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Congress Considering Making Pell Grants Available to Inmates, Reversing Decades-Long Ban
With droves of research suggesting education is one of the most effective tools to rehabilitate those currently serving sentences behind bars, Congress is trying to do something to make education more available to inmates. According to NPR, The Restoring Education and Learning Act, a bipartisan bill in Congress would allow incarcerated people to use federal…
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Just Like Herpes, He's Back: Accused Child Molester Roy Moore Is Leading GOP Candidate to Challenge Doug Jones for Senate Seat
Alabama Republicans insist there’s nothing wrong, that Roy Moore is just a cold sore. But just when you think he’s been defeated, here he comes out of nowhere to fuck up your day. In a new poll, accused child molester and former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore is somehow, some way leading the…
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#IStandWithIlhan: Trump Targets Rep. Ilhan Omar in Yet Another Islamophobic Tweet and People Are Repulsed
Public outcry has taken over social media as Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar continues to be targeted by Donald Trump and his fringe followers. As previously reported by The Root, Trump has been spitting vitriol at the Minnesota rep, mocking her just days after a man was arrested for threatening to kill her. On Friday evening,…
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Candace Owens Is Racist White America’s Black Friend and She Just Told Congress That White Nationalism Isn’t a Thing
Unfortunately for the world, Candace Owens is a thing. I want her not to be a thing, or, even better, a thing of the past like Furbys and AOL Instant Messenger. Yet, here we are talking about Candace Owens because she is trotted out by the far-right whenever there is a discussion on white nationalism…
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Countdown to Candace Owens: Auntie Ruckus Will Participate in Hearing on Hate Crimes, White Nationalism
Days removed from affirming that it’s “more difficult today to come out as a conservative than it is to come out as gay,” the “nigga” we love to hate—provocateur du jour Candace Owens—will be bringing her world-famous, traveling minstrel show to the House Judiciary Committee next week during a hearing on hate crimes and white…
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Robert Mueller to Leave DOJ Soon, According to Department
After 674 days of investigating an almost exclusively sitting president, Robert Mueller is leaving the Department of Justice in the coming days, according to a spokesman. Quartz first reported on his impending departure. DOJ spokesman Peter Carr told the online publication that Mueller “will be concluding his service within the coming days,” adding that “a…
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Surprise Surprise: Michael Cohen Stumbles Upon 14 Million Files A Month Before His Sentence Begins
It’s hard to be mad at Michael Cohen. If you were going to jail for holding water for a President who gets his daily briefings in picture book form, you’d try to delay your bid, too. Thursday, Cohen’s attorney sent a memo to top congressional Democrats detailing what Cohen told Robert Mueller’s team. According to…
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Queer Eye on Capitol Hill? Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez May Get the Best Makeover Ever [Updated]
File this under: Please make this happen. Political dynamo Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D.-N.Y.) has taken more than her share of criticism about her aesthetics; how much she pays for her clothing; where and how she can afford to live; her penchant for red lipstick; and even a need for occasional self-care have been welcome fodder…
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White House Whistleblower: Trump Administration Overturned 25 Denied Security Clearances
A White House whistleblower, which is not the same as a racist whistleblower, told a Congressional panel that more than two dozen security clearances that should have been denied were overturned by the Trump administration. According to The Washington Post, Tricia Newbold, a longtime White House security adviser, told the House Oversight and Reform Committee…
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NRA Could 'Be Forced to Shut Down Forever,' Says Executive Vice President
NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre hit group members with a four-page letter. In it, he blamed the group’s financial woes on Andrew Cuomo, who ordered state regulators to encourage insurance companies, state-chartered banks and financial services companies to review their relationships with the NRA. According to The Daily Beast, LaPierre believes the threat is…