[ad_1] May 22, 2024 Trump’s strategy for the Black vote has been high on empty symbolism and low on specific policy benefits for the Black community. Ad Policy Outgoing US President Donald Trump, who refused to attend his successor’s inauguration, waves to supporters lined along on the route to his Mar-a-Lago estate on January 20, […]

[ad_1] Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said she’d vote for Donald Trump in the November election, though she urged him to reach out to her supporters. Emil Lippe/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Emil Lippe/Getty Images Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said she’d vote for Donald Trump in the November election, though she […]

[ad_1] May 22, 2024 Our faith traditions and constitutional values care clear that it is cruel and unusual punishment to treat the homeless the way we do in the United States. Ad Policy A child plays with a balloon in a homeless encampment outside of Seattle. (Shannon Stapleton / Reuters) This article originally appeared at […]

[ad_1] ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Standing in a cafe decorated with tiny American flags and antique cabinets as big as bodyguards, Peter Meijer paused as he considered what to say to the man in the “Stand for […]

[ad_1] This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Capitol News Illinois. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. Cameras in the common areas of Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center were supposed to make the troubled southern Illinois facility safer for […]

[ad_1] The Republican National Committee logo is shown on the stage as crew members work at the North Charleston Coliseum, Jan. 13, 2016, in North Charleston, S.C. Rainier Ehrhardt/AP hide caption toggle caption Rainier Ehrhardt/AP The Republican National Committee logo is shown on the stage as crew members work at the North Charleston Coliseum, Jan. […]

[ad_1] ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. Amara Harris, the young Black woman from suburban Chicago who won a yearslong fight against a police ticket that accused her of stealing […]

[ad_1] ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. I have been covering the bare-knuckle, far-right political battles in a rural North Texas county since shortly after the 2020 presidential election. Just about an hour southwest of Fort Worth, Hood County […]

[ad_1] Rising prices remain a top concern for Americans, according to a new survey by the Federal Reserve. But 72% of adults say they’re living comfortably financially or at least doing OK. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images Rising prices remain a top concern for […]

[ad_1] In the nearly two years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, abortion access has been in an almost constant state of flux. State laws keep changing – with new bans taking effect in some places while new protections are enacted in others. And there have been a slew of lawsuits and ballot […]