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Brenda Knight of American Canyon has been to Washington, D.C. many times, but the trip planned for next month is special, she said. The former Napa College Trustee, professional event planner and founder of the Ladies In Red women's empowerment group, is leading 107 group members on a trip early next month to the National Museum of African American History and Culture at the Smithsonian Institution.
A North Carolina congressman said that protesters against police brutality "hate white people because white people are successful and they're not." Republican Rep. Robert Pittenger made the remarks about unrest in Charlotte after the police shooting death of Keith Scott during an interview with the BBC on Thursday when asked to describe the "grievance" of people in the street.
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus stood before the doors of the Department of Justice on Thursday and demanded a greater reaction from Attorney General Loretta Lynch to repeated instances of police shooting black men. Their trip down Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol was a response to the deadly shootings of black men by police in Tulsa, Oklahoma , and Charlotte, North Carolina .
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine says society hasn't "even really started" discussing institutional racism in American's criminal justice system and is criticizing his GOP counterpart for not wanting to talk about it more. Kaine says he disagrees with Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence, who said U.S. society should "set aside talk" of institutional racism in the wake of more fatal police shootings of black men.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has emerged optimistic about gains in the fight against the Islamic State militant group in Iraq, following a meeting with the US defence secretary Ash Carter in Washington. "There is a very real prospect of the defeat of Daesh in the battlefield, ending their so-called caliphate," Mr Turnbull told reporters gathered outside the White House.
Rep. Robert Pittenger on Thursday said people are protesting in Charlotte, N.C., because they "hate white people" and that welfare is holding them back from being successful. "They hate white people because white people are successful and they're not," Pittenger said in an interview with "BBC Newsnight."
Four months ago, at the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference, in Bismarck, North Dakota, Donald Trump laid out his vision of America's energy future. "A Trump Administration will focus on real environmental challenges, not phony ones," the Republican nominee for President told his audience, apparently alluding to climate change.
War zone in Charlotte: White man begs for mercy as he is beaten while a reporter is nearly dragged into a fire by rioters as people are told to stay home from work after police shooting of black father FBI investigating Brad Pitt: Police arrive at Jolie-Pitt compound as it is revealed federal agents are looking into alleged child abuse because incident occurred on private flight Jennifer Aniston 'never believed Angelina Jolie was right for her ex-husband Brad Pitt... and she refers to the star as Groom Raider' PICTURED: Is this the moment Brangelina's marriage fell apart? Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie get into an argument at Legoland Marion Cotillard reveals she IS pregnant as she finally breaks her silence to deny affair with Brad Pitt and to wish him and Angelina 'peace in this very tumultuous moment' 'She's crazy, but I still love her': Brad Pitt wanted one more chance with Angelina ... (more)
The Senate's top Republican on Thursday unveiled legislation to prevent a government shutdown next weekend and provide more than $1 billion to battle the Zika virus. It also would provide $500 million to help Louisiana rebuild from last month's devastating floods.
Donald Trump is the Republican nominee, which is frightening.We must make sure his hateful rhetoric does not even come close... Donald Trump has gone too far with his attacks on Gold Star parents Khizr and Ghazala Khan, whose son Army Capt. Humayun Khan... A Donald Trump White House would be a disaster, and this goes way beyond any ideological difference.
Brad Pitt 'investigated for child abuse after allegedly getting physical with his children while wasted on private jet' - but LAPD deny there is a criminal investigation 'She's crazy, but I still love her': Brad Pitt wanted one more chance with Angelina Jolie but brands her female friends a 'coven' and feels like she has been brainwashed EXCLUSIVE: 'She hasn't got many people left in her life': Angelina Jolie's estranged relative gives rare glimpse into star's bizarre childhood... and says they'll never reconcile White House staffer's email hacked revealing secret service plans, Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton's private schedules and even Michelle Obama's PASSPORT EXCLUSIVE: NYPD Special Victims Unit launches investigation into Anthony Weiner after DailyMail.com reveals he had an on-line sexting relationship with 15-year-old girl Anthony Weiner's former online mistress says revelations he ... (more)
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump both addressed the recent fatal police shootings of African-American men in Charlotte and Tulsa. Mayor of New York City Bill De Blasio held a press conference after an explosion in the Chelsea neighborhood on September 17, 2016.
Demonstrating the growing anxiety in Washington about Nicaragua, U.S. House of Representatives issued a scathing rebuke of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's authoritarian push for power. Democrats and Republicans in the lower chamber unanimously supported a call, led by Miami Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Wednesday night to restrict the Ortega government's access to loans from international financial institutions unless it accepts international observers and takes others steps to promote democracy.
By COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press Some of the nation's largest for-profit colleges are suffering steep declines in enrollment amid growing competition, new regulation and government pressure... By COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press Some of the nation's largest for-profit college chains are suffering steep declines in enrollment amid heavier government scrutiny. Private wells across the Northeastern United States are drying up in the face of a punishing drought that has lasted for much of the summer.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, seen here speaking at a University of Chicago Medicine groundbreaking last week, will give his policing speech Thursday night. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, seen here speaking at a University of Chicago Medicine groundbreaking last week, will give his policing speech Thursday night.
In this April 13, 2016 file photo, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel shakes hands with Eddie Johnson after swearing him in as the new Chicago police superintendent in Chicago. Emanuel will deliver his public safety plan for the nation's third-largest city on Thursday, Sept.
Washington, D.C.-Local leaders and members of Utah's Navajo Nation made a plea for a cooperative legislative effort rather than an executive order for the proposed Bears Ears National Monument Wednesday. Speaking from the nation's capitol, the delegation asked President Barack Obama to hold off on signing an executive order that would make the Bears Ears area in San Juan County a national monument in favor of protecting the land via Rep. Rob Bishop's forthcoming Public Lands Initiative legislation.
Mylan CEO Heather Bresch takes her seat on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday prior to testifying before the House Oversight Committee hearing on EpiPen price increases. Bresch defended the cost for life-saving EpiPens, signaling the company has no plans to lower prices despite a public outcry and questions from skeptical lawmakers.