Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) led the panel of lawmakers -- mostly from the Congressional Black Caucus -- to ...

This story by Allen Best appeared on BigPivots.com on December 12, 2024. The civil rights movement of the mid-20th century ...

Despite the widespread celebration of Christmas Eve, it is not among the 11 recognized federal holidays in the United States, ...

The president commuted the death sentences of almost all of the men on federal death row, but left out three of the most well ...

President Joe Biden granted federal employees Christmas 2024 off via an executive order. While not a federal holiday, presidents have historically used their authority to provide extra holiday time ...

President Joe Biden on Monday announced that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, ...

President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. D.C. is already buzzing ahead of ...

Biden's move to commute death row sentences was welcomed by Martin Luther King III, calling it a "meaningful and lasting ...

In his first campaign ad of 2024, President Joe Biden asked the question over images of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and January 6 rioters: “What will we do to maintain our democracy? History’s watching ...

The things they did, they should have been electrocuted. All of them,” said former Sheriff C.T. Woody, who investigated the ...