In Senate, Democrats Hope 2024 Will Be a Record Year for Black Women

With Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the ticket and Senate seats open, Democrats could for the first time send two Black women to the chamber. Read More

Researchers explore the effects of the Black Lives Matter protests on racial bias

The murder of George Floyd in 2020 revived the Black Lives Matter movement, a large scale social movement that aims to highlight and reduce structural racism and inequality in the United States. The ... Read More

Too much? Many Americans feel the need to limit their political news, poll finds

Between political websites, social media and TV news channels dominated by political talk, it’s often hard to avoid political news — particularly in election season. Read More

Check out 25 Black trailblazers in American politics

Given the often-dark history of the United States, African Americans have had to work triple-time to bring justice and equality to their communities and minorities as a whole. Black politicians have a ... Read More

Harris and Trump Debate: Sept. 10 Campaign News

In an extraordinary election campaign, the prime-time debate will catapult the campaigns of Donald J. Trump and Kamala Harris into the two-month sprint to November. Join our live chat at 8:30 p.m. Read More

Presidential debate highlights: Harris and Trump spar over abortion, immigration and economy in first faceoff of 2024 race

Harris presidential debate. Follow live news as the two candidates debate for the first time ahead of the 2024 election. Read More

Harris is promoting her resume and her goals rather than race as she courts Black voters

Vice President Kamala Harris is courting Black voters without making her identity as a woman of color a central part of her pitch. Read More

Michelle Obama: Who’s going to tell Trump the presidency is a ‘Black job?’

“Wait, I want to know – who’s going to tell him that the job he’s currently seeking might just be one of those ‘Black jobs ... “She understands that most of us will never ... Read More

27 lines to explain the Trump-Harris presidential debate

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump faced off on facts, dueled on policy and traded barbs during the presidential debate hosted by ABC News on Tuesday, in which he also ... Read More

The Education Issue Americans Agree on That’s Not Good News for Teaching

Fifty-four percent of Americans ... issue for them. Overall, 6 in 10 Americans say they will support political candidates who vow to increase public school funding. That number is even higher ... Read More

Tim Walz's son Gus has a learning disorder. Can his visibility help disabled Americans?

Sign-up for Your Vote: Text with the USA TODAY elections team. "Like so many American families, it took us time to figure out ... use of her right arm when her Black Hawk helicopter was hit ... Read More

Too much? Many Americans feel the need to limit their political news, new poll finds.

While about half of Americans say they are following political news "extremely" or "very" closely, about 6 in 10 say they need to limit how much information they consume about the government and ... Read More