Elizabeth Warren8/23/2019
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Elizabeth Warren Proposes "Perhaps the Most Robust Tribal Policy Platform" of Any 2020 Candidate to Date
(Washington D.C.) -- Last Friday, a little over a week ahead of her town hall in Seattle on Sunday, August 25, Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren released her plan...
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BLOG: Elizabeth Warren’s human shield
(Iowa) -- Have you noticed that nobody in the Democratic field ever attacks Elizabeth Warren? Sure, a few of the more centrist candidates -- Michael Bennet, Joe Biden,...
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NAGLE: Elizabeth Warren Has Spent Her Adult Life Repeating A Lie. I Want Her To Tell The Truth.
(Washington D.C.) -- Elizabeth Warren, apologizing to Native leaders on Monday, said, “I know I’ve made mistakes. I am sorry for harm I have caused.”...
8/21/2019
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OP/ED: Embracing 'Pocahontas' and Warren's future
(Iowa) -- This week, eight Democratic hopefuls for the presidential candidate nomination went to National Congress of American Indians. Many Tahlequah residents have at...
8/20/2019
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Elizabeth Warren confronts her handling of Native American ancestry claims
(Iowa) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is resolutely trying to put the controversy over her handling of Native American ancestry claims to rest. During an event in Sioux...
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Native students say Elizabeth Warren’s education policies have flaws
(Iowa) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, told the audience at the Frank LaMere Presidential Forum that her policies on education are inclusive of Native youth...
8/19/2019
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Elizabeth Warren Apologizes at Native American Forum: ‘I Have Listened and I Have Learned’
(Iowa) -- Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, speaking at a presidential forum on Native American issues on Monday, offered a direct, public apology for the...
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Elizabeth Warren at Native American forum: ‘I am sorry for the harm I have caused’
(Iowa) -- Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren offered a public apology Monday to Native Americans over her past claim to tribal heritage, directly...
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Native American Forum Focuses On Elizabeth Warren’s Policies, Not DNA Test
(Iowa) -- When Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) gave remarks Monday at a presidential forum on Native American issues, she began with an apology. “Like anyone who...
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Warren tells Native Americans: 'I have made mistakes'
(Iowa) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a 2020 White House hopeful, on Monday acknowledged the controversy over her claim of Native American heritage, saying she has...
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‘I’m not mad’: Elizabeth Warren's quiet liberal populism draws 12,000 in Minnesota
(Minnesota) -- Reminiscent of the surprising momentum of Donald Trump’s populist presidential campaign four summers ago, Elizabeth Warren was forced to turn a...
8/18/2019
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Elizabeth Warren ‘should apologize’ at Native American forum: activist
(Iowa) -- Liberal presidential contender Sen. Elizabeth Warren is set to take part in a candidate forum Monday in Iowa on issues affecting Native Americans, and...
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Inside Elizabeth Warren's courtship of Native American leaders
(Washington D.C.) -- Elizabeth Warren's campaign is soaring: She is rising in the polls, her fundraising is on fire and her seemingly endless ideas are helping to...
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Warren presents 2020 plan to protect tribal lands, support Native Americans
(Washington D.C.) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren's (D-Mass.) introduced the newest of her 2020 policy plans focused on helping Native Americans and protecting tribal...
8/16/2019
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Did Elizabeth Warren Just Neutralize Trump’s Best Attack?
(USA) -- As Donald Trump himself foreshadowed at his New Hampshire rally Thursday night, promising to revive his “Pocahontas” attack—“don’t...
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Elizabeth Warren releases plan aimed at uplifting Native Americans as Trump says he'll revive nickname
(Washington D.C.) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced on Friday a number of new policy proposals aimed at uplifting Native American tribes. The plan comes ahead of next...
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Elizabeth Warren releases plan to aid Native Americans ahead of closely watched conference
(Washington D.C.) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Friday released multiple proposals that aim to address concerns and needs specific to Indian Country, including draft...
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Elizabeth Warren says the nation is failing Native Americans. Here’s her plan to help them.
(Washington D.C.) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts on Friday laid out a collection of policy proposals intended to help Native Americans, pledging to protect...
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Elizabeth Warren says US has a ‘moral obligation’ to Indian Country
(USA) -- Presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, rolls out her 19-page policy plan for Indian Country less than three days away from a historic...
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Elizabeth Warren vows sweeping improvements in Indian policy as president
(Washington D.C.) -- Warren, the senior U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, is calling for full recognition of tribal jurisdiction over non-Indians, a national inquiry into...
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Representative Haaland and Senator Warren: The federal government has a responsibility to write a new chapter
(Washington D.C.) -- The story of the United States’ treatment of Native Americans is a profoundly painful one. It is a story of genocide and forced removal, of...
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren proposes plan to aid Native American communities
(Washington D.C.) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released a lengthy plan Friday aimed at helping to close income and health disparities faced by Native Americans,...
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Warren just released a long list of Native American policy ideas. Here are some highlights, comments
(Washington D.C.) -- Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts released an extensive list of policy proposals on Friday relating to Native American issues.
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Warren Proposes Policy Overhaul to Support Native Peoples
(USA) -- Ahead of a forum Monday focused on issues facing Native American communities, 2020 presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren promised structural reform to...
