Country Music Why Is Country Music Considered So White?HuffPost - Isaac HimmelmanCountry music is deeply rooted in the black American experience, and yet the genre hasn't quite lost its original racial designation. Country music listening numbers are on the rise. And yet, while black
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Beating Susan Collins Might Take Younger Voters In The State With The Oldest PopulationHuffPost - Kevin RobillardNextGen America, which works to turn out young voters, is making the Maine Republican a top target for 2020. NextGen America, a well-funded Democratic organizing group that spent tens of millions of dollars
Eating Disorders My Career As A Yoga Instructor Was A Cover For My Eating DisorderHuffPost - Lauren DonelsonI became a yoga teacher because I wanted to be skinny. After a breakup in 2011, I lost a bunch of weight on a diet that became an eating disorder and started practicing yoga. One day at a yoga studio,
Census Trump Officials Accused Of Lying In Court About The Real Reason For Citizenship QuestionHuffPost - Dominique MosbergenThe ACLU, as well as state and local governments that fought the census question, has asked a judge to punish Trump officials for "a fraud on the court." The Trump administration was dealt a stinging last
John Paul Stevens Trump, Kavanaugh, Guns: John Paul Stevens Spoke His MindHuffPost - Dominique MosbergenStevens, who died Tuesday, was unusually candid about political issues after he retired from the Supreme Court. Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who died on Tuesday at the age of 99,
Women's News Here's What It’s Like To Live In A Country That Actually Cares About MothersHuffPost - Gaby HinsliffAmerican mothers get a raw deal post-birth, leaving many feeling exhausted, anxious and unsupported. These countries show it doesn't have to be that way. When Rina Mae Acosta’s daughter was born last she
Recipes The Best Pie Filling Ever Has A Juicy SecretHuffPost - Kelly PaigeSick of runny fruit pies that flood your dessert plate? Grab a bottle of juice. What if there was one ingredient you could add to a fruit pie to give it a nice, thick filling and make it taste like it
Kamala Harris Kamala Harris Tells Trump To Go Back Where He Came From And Leave OfficeHuffPost - Nick VisserThe California senator and 2020 presidential candidate said Trump’s remarks on congressional Democrats are un-American and ‘defile' the office of the president. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) shared a criticism
Emanuel Cleaver Emanuel Cleaver Calls Out Congress, Then Walks: ‘I Abandon The Chair’HuffPost - Ed MazzaThe Democrat from Missouri is fed up with the lack of civility on both sides. A Democratic lawmaker decried the lack of civility in Congress during Tuesday’s contentious debate over a measure to denounce
Bill Pascrell ‘OH FO SHO’: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar Welcome 82-Year-Old Bill Pascrell Jr. To The SquadHuffPost - Ed MazzaAn Onion story comes true in a matter of hours. A story straight out The Onion came true in a matter of hours after the satirical website posted a story in which 82-year-old Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-N.J.)
Chris Cuomo GOP Senate Candidate Can’t Answer When Asked If He’d Support A RacistHuffPost - Ed MazzaKris Kobach, former secretary of state of Kansas, struggled when asked what he'd do if Trump admitted he was a racist. Kris Kobach, the former Republican secretary of state of Kansas who is now running
Facebook Facebook Grilled By Senators Over 'Crazy' Cryptocurrency Plans. It Did Not Go Well.HuffPost - Nick Visser"I don't trust you guys," Sen. Martha McSally said at the hearing. Other lawmakers called the social media giant "dangerous" and said it would be "crazy" to give Facebook free rein. Congressional lawmakers
Stephen Colbert Colbert Gives Trump A Reminder Of His Own Ugly History: 'Racism Is Your Brand!'HuffPost - Ed Mazza"Late Show" host has a bone to pick with the president's latest claims. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he doesn’t have a “racist bone” in his body... but “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert had a
Discrimination Federal Law Says 'Go Back To Where You Came From' Counts As DiscriminationHuffPost - Sanjana KaranthThe U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission cites the phrase President Trump recently used against four congresswomen as workplace harassment. Lawmakers spent most of Tuesday hashing out whether condemn
Windmill ‘Bachelorette’ Fantasy Suites Week Takes An Extreme TurnHuffPost - Erika LaroseThe hosts of “Here to Make Friends” can’t believe they’re waking up next to you. Claire Fallon and Emma Gray hand out superlatives in what was itself a superlative episode of the “Bachelorette,” including
John Paul Stevens John Paul Stevens, Former Supreme Court Justice, Dies At 99HuffPost - Sam Levine and Jessica SchulbergStevens led the court's effort to provide legal protections for prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who led the court’s effort to provide legal protections to held
Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth Warren Doesn't Have To 'Look At His Heart' To Know Trump Is RacistHuffPost - David MoyeThe Democratic senator said the president is "trying to stir up as much hatred and dissension in this country as possible." Sen. Elizabeth Warren has a plan for everything, it seems ― except for calling
Tennessee Tennessee Governor Now Says He'll Work To Change Law Honoring KKK Grand WizardHuffPost - Amy RussoLast week, Bill Lee said he hadn’t “looked at changing" a law to declare an annual Nathan Bedford Forrest Day. Now he says he's considering action. Gov. Bill Lee (R) said he “will be working to change”
Harry Styles Harry Styles Might Play Prince Eric In Disney's Live-Action 'Little Mermaid'HuffPost - Curtis M. WongThe former One Direction star is said to be in talks to star opposite Halle Bailey, who's been cast as Ariel. Fresh off the success of his solo album, Harry Styles could soon be making a (literal) splash
Jonas Brothers The Jonas Brothers' Dad Is Teaming Up With A Conservative Evangelical UniversityHuffPost - Carol KuruvillaKevin Jonas Sr. hopes to be Liberty University's link between the Christian music industry and more mainstream pop music. The patriarch of the Jonas Brothers’ family is partnering with a conservative university
U.S. House of Representatives House Votes To Condemn Trump's Attack On Congresswomen As RacistHuffPost - Matt FullerThat's only a small part of the story, because the House floor was chaos Tuesday. WASHINGTON ― It was always going to be a contentious vote. In response to President Donald Trump telling four congresswomen
Julia Roberts The Biggest 2019 Emmy Nomination Snubs And SurprisesHuffPost - Leigh Blickley and Cole DelbyckHere's who shockingly won't be up for an award in September, and here's who notably will. The nominations for the 2019 Emmy Awards were ... actually good? But, of course, we still have some complaints.
Elaine Chao Asian Americans Call Out Pence's Chief Of Staff For 'Tokenizing' Elaine ChaoHuffPost - Kimberly Yam"To say one person can represent all the communities of color is ignorant and insulting," one prominent Asian American civil rights advocate said. Marc Short, chief of staff for Vice President Mike Pence,
NAACP Trump Has Put Judges All Over The Courts With Awful Records On Voting RightsHuffPost - Jennifer Bendery"This administration is weaponizing the federal judiciary to restrict the vote," the NAACP warns in a new report. WASHINGTON ― Two and a half years into his presidency, Donald Trump has filled up federal
University of Connecticut Brother Of Sandy Hook Victim Announces Run For Connecticut State SenateHuffPost - Sanjana KaranthJT Lewis, 19, said he's challenging incumbent Tony Hwang to honor his brother Jesse, who died in the 2012 school massacre. The 19-year-old brother of Jesse Lewis, a first grader who was killed in the shooting
Play buttonShailene Woodley Did Shailene Woodley Just Drop A Huge 'Big Little Lies' Spoiler?HuffPost - Elyse WanshelThe actor said HBO gave her permission to give fans “a little bit of a nugget” of information about the season finale, but it seems like more of a bombshell. Shailene Woodley, who plays Jane Chapman in
Lion King Beyoncé Looks Poised To Win Big With 'Homecoming' And 'The Lion King'HuffPost - Curtis M. WongThe singer, actress and all-around icon scored six Emmy Award nominations and could add to that haul in the months to come. More than a year after Beyoncé took the 2018 Coachella festival by storm, her
Peter Thiel Trump To 'Take A Look' At Google For 'Treason' After Fox News SegmentHuffPost - Amy RussoThe president parroted baseless claims made by tech giant billionaire Peter Thiel, who was featured on the network. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he would “take a look” at Google after billionaire
Mississippi Politics Another Mississippi Gov. Candidate Refuses To Be Alone With Woman Other Than WifeHuffPost - Alanna VagianosFormer state Supreme Court Justice Bill Waller Jr. is the second Republican in the race to say he follows the "Billy Graham rule." Another Republican man running for governor of Mississippi has said that
Ruben Gallego Donald Trump's 'Go Back' Slur All Too Familiar To Minority Members Of CongressHuffPost - Amanda Terkel and Alexis ArnoldWhite lawmakers, however, acknowledged that people generally assumed they were American. WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump insists he wasn’t being racist when he told four minority congresswomen who’ve
Country Music Why Is Country Music Considered So White?HuffPost - Isaac HimmelmanCountry music is deeply rooted in the black American experience, and yet the genre hasn't quite lost its original racial designation. Country music listening numbers are on the rise. And yet, while black
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Beating Susan Collins Might Take Younger Voters In The State With The Oldest PopulationHuffPost - Kevin RobillardNextGen America, which works to turn out young voters, is making the Maine Republican a top target for 2020. NextGen America, a well-funded Democratic organizing group that spent tens of millions of dollars
Eating Disorders My Career As A Yoga Instructor Was A Cover For My Eating DisorderHuffPost - Lauren DonelsonI became a yoga teacher because I wanted to be skinny. After a breakup in 2011, I lost a bunch of weight on a diet that became an eating disorder and started practicing yoga. One day at a yoga studio,
Census Trump Officials Accused Of Lying In Court About The Real Reason For Citizenship QuestionHuffPost - Dominique MosbergenThe ACLU, as well as state and local governments that fought the census question, has asked a judge to punish Trump officials for "a fraud on the court." The Trump administration was dealt a stinging last
John Paul Stevens Trump, Kavanaugh, Guns: John Paul Stevens Spoke His MindHuffPost - Dominique MosbergenStevens, who died Tuesday, was unusually candid about political issues after he retired from the Supreme Court. Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who died on Tuesday at the age of 99,
Women's News Here's What It’s Like To Live In A Country That Actually Cares About MothersHuffPost - Gaby HinsliffAmerican mothers get a raw deal post-birth, leaving many feeling exhausted, anxious and unsupported. These countries show it doesn't have to be that way. When Rina Mae Acosta’s daughter was born last she
Recipes The Best Pie Filling Ever Has A Juicy SecretHuffPost - Kelly PaigeSick of runny fruit pies that flood your dessert plate? Grab a bottle of juice. What if there was one ingredient you could add to a fruit pie to give it a nice, thick filling and make it taste like it
Kamala Harris Kamala Harris Tells Trump To Go Back Where He Came From And Leave OfficeHuffPost - Nick VisserThe California senator and 2020 presidential candidate said Trump’s remarks on congressional Democrats are un-American and ‘defile' the office of the president. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) shared a criticism
Emanuel Cleaver Emanuel Cleaver Calls Out Congress, Then Walks: ‘I Abandon The Chair’HuffPost - Ed MazzaThe Democrat from Missouri is fed up with the lack of civility on both sides. A Democratic lawmaker decried the lack of civility in Congress during Tuesday’s contentious debate over a measure to denounce
Bill Pascrell ‘OH FO SHO’: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar Welcome 82-Year-Old Bill Pascrell Jr. To The SquadHuffPost - Ed MazzaAn Onion story comes true in a matter of hours. A story straight out The Onion came true in a matter of hours after the satirical website posted a story in which 82-year-old Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-N.J.)
Chris Cuomo GOP Senate Candidate Can’t Answer When Asked If He’d Support A RacistHuffPost - Ed MazzaKris Kobach, former secretary of state of Kansas, struggled when asked what he'd do if Trump admitted he was a racist. Kris Kobach, the former Republican secretary of state of Kansas who is now running
Facebook Facebook Grilled By Senators Over 'Crazy' Cryptocurrency Plans. It Did Not Go Well.HuffPost - Nick Visser"I don't trust you guys," Sen. Martha McSally said at the hearing. Other lawmakers called the social media giant "dangerous" and said it would be "crazy" to give Facebook free rein. Congressional lawmakers
Stephen Colbert Colbert Gives Trump A Reminder Of His Own Ugly History: 'Racism Is Your Brand!'HuffPost - Ed Mazza"Late Show" host has a bone to pick with the president's latest claims. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he doesn’t have a “racist bone” in his body... but “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert had a
Discrimination Federal Law Says 'Go Back To Where You Came From' Counts As DiscriminationHuffPost - Sanjana KaranthThe U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission cites the phrase President Trump recently used against four congresswomen as workplace harassment. Lawmakers spent most of Tuesday hashing out whether condemn
Windmill ‘Bachelorette’ Fantasy Suites Week Takes An Extreme TurnHuffPost - Erika LaroseThe hosts of “Here to Make Friends” can’t believe they’re waking up next to you. Claire Fallon and Emma Gray hand out superlatives in what was itself a superlative episode of the “Bachelorette,” including
John Paul Stevens John Paul Stevens, Former Supreme Court Justice, Dies At 99HuffPost - Sam Levine and Jessica SchulbergStevens led the court's effort to provide legal protections for prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who led the court’s effort to provide legal protections to held
Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth Warren Doesn't Have To 'Look At His Heart' To Know Trump Is RacistHuffPost - David MoyeThe Democratic senator said the president is "trying to stir up as much hatred and dissension in this country as possible." Sen. Elizabeth Warren has a plan for everything, it seems ― except for calling
Tennessee Tennessee Governor Now Says He'll Work To Change Law Honoring KKK Grand WizardHuffPost - Amy RussoLast week, Bill Lee said he hadn’t “looked at changing" a law to declare an annual Nathan Bedford Forrest Day. Now he says he's considering action. Gov. Bill Lee (R) said he “will be working to change”
Harry Styles Harry Styles Might Play Prince Eric In Disney's Live-Action 'Little Mermaid'HuffPost - Curtis M. WongThe former One Direction star is said to be in talks to star opposite Halle Bailey, who's been cast as Ariel. Fresh off the success of his solo album, Harry Styles could soon be making a (literal) splash
Jonas Brothers The Jonas Brothers' Dad Is Teaming Up With A Conservative Evangelical UniversityHuffPost - Carol KuruvillaKevin Jonas Sr. hopes to be Liberty University's link between the Christian music industry and more mainstream pop music. The patriarch of the Jonas Brothers’ family is partnering with a conservative university
U.S. House of Representatives House Votes To Condemn Trump's Attack On Congresswomen As RacistHuffPost - Matt FullerThat's only a small part of the story, because the House floor was chaos Tuesday. WASHINGTON ― It was always going to be a contentious vote. In response to President Donald Trump telling four congresswomen
Julia Roberts The Biggest 2019 Emmy Nomination Snubs And SurprisesHuffPost - Leigh Blickley and Cole DelbyckHere's who shockingly won't be up for an award in September, and here's who notably will. The nominations for the 2019 Emmy Awards were ... actually good? But, of course, we still have some complaints.
Elaine Chao Asian Americans Call Out Pence's Chief Of Staff For 'Tokenizing' Elaine ChaoHuffPost - Kimberly Yam"To say one person can represent all the communities of color is ignorant and insulting," one prominent Asian American civil rights advocate said. Marc Short, chief of staff for Vice President Mike Pence,
NAACP Trump Has Put Judges All Over The Courts With Awful Records On Voting RightsHuffPost - Jennifer Bendery"This administration is weaponizing the federal judiciary to restrict the vote," the NAACP warns in a new report. WASHINGTON ― Two and a half years into his presidency, Donald Trump has filled up federal
University of Connecticut Brother Of Sandy Hook Victim Announces Run For Connecticut State SenateHuffPost - Sanjana KaranthJT Lewis, 19, said he's challenging incumbent Tony Hwang to honor his brother Jesse, who died in the 2012 school massacre. The 19-year-old brother of Jesse Lewis, a first grader who was killed in the shooting
Play buttonShailene Woodley Did Shailene Woodley Just Drop A Huge 'Big Little Lies' Spoiler?HuffPost - Elyse WanshelThe actor said HBO gave her permission to give fans “a little bit of a nugget” of information about the season finale, but it seems like more of a bombshell. Shailene Woodley, who plays Jane Chapman in
Lion King Beyoncé Looks Poised To Win Big With 'Homecoming' And 'The Lion King'HuffPost - Curtis M. WongThe singer, actress and all-around icon scored six Emmy Award nominations and could add to that haul in the months to come. More than a year after Beyoncé took the 2018 Coachella festival by storm, her
Peter Thiel Trump To 'Take A Look' At Google For 'Treason' After Fox News SegmentHuffPost - Amy RussoThe president parroted baseless claims made by tech giant billionaire Peter Thiel, who was featured on the network. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he would “take a look” at Google after billionaire
Mississippi Politics Another Mississippi Gov. Candidate Refuses To Be Alone With Woman Other Than WifeHuffPost - Alanna VagianosFormer state Supreme Court Justice Bill Waller Jr. is the second Republican in the race to say he follows the "Billy Graham rule." Another Republican man running for governor of Mississippi has said that
Ruben Gallego Donald Trump's 'Go Back' Slur All Too Familiar To Minority Members Of CongressHuffPost - Amanda Terkel and Alexis ArnoldWhite lawmakers, however, acknowledged that people generally assumed they were American. WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump insists he wasn’t being racist when he told four minority congresswomen who’ve
