Christopher Rhodes

With the midterm elections less than two weeks away, Democrats are hopeful that they will retake control of the House of Representatives and believe they have a shot at gaining a majority in the Senate as well. The latter goal remains an uphill task that will require the party to step up its performance in regions like the South where Republicans have long held dominance. Now, one of the Democratic Party's few existing southern senators is calling out the party for not investing more in the region.

Content note: This story describes the fatal police shooting of a 1-year-old and includes an officer’s profanity.

Months after a Mississippi police officer shot at an occupied vehicle and killed an infant whose mother had been accused of shoplifting, the state's attorney general has announced that the officer who fired the deadly shot will not face charges. As the state defends the deadly shooting, concerned citizens and advocates for the bereaved family are calling for answers, transparency and accountability surrounding the case. While questions about the potential role of racial bias linger, newly released footage of the shooting has drawn differing interpretations of what happened.

As the midterm elections quickly approach, Democrats hold onto their hopes of retaking the House of Representatives and perhaps even the Senate. But as Democrats seek to push their message and capitalize on discontent with the GOP, many within the party are calling out their fellow Democrats for ignoring Black voters and candidates in the South and across the country and limiting the party's prospects as a result.

As the midterm elections quickly approach, Democrats hold onto their hopes of retaking the House of Representatives and perhaps even the Senate.

A video recently went viral in which a Black toddler and his parents appear to be kicked out of a youth soccer game.

Could parts of Illinois break away to form a new state that no longer includes Chicago? That is a proposal that seems to be gaining momentum in the state, and nearly a dozen counties will soon be putt...

Could parts of Illinois break away to form a new state that no longer includes Chicago?

A video recently went viral in which a Black toddler and his parents appear to be kicked out of a youth soccer game.

In a development that may have seemed far-fetched one year ago, a Democratic candidate appears to have emerged within striking distance of flipping a long-held GOP seat in the U.