimony during a joint House Committee on the Judiciary and House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing on Capitol Hill, June 19, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

Ron DeSantis said something stupid. That doesn’t make him a racist

Philip Wegmann · August 29, 2018 6:32 pm

Rep. Ron DeSantis, candidate for Florida governor, speaks at an event.

Fox News host says ‘we do not condone’ Ron DeSantis’ ‘monkey this up’ comment referring to black opponent

Diana Stancy Correll · August 29, 2018 5:32 pm

Florida gubernatorial candidates: Democrat Andrew Gillum and Rep. Ron DeSantis.

Ron DeSantis to Florida: Don’t ‘monkey this up’ by voting for black opponent Andrew Gillum

Caitlin Yilek · August 29, 2018 3:04 pm

Former running back Jim Brown stands on the field during a halftime ceremony of an NFL football game.

Jim Brown: Blacks need to show ‘responsibility’ instead of blaming Trump

Pete Kasperowicz · August 28, 2018 1:06 pm

Last week, a three-judge panel voided the congressional map of North Carolina drawn by the GOP-controlled state legislature in 2016 and said it constitutes a "partisan" gerrymander.

Federal court determines North Carolina districts are unconstitutional, may need to be redrawn before November

Diana Stancy Correll · August 28, 2018 12:13 am

Beltway Confidential

In defense of John McCain’s 2008 defense of Obama

Siraj Hashmi · August 27, 2018 6:27 pm