Democratic lawmakers call for racial data in virus testing
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Ayanna Pressley say in a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar dated Friday that comprehensive demographic data on people who are tested or treated for the coronavirus does not exist.
Rep. Ayanna Pressley shares her story of living with alopecia
Pressley, whose hair twists have been an inspiration to young girls and part of her personal identity and political brand, said Thursday in a video that she has gone bald due to the autoimmune disease.
The other ‘squad’: moderate female Democrats try to establish their brand ahead of 2020
The alterna-squad consists of women possessing deep military and intelligence experience, now voices of moderation in a party often portrayed as veering sharply left.
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News Wrap: Trump defends rally supporters, doubles down on Omar attacks
In our news wrap Friday, President Trump defended supporters at his North Carolina rally who chanted “Send her back!” about Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., an American citizen who was born in Somalia whom he attacked on Twitter earlier this week.
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including President Trump’s attack on four congresswomen of color, the Republican response to Trump’s controversial rhetoric, whether race politics is…
"People of very different nationalities have contributed to the strength of the American people," Merkel told reporters.
Creating divisions to suggest that some people belong and others do not, based on race and ethnicity, is as much a part of the American fabric as immigration itself.
Lawmakers continue to react to racist tweets President Trump posted Sunday about four women of color in the House. So far, most Republicans have defended the president or tried to reframe the conversation as about ideology rather than race, but…
President Trump is defending racist tweets targeting four House freshmen, all women of color. Three of the four lawmakers had recently testified about their visits to crowded border detention facilities, lamenting what they saw there. But despite condemnation from congressional…
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