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Warren pushes tribal plan amid new Trump attacks on Native American claims
(Washington D.C.) -- The proposal, released ahead of a presidential forum on the topic in Iowa on Monday, comes as Warren has risen in the polls and as President Donald...
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Trump vows to revive 'Pocahontas' attack against Warren
(Washington D.C.) -- President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he planned to revive an old attack strategy on Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren,...
8/1/2019
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Natives Are Split Over Rep. Deb Haaland’s Endorsement of Elizabeth Warren
(Washington D.C.) -- On Tuesday, Rep. Deb Haaland, one of two Native American women in Congress, announced that she was endorsing Sen. Elizabeth Warren for President....
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Trump swipes at Warren: 'I have more Indian blood than she does, and I have none'
(Washington D.C.) -- President Trump swiped at Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) at his Cincinnati rally on Thursday night, again calling her "Pocahontas" and...
7/30/2019
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Haaland calls Warren ‘a great friend and a great partner for Indian Country’
(Washington D.C.) -- Rep. Debra Haaland, Laguna Pueblo, endorses Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, along with other lawmakers on...
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Native American congresswoman endorses Elizabeth Warren
(Washington D.C.) -- One of two Native American women in Congress endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday, citing the Massachusetts...
7/23/2019
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Voter: Warren Pandered in Response About Native American Heritage
(Washington D.C.) -- A New Hampshire voter who confronted Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) about her past claims of Native American ancestry said Monday she felt...
7/22/2019
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BLOG: Elizabeth Warren's wealth tax is popular. But voters worry it won't fly.
(Washington D.C.) -- Democrats draw surprisingly strong bipartisan support from voters for their most ambitious economic overhaul proposals. But some of those same...
7/19/2019
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Warren gets asked about Native American identification at town hall
(New Hampshire) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) apologized for the confusion caused by her previous self-identification as a Native American when asked about it by a...
7/10/2019
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren Introduces Gambling Disorder Bill to Help Military Service Members Dealing With Addiction
(Washington D.C.) -- Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) is again introducing federal legislation to help active-duty military members who might be struggling...
7/9/2019
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Lee, Warren introduce bill to fight veteran gambling addiction
(Washington D.C.) -- Rep. Susie Lee and 2020 Democratic presidential aspirant Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts unveiled legislation Tuesday designed to address the...
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U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren files updated gambling addiction bill
(Washington D.C.) -- U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren filed a bill Wednesday that would require the Department of Defense to develop programs to treat active duty service...
7/6/2019
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Warren pitches executive orders on race and gender pay gap
(Washington D.C.) -- Democratic 2020 hopeful Elizabeth Warren says that if elected president she would sign executive orders aimed at addressing the wage and employment...
6/19/2019
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Warren emerges as potential compromise nominee
(South Carolina) -- There was a time not so long ago when leading Democrats warned that Elizabeth Warren’s “fantasy-based blue-state populism” risked...
6/18/2019
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Brutal: Liberal Podcaster Who Challenged Warren's 'Native American' Story Doesn't Believe Her Latest Spin
(USA) -- Elizabeth Warren's recent visit to the Breakfast Club podcast, anchored by 'Charlamagne Tha God' did not go well for her. When pressed on her '...
6/17/2019
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MORON ALERT: Wanna Drink Some Firewater with Fauxcahontas?
(Indiana) -- Democrat Senator, 2020 Presidential candidate, and fake Native American Elizabeth Warren snagged the title of "World's Most Awkward Beer Drinker...
6/16/2019
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Elizabeth Warren wants to level the playing field for entrepreneurs of color
(Massachusetts) -- Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren released a new plan on Friday to “level the playing field for entrepreneurs of color...
6/15/2019
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Trump campaign zeroes in on a new threat: Elizabeth Warren
(Washington D.C.) -- President Donald Trump’s reelection machine is setting its sights on a new target, one it had left for dead just a few months ago: Elizabeth...
6/14/2019
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Elizabeth Warren Wants $7 Billion in Grants for Minority Entrepreneurs
(Washington D.C.) -- Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren proposed legislation Friday that would allocate $7 billion in federal grants to help minority...
6/13/2019
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Charlamagne Tha God Blasts Elizabeth Warren Again Over Native American Claims
(USA) -- Charlamagne Tha God blasted Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on Wednesday and Thursday this week over her recent comments on her...
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Charlamagne tha God slams Elizabeth Warren's 'dishonesty' over ancestry claim, says she 'had to benefit' from it
(USA) -- Radio show host Charlamagne tha God had some tough words for 2020 presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, following their exchange about her...
6/1/2019
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Charlamagne tha God Calls Elizabeth Warren “The Original Rachel Dolezal” in Tense Interview
(New York) -- If there’s one issue thrumming quietly behind Elizabeth Warren’s many policy proposals in her 2020 bid for the presidency, it’s a...
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Elizabeth Warren Is Still Disastrously Unprepared to Talk About Her DNA Test
(New York) -- On Friday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren joined The Breakfast Club radio show. The 48-minute interview, for the most part, was smooth sailing. She cruised through...
5/31/2019
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WATCH: Warren Gets Roasted On NYC Radio Show: 'The Original Rachel Dolezal'
(Washington D.C.) -- On Friday morning, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) took some serious hits while appearing on New York City-based radio show “The Breakfast...
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Charlamagne tha God compares Warren to Rachel Dolezal over Native American ancestry claims
(Washington D.C.) -- Presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) faced tough questions from Charlamagne tha God over past claims to Native American ancestry in...
5/29/2019
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Nevertheless, Elizabeth Warren Is Persisting in the Polls
(Washington D.C.) -- After five months of campaigning in the crowded 2020 Democratic presidential primary, Elizabeth Warren—the first of the many Democrats to...
5/23/2019
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Slowly and Persistently, Elizabeth Warren Is on the Rise
(Washington D.C.) -- In recent weeks, as most of the attention in the chattering classes has focused on Joe Biden’s presidential bid, something interesting has been...
5/16/2019
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COLUMN: The news media must stop amplifying Trump’s nasty nicknames for his foes
(Washington) -- I was talking to an acquaintance recently about Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign. He liked the Massachusetts Democrat’s detailed...
4/17/2019
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Commentary: Growing up Native American in mind and in empathy
(New York) -- Upon learning of Sen. Elizabeth Warren's Indian dust-up, it occurred to me that her story is my own, and the media kerfuffle entirely misses the point...
4/16/2019
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Bernie Sanders attacks Cherokee author for criticizing Elizabeth Warren’s false Cherokee claim
(Washington D.C.) -- As part of his attack on the Democrat establishment Center for American Progress, Bernie claims two articles by Rebecca Nagle “unfairly...
4/15/2019
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren pledges to end drilling, restore Bears Ears, Grand Staircase if elected president
(Utah) -- Just two days before a campaign stop in Utah, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., promised if she's elected president, she'll restore the state's Bears...
4/8/2019
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OP/ED: Will Elizabeth Warren be the first to be thrown from the Democrat clown car?
(Washington D.C.) -- Elizabeth Warren is not so popular these days. That's not a reference to Republicans; it's among her home state Democrats, in Massachusetts, where...
3/18/2019
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Elizabeth Warren insists her career wasn't advanced because of Native American heritage claim
(Washington D.C.) -- 2020 presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren insisted Monday that her disputed claims of Native American heritage, for which she later apologized,...
3/3/2019
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Elizabeth Warren Speaks Out On Native American Claims: ‘I Shouldn’t Have Done It’
(Washington D.C.) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) expressed regret for her claims of Native American heritage in a new interview, pointing to her family members as...
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Warren’s Smile Drops When Asked Why She Claimed Native American Heritage on Law Application
(Washington D.C.) -- The smile fell quickly from 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) during a Saturday interview on CNN’s...
3/2/2019
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Elizabeth Warren on controversy: I shouldn't have done it
(Washington D.C.) -- CNN's David Axelrod presses presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren (D) on why she identified as an "American Indian" on a law...
3/1/2019
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LET THE IDIOT SPEAK: Peter Lucas: Reparations coming to everyone, including Sen. Warren
(Massachusetts) -- Will Elizabeth Warren file for reparations as a Native American when she is president? Just because she is a former Cherokee does not exclude her from...
2/26/2019
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BLOG: An Unrecognized American Indian Tribe Offers Elizabeth Warren Membership
(Oregon) -- The leader of an unrecognized and “mixed-blood” tribe in Oregon has officially offered Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren membership...
2/25/2019
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Native American Tribe, Founded in 2009, Grants Elizabeth Warren Membership
(Oregon) -- Members of the Una Tribe, a Native American “mixed-blood tribe” founded in 2009 after its membership was rejected by other Native American...
2/23/2019
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Elizabeth Warren opens door to reparations for Native Americans
(New Hampshire) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Friday evening that Native Americans should be “part of the conversation” on reparations, showing a willingness...
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Warren: Native Americans should be 'part of the conversation' on reparations
(New Hampshire) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said Friday that Native Americans should be “part of the conversation” on reparations, The Washington Post...
2/22/2019
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Warren suggests Native Americans should be ‘part of the conversation’ about reparations
(New Hampshire) -- US Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts suggested Friday that Native Americans, not just African Americans, should be “part of the...
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Will Donald Trump’s taunts about Elizabeth Warren’s heritage backfire?
(Washington D.C.) -- Over the past six months, President Trump has tweeted about Senator Elizabeth Warren and her Native American ancestry more often than he’s...
2/20/2019
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Warren Attends Luncheon Honoring Native American Women
(Washington D.C.) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., made a surprise appearance at a luncheon honoring Native American women leaders on Tuesday amid ongoing controversy...
2/19/2019
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Elizabeth Cook-Lynn: Many of us are rooting for Elizabeth Warren as president
(South Dakota) -- It’s more than a hobby, I would suspect, but I am not sure what DNA tells us. I have friends who are curious about what Internet sources say DNA...
2/18/2019
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Elizabeth Warren’s Native American Ancestry Draws a Shrug From These Voters
(Georgia) -- Anna Stein, 44, doesn’t have a preferred presidential candidate yet for the 2020 Democratic nomination. But one thing is certain, she says: Elizabeth...
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Staind’s Aaron Lewis slams Elizabeth Warren for Native American ancestry claims
(Florida) -- Staind frontman Aaron Lewis blew up on stage about Senator Elizabeth Warren, calling her a “lying bitch.” Warren is a Massachusetts senator and...
2/17/2019
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RACE: What Makes Someone American Indian?
(USA) -- Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren has apologized for identifying as "American Indian" in the 1980s, when the number of people who identified as...
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ROBERT REICH: Trump’s assault on Elizabeth Warren
(Washington D.C.) -- Elizabeth Warren is one of the most talented politicians and policy leaders in America. We must not allow Trump or anyone else to “swift-boat...
2/16/2019
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Elizabeth Warren Heckled at Campaign Stop About Her Native American Claims: ‘Why Did You Lie?”
(Georgia) -- During a campaign stop in Georgia on Saturday, Senator and 2020 presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) was heckled at the beginning of her speech....
2/13/2019
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BLOG: Marco Rubio Is More Native American Than Elizabeth Warren
(Washington D.C.) -- Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio found out that he is 4.6 percent Native American on his mother’s side, according to the PBS show “...
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Elizabeth Warren receives standing ovation at surprise visit to Native American conference: report
(Washington D.C.) -- Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) received a standing ovation when she made a surprise appearance Tuesday at a...
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Senator Marco Rubio Tweets About Native American Ancestry After Analysis
(Florida) -- Florida Senator Marco Rubio has Native American ancestry, according to an ancestral analysis, which was shown on PBS show Finding Your Roots. "When we...
2/12/2019
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Elizabeth Warren attends Native American event in Washington
(Washington D.C.) -- US Senator Elizabeth Warren appeared Tuesday at the National Indian Women’s “Supporting Each Other” lunch in Washington to...
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Warren meets with Native American women’s group
(Washington D.C.) -- U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren met with Native American women Tuesday, calling for “action” on issues important to their community such as...
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Elizabeth Warren Makes Surprise Appearance At Native American Conference
(Washington D.C.) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) made a surprise appearance at a Native American conference on Tuesday. Her visit at the event, hosted by the...
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Elizabeth Warren ought to be disbarred for claiming ‘American Indian’ race on official doc, Cheney says
(Washington D.C.) -- House GOP conference chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., on Sunday suggested that 2020 presidential contender Elizabeth Warren should be disbarred for falsely...
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NPR: Why Trump's Attacks On Sen. Elizabeth Warren Are Dehumanizing To Native People
(Washington D.C.) -- NPR's Mary Louise Kelly discusses President Trump's tweets referencing Native Americans with David Chang, chair of the American Indian...
2/11/2019
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Native American Democrat Defends Warren: I’d ‘Never Tell Someone How They Should Identify Themselves’
(Washington D.C.) -- Rep. Deb Haaland (D., N.M.) defended Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) on Monday after more controversy over the presidential candidate's former...
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Scarborough on Warren: People interested in their future, not your past
(Washington D.C.) -- MSNBC's Joe Scarborough said Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) shouldn't worry about people writing about whether she identified as American...
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HILTZIK: In a racist tweet, Trump treats the genocidal Trail of Tears as a laughing matter
(Washington D.C.) -- Among President Trump’s indisputable accomplishments in his mere two years in office is that he has made overt racism acceptable once again in...
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OP/ED: Fox News: Trump Too Ignorant To Make Racist Native American Taunt Against Warren
(Washington D.C.) -- Fox News’ pundit Brit Hume suggested an excuse for President Trump’s reference to Native American genocide: he’s too ignorant of...
2/10/2019
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Rob Lowe deletes tweet saying Elizabeth Warren would redefine the term Commander in ‘Chief’
(California) -- Actor Rob Lowe was skewered on social media because of a now-deleted tweet in which he said Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) “would bring a whole new...
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Warren launches 2020 bid amid ancestry fallout
(Massachusetts) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren formally announced her candidacy for the White House Saturday, framing herself as a champion of the middle class who would fight...
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Warren: Trump 'may not even be a free person' by 2020
(Massachusetts) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Sunday said that President Donald Trump “may not even be a free person” by 2020, suggesting the...
2/9/2019
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Elizabeth Warren to Kickoff Presidential Bid
(Massachusetts) -- Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts was expected to formally begin her campaign for president on Saturday with a rally in this former mill town...
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The Media Is Blowing Its Coverage of Warren’s Native American Claim
(Washington D.C.) -- The Iowa caucuses are still more than a year away. The first Democratic primary debate won’t occur until this June. But some journalists are...
2/8/2019
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: 'Still an opportunity' for Warren to save face after ancestry missteps
(Washington D.C.) -- Freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Thursday she isn't prepared to cast judgment on Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., after the 2020...
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In key primary states, activists nervously eye Warren's troubles over ancestry
(Washington D.C.) -- With Sen. Elizabeth Warren once again confronting controversy over her tenuous claims to Native American heritage, activists in early-voting states...
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Warren set to announce 2020 bid amid scrutiny of Native ancestry claims
(Rhode Island) -- Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren is expected to officially kick off her presidential campaign Saturday morning in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
2/7/2019
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Warren faces new fire over Native American claims
(Washington D.C.) -- U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is keeping her presidential options open as she faces new fire about her past claims of American Indian heritage —...
2/6/2019
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OP/ED: Elizabeth Warren is smarter than anyone running for president. She should end her campaign
(Washington D.C.) -- Elizabeth Warren would make a great president. She’s smarter than anyone else in the race. She advances bold and unapologetically progressive...
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OP/ED: Elizabeth Warren's Last Stand
(Washington D.C.) -- Presidential wannabe Elizabeth Warren's obfuscation about her Native American heritage may have finally done her in. The latest shoe to drop is...
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OP/ED: With latest revelation, Elizabeth Warren can’t beat Donald Trump
(Washington D.C.) -- Who can beat Donald Trump in 2020? Not Elizabeth Warren. That prognosis seems easier than ever to reach, following a disclosure by The Washington...
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OP/ED:Revelation that Elizabeth Warren identified as 'American Indian' on Texas Bar registration makes her DNA test gambit even more perplexing
(Texas) -- The revelation that Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., identified her race as "American Indian" in a 1986 registration card for the State Bar of Texas...
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VIDEO: Elizabeth Warren tries to explain why she listed 'American Indian' on Texas Bar document
(Washington D.C.) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) says that she is a not a member of an American Indian tribe as she tried to explain why she listed her race as "...
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Warren apologizes again over Native American heritage claims
(Washington D.C.) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) apologized again over her claims of being of Native American heritage, saying she is not a "tribal citizen...
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'Suspicious Timing': Donald Trump Jr. Questions Elizabeth Warren News That Broke Amid Father's State of the Union Speech
(Washington D.C.) -- Donald Trump Jr., the president’s eldest son, questioned the timing of news that Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) listed her race as “...
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Elizabeth Warren apologizes for calling herself Native American
(Washington D.C.) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Tuesday that she was sorry that she identified herself as a Native American for almost two decades, reflecting her...
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Warren suggests ‘American Indian’ might appear on other documents
(Washington D.C.) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) apologized repeatedly on Wednesday for identifying as American Indian on her Texas State Bar registration card, but...
2/5/2019
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Elizabeth Warren identified herself as American Indian on 1986 document
(Washington D.C.) -- Another instance has surfaced where Sen. Elizabeth Warren identified herself as Native American, this time when registering for the State Bar of...
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OP/ED: Warren's apology to the Cherokee Nation shows she gets it
(Washington D.C.) -- U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has apologized to the Cherokee Nation for publicizing a DNA test that shows she has distant Native American ancestry,...
2/4/2019
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GOP BLOG: Warren’s apology to Cherokees 7 years late and a few bucks short
(Washington D.C.) -- The latest twist in the winding saga of Elizabeth Warren’s Native American ancestry forced the Cambridge Democrat on Thursday to do what she...
2/3/2019
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'We are encouraged by her action': Sen. Elizabeth Warren apologizes to Cherokee Nation, tribal officials confirm
(Oklahoma) -- Reportedly planning to make her presidential bid official this month, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has apologized to the Cherokee Nation for publicizing a...
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Harry Reid calls Elizabeth Warren a 'good person,' but refuses to endorse her for president
(Massachusetts) -- Harry Reid, the longtime Democrat who represented Nevada in the Senate for three decades and served as the Senate majority leader for eight years, on...
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Timeline of Elizabeth Warren’s Cherokee heritage claims
(Massachusetts) -- The story of Elizabeth Warren’s handling of her family lore of belonging to the Cherokee Nation became public when she was in the midst of a U.S...
2/2/2019
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Elizabeth Warren: Sorry, not sorry about heritage claims
(Massachusetts) -- U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has apologized to the chief of the Cherokee Nation for her botched DNA test in a move that comes one week before her...
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren Accepts Cherokee View of DNA’s Role in Tribe Citizenship
(Washington D.C.) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren apologized to a Native American group that criticized her release of a genetic test last year that showed she likely had...
2/1/2019
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Elizabeth Warren Apologizes to Cherokee Nation for DNA Test
(Washington D.C.) -- Senator Elizabeth Warren has tried to put a nagging controversy behind her by apologizing privately to a leader of the Cherokee Nation for her...
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren called Cherokee Nation chief to apologize for DNA test, tribe says
(Washington D.C.) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren has apologized to the Cherokee Nation after releasing DNA test results in October indicating she had Native American ancestry...
1/31/2019
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OP/ED: The Tribes Take On Trump’s Tweet
(Washington D.C.) -- At a moment when our conversations and headlines are filled with topics tied to race relations, Native Americans often struggle to be part of the...
1/29/2019
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BLOG: Elizabeth Warren: DNA Pioneer
(Washington D.C.) -- Here’s an interesting case: A medical school has been sued for racial discrimination because an admissions officer there advised a (white)...
1/18/2019
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No Laughing Matter
(South Dakota) -- Two area American Indian tribes have expressed anger over President Donald Trump’s remarks seen as making light of the Wounded Knee Massacre and...
1/17/2019
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Yankton Sioux Tribe Shocked and Appalled by Trump Tweet – Urge Trump to Address Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
(South Dakota) -- Donald Trump’s January 13 tweet regarding Senator Elizabeth Warren sent shockwaves through Indian Country, and the Yankton Sioux Tribe was no...
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OP/ED: Elizabeth Warren’s claim to Cherokee ancestry is a form of violence
(Washington D.C.) -- In the early 1990s, I bought a T-shirt at a powwow that read “No! My great-grandmother was not a Cherokee princess!” It was a reference...
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The Horror of Trump’s Wounded Knee Tweet
(Washington D.C.) -- On Sunday, President Donald Trump took aim at one of his favorite targets: Senator Elizabeth Warren, who is hoping to unseat him in 2020. Responding...
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Trump bruised by Wounded Knee mention
(Washington D.C.) -- President Trump evoked the Wounded Knee massacre in a recent tweet reacting to an Instagram video Sen. Elizabeth Warren posted on New Year’s...
1/16/2019
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Native American leader asks when US will come to its ‘senses’ after Trump’s ‘racist’ attack against Warren
(Washington D.C.) -- A leader of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe on Wednesday denounced President Trump for citing the Wounded Knee Massacre and the Battle of Little...
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LAPIERRE: Trump bruised by Wounded Knee mention
(Washington D.C.) -- President Trump evoked the Wounded Knee massacre in a recent tweet reacting to an Instagram video Sen. Elizabeth Warren posted on New Year’s...
1/14/2019
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President Trump uses one of America's worst Native American massacres to bash Elizabeth Warren
(Washington D.C.) -- The commander in chief lashed out Sunday at Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who is running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination....
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Trump invokes one of the worst Native American massacres to mock Elizabeth Warren
(Washington D.C.) -- One hundred years after U.S. soldiers killed and maimed hundreds of Sioux men, women and children at the Wounded Knee massacre, Congress formally...
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Trump jokes that Elizabeth Warren should do campaign commercial where U.S. massacred Sioux women and children
(Washington D.C.) -- President Donald Trump has resorted to more racist jokes to attack 2020 presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren, the progressive senator from...
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Trump's 'Wounded Knee' tweet over Warren sparks anger
(Washington D.C.) -- US President Donald Trump is facing criticism once again for taunting Democrat Elizabeth Warren over her purported Native American heritage. On...
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Trump’s Use of Wounded Knee to Mock Elizabeth Warren Angers Native Americans
(Washington D.C.) -- It’s been more than a century since the Wounded Knee massacre and the Battle of Little Bighorn, but both of these notorious conflicts were...
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NCAI Denounces President Trump’s Invoking of Wounded Knee Massacre and Battle of Little Bighorn in Political Attack
(Washington D.C.) -- Today, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), the oldest, largest, and most representative American Indian and Alaska Native organization...
1/13/2019
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THAT'S RACIST: Trump mocks Elizabeth Warren using Native American stereotypes
(Washington D.C.) -- President Trump used Native American stereotypes to mock Elizabeth Warren’s weeks-old announcement that she will run for president. Trump...
1/11/2019
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Native American Journalists Accuse HuffPo of ‘Ethical Negligence’ in Coverage of Warren’s DNA Gaffe
(Washington D.C.) -- The Native American Journalist Association (NAJA) issued a statement Wednesday accusing the HuffPo of engaging in “ethical negligence”...
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Native American Journalists Assoc. Demands HuffPost Apologize for ‘Irresponsible’ Warren Story
(Washington D.C.) -- The Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) is demanding that the Huffington Post apologize for a 2,300-word story it published last week...
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Native American Journalists Charge HuffPost With ‘Negligent’ Reporting
(USA) -- In an unintended consequence of Senator Elizabeth Warren’s first steps toward becoming the Democrat Party’s 2020 presidential candidate, an article...
1/6/2019
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Elizabeth Warren addresses DNA test and Native American heritage during Iowa trip: 'Tribal citizenship is very different from ancestry'
(Iowa) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren addressed the DNA test she revealed to show she could have Native American ancestry while on the campaign trail in Iowa, days after...
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Elizabeth Warren Says ‘I Am Not a Person of Color’ Responding to Heritage Question in Iowa
(Iowa) -- On her first full day on the Iowa campaign trail, presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren could not escape the issue that has haunted her since President...
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Trump ally calls Warren ‘Sacagawea’ in Fox News appearance
(Washington D.C.) -- One of President Trump’s biggest congressional supporters suggested a new racially-charged nickname for presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren...
1/5/2019
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Warren confronts question of whether DNA test was a misfire
(Iowa) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, making her first official swing through this pivotal state, was forced to quickly confront an issue threatening to dog her throughout...
1/4/2019
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Elizabeth Warren Hires Barack Obama’s Former Digital Strategist As She Beefs Up Prospective Campaign
(Washington D.C.) -- Elizabeth Warren is wasting little time in beefing up her prospective presidential campaign, hiring the man who spearheaded the successful digital...
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Mainstream Media Is Blowing Its Coverage Of Elizabeth Warren’s DNA Test
(Washington D.C.) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) was positioned to make a strong bid for president in 2020, but she infuriated tribal leaders by releasing the...
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OP/ED: The Media Did Not Make Up Native Anger Over Elizabeth Warren
(Washington D.C.) -- I am still so very tired. On Friday, HuffPost published a piece headlined “Mainstream Media Is Blowing Its Coverage Of Elizabeth Warren’...
1/3/2019
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NAGLE: Elizabeth Warren’s Insult To Native Americans Matters Even More Now That She’s Running
(Washington D.C.) -- After years of Donald Trump’s bullying Sen. Elizabeth Warren about her claimed Native American identity, last October the Massachusetts...
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Elizabeth Warren dodges query about Native American PR catastrophe throughout marketing campaign press convention
(Washington D.C.) -- Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren dodged questions on Monday about her biggest political liabilities as she jumped headfirst into the 2020...
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Trump jabs Warren in tweet: 'Warren 1/2020th'
(Washington D.C.) -- President Trump took a jab at Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Thursday in a tweet mocking her DNA test results and her claims to be of Native American...
1/1/2019
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WATCH: Elizabeth Warren Sidesteps Question About Native American Ancestry Gaffe in First 2020 Press Conference
(Massachusetts) -- In her first press conference after announcing the formation of a exploratory committee for a presidential run, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) dodged a...
12/31/2018
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she will seek the presidency in 2020
(Massachusetts) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren jumped into the 2020 presidential campaign Monday, offering a message of economic populism as she became the best-known...
12/21/2018
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Elizabeth Warren, Native Identity, and Federal Recognition
(Washington D.C.) -- “You’re Lumbee because your daddy’s Lumbee,” my grandma said to me last week. We were talking about my recent re-enrollment...
12/15/2018
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After the DNA debacle, Elizabeth Warren’s outreach to minority communities makes a pivot
(California) -- After releasing a DNA report that she hoped would prove she wasn’t lying about her Native American ancestry, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) found...
12/14/2018
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Elizabeth Warren, Speaking to Black Graduates, Warns ‘The Rules Are Rigged’
(Maryland) -- Senator Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts Democrat inching ever closer to a presidential run, gave a rousing winter commencement speech Friday at Morgan...
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Warren talks identity in address to historically black university: 'I'm not a person of color'
(Maryland) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) acknowledged Friday that she is "not a person of color" in her commencement address at Morgan State University, a...
12/11/2018
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'Fauxcahontas' Elizabeth Warren's stock just went down -- again
(Washington D.C.) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts wants to run for president in 2020, but her hometown newspaper thinks maybe she just oughta take a powder.
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What Elizabeth Warren Keeps Getting Wrong About DNA Tests and Native American Heritage
(USA) -- Back in October, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) unveiled the results of a DNA test showing "strong evidence" of a Native American ancestor some...
12/9/2018
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Even if She Survives the DNA Debacle, Liz Warren’s Tribal Troubles Are Far From Over
(Washington D.C.) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s struggles to overcome the impact of her unproven—and likely incorrect—claims of Native American ancestry...
12/8/2018
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Why Elizabeth Warren’s DNA Fiasco Matters
(Washington D.C.) -- Former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick announced Wednesday that he will not run for president in 2020, citing the “cruelty of our...
12/6/2018
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Elizabeth Warren Is Reportedly Starting to Regret That DNA Test
(Washington D.C.) -- Two months after Elizabeth Warren released the results of a DNA test to show that there is “strong evidence” of her Native American...
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Elizabeth Warren Stands by DNA Test. But Around Her, Worries Abound.
(Washington D.C.) -- The plan was straightforward: After years of being challenged by President Trump and others about a decades-old claim of Native American ancestry,...
11/5/2018
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Trump: I’ll Keep Calling Elizabeth Warren ‘Pocahontas,’ ‘That Name is Too Good to Give Up’
(Washington D.C.) -- During his Monday pre-midterms rally in Cleveland, Ohio, President Donald Trump told the crowd he intends to keep using his racially-charged,...
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Vukmir campaign’s use of ‘Pocahontas’ epithet shows she won’t represent WI
(Wisconsin) -- Republican U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir, R-Brookfield, forwarded a press release to The Badger Herald Friday titled “Pocahontas Campaigns With...
11/4/2018
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Brent Musburger made a controversial joke about Elizabeth Warren’s heritage
(Las Vegas) -- Brent Musburger has found controversy again. The 79-year-old sports broadcaster tweeted a comment about Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren along with an...
10/30/2018
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Tester: Warren’s DNA results don’t ‘pass the test’
(Washington D.C.) -- Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) on Monday said Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) use of a DNA test to claim Native American heritage doesn’t...
10/28/2018
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Trump Says He Has 'More' Native Blood Than Elizabeth Warren, But Thinks He'll Keep Calling Her Pocahontas
(Washington D.C.) -- President Donald Trump continued to mock progressive Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren on Saturday, citing her recent DNA test results that...
10/26/2018
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Elizabeth Warren’s Campaign Donated To Native American Voting Group A Day After DNA Test
(Washington D.C.) -- Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s campaign donated $10,000 to a Native American voting rights group on Oct. 16, a day after she...
10/24/2018
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Cepeda: Those who claim Native American heritage should help them build better lives
(Chicago) -- The drama over whether Elizabeth Warren could rightfully be considered Native American — and whether she used this claim to gain favor in her academic...
10/23/2018
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Claiming Native American heritage? Now what?
(Texas) -- The drama over whether Elizabeth Warren could rightfully be considered Native American — and whether she used this claim to gain favor in her academic...
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Two Native American geneticists interpret Elizabeth Warren’s DNA test
(USA) -- Dr. Carlos Bustamante, a prominent population geneticist, recently concluded that Senator Elizabeth Warren had “a Native American ancestor.” While...
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Warren's Native ties spark debate
(South Dakota) -- When Sen. Elizabeth Warren released results of a DNA test showing evidence of Native American ancestry it rekindled a running spat the Massachusetts...
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Strike against sovereignty? Sen. Warren asserts Native American ancestry via DNA
(Washington D.C.) -- Senator Elizabeth Warren, who has long battled with politicians and the media and has been the subject of sarcastic and racially-based attacks by...
10/22/2018
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Cherokees respond to Elizabeth Warren heritage questions
(North Carolina) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has claimed Cherokee heritage, and it’s been a source of controversy among tribes and her Republican critics....
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Elizabeth Warren Has Lost Her Way
(Washington D.C.) -- How many times during my childhood did my father tell me that when his grandmother and her sister sailed to America, they had traveled “a...
10/20/2018
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CILLIZZA: Elizabeth Warren's bad week in Washington
(Washington D.C.) -- It's hard in the era of Trump to get more attention -- and negative attention -- than the occupant of the White House. But Elizabeth Warren...
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Elizabeth Warren's DNA test raises fraught questions of Native American identity, tribes say
(USA) -- When Sen. Elizabeth Warren released DNA test results asserting her Native American ancestry this week, she was blasted by tribes including the Cherokee Nation,...
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Warren ancestry highlights how tribes decide membership
(Washington D.C.) -- Jon Rios traces his ancestry to the Pima people of Arizona, but he has no tribal enrollment card, lives in Colorado and isn’t exactly sure...
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While the Elizabeth Warren-DNA news cycle plays out, issues Native Americans actually care about aren’t getting any attention
(Washington D.C.) -- This week saw a huge increase in political stories featuring issues related to Native Americans, but it wasn’t the type of attention that...
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Before Arguing About DNA Tests, Learn the Science Behind Them
(New York) -- People have always told stories about their ancestral origins. But now millions of people are looking at their DNA to see if those stories hold up. While...
10/19/2018
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Determining Who Is A Cherokee Is More Than DNA, Hoskin Says
(Washington D.C.) -- Let's hear some facts underlying the ugly political claims about Senator Elizabeth Warren's ancestry. President Trump refers to the...
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OP/ED: Native American Sovereignty Is Under Attack. Here’s How Elizabeth Warren’s DNA Test Hurt Our Struggle.
(Washington D.C.) -- Half a century ago, the Standing Rock Dakota scholar Vine Deloria Jr. wrote, “Whites claiming Indian blood tend to reinforce mythical beliefs...
10/18/2018
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Cherokee Official Says Trump-Warren DNA Debate Isn't Helping Tribe
(Massachusetts) -- A DNA test showing that Sen. Elizabeth Warren has Native American ancestry is "completely irrelevant to the process" of determining her...
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NAGLE: Elizabeth Warren’s DNA test hurts Native people
(Washington D.C.) -- After years of Trump and other Republican leaders bullying Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) to take a DNA test to “prove” her claims of...
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ECHO HAWK: Changing Elizabeth Warren's story to one about Native America
(Washington D.C.) -- Invisibility of Native peoples to most of America threatens our fundamental rights and the wellbeing of our children. We are invisible within...
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MORON ALERT:‘It’s funny because you’re racist’: Twitter swamps Jason Chaffetz after he mocks Elizabeth Warren with Indian selfie
(Washington D.C.) -- Fox News contributor Jason Chaffetz was deluged with mockery on Thursday after he posted a photo of a Native American statue to attack Sen....
10/17/2018
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Elizabeth Warren doesn’t think her claim to have Native American DNA was a huge mistake
(Washington D.C.) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is defending her decision to release a DNA test and political ad asserting she has a distant Native American...
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Why Many Native Americans Are Angry With Elizabeth Warren
(New York) -- If Senator Elizabeth Warren thought that releasing her DNA test results showing Native American ancestry would neutralize a Republican line of attack, she...
10/16/2018
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Cherokee Official Says Trump-Warren DNA Debate Isn't Helping Tribe
(Washington D.C.) -- A DNA test showing that Sen. Elizabeth Warren has Native American ancestry is "completely irrelevant to the process" of determining her...
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Elizabeth Warren Has a Native American Ancestor. Does That Make Her Native American?
(Washington D.C.) -- In a rare political riposte, Senator Elizabeth Warren on Monday released an analysis of her DNA indicating that she has a Native American ancestor,...
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Native Americans, Cherokee Nation react to Elizabeth Warren’s DNA test
(Washington D.C.) -- Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s claim to have Native American ancestry is brewing up a storm online, with many Native Americans deriding...
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The Elizabeth Warren Native American ancestry debate, explained
(Washington D.C.) -- She’s planning to run for president, and she’s trying to get out from whatever attacks Trump and other opponents may throw her way.
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Warren stumbles with ‘Native American’ rollout
(Washington D.C.) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s carefully unveiled effort to defuse the Donald Trump-fueled controversy over her past claims of Native American...
10/15/2018
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Elizabeth