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When the film crew met Reginald “Junior” Askew at age 17, he could barely read. Junior lives with his mother. His father went to prison for murder when Junior was 3. (Kartemquin Films and Beti Films)

Where Race, Poverty, and the Opportunity Gap Meet in Rural America

By Clyde McGrady
Posted September 1, 2017 at 5:00am
A spectator with a welding mask views the solar eclipse in Sylva, N.C. on Monday near a Confederate memorial. The town was in the path of totality. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Opinion: A Partial Eclipse of Bad News

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted August 24, 2017 at 5:04am
President Donald Trump walks toward Marine One before departing from the White House on April 28. Two reports out Friday allege he told Russian officials firing FBI Director James Comey helped him, and that a close aide is a person of interest in a FBI probe of the 2016 election. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Fact Check: What Trump Stretched, Omitted and Ignored in Phoenix

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 23, 2017 at 1:41pm
Rep. Paul Mitchell, R-Mich., called out President Donald Trump on Twitter Tuesday for his comments on the violence in Charlottesville over the weekend. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

GOP Rep. Not Afraid to Tag @POTUS Over Charlottesville Comments

By Griffin Connolly
Posted August 17, 2017 at 9:45am
Leaders of groups President Donald Trump depends on — from the military to law enforcement to an increasing number of Republicans — are breaking ranks, Curtis writes. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Opinion: Saying ‘Not Trump’ Is Not Enough for GOP

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted August 17, 2017 at 5:04am
Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., criticized President Donald Trump Tuesday for equivocating in his condemnation of white supremacy following violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Flake and Primary Challenger Diverge on Response to Charlottesville Violence

By Griffin Connolly
Posted August 16, 2017 at 11:54am
Mississippi Republican Sen. Roger Wicker has reiterated his call to remove the Confederate battle emblem from his state’s flag. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Wicker Renews Call to Remove Confederate Emblem From Mississippi Flag

By Eric Garcia
Posted August 15, 2017 at 8:33am
President Donald Trump — under pressure to explicitly condemn a weekend rally by white supremacists in Virginia that ended in bloodshed — denounced racism as "evil" Monday, singling out the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazis as "repugnant." (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

Trump Condemns White Supremacists Two Days After Charlottesville Violence

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 14, 2017 at 1:31pm
Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., recounts his experience in Selma, Alabama, to a group of students gathered on the House steps on April 15, 2015. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Opinion: Will Move to Purge Ohio Voting Rolls Kickstart Congressional Action?

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted August 10, 2017 at 5:04am
Florida Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said she believes fired IT worker Imran Awan is getting additional scrutiny because he is Muslim. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Wasserman Schultz Defends Keeping Fired IT Worker

By Eric Garcia
Posted August 4, 2017 at 7:53am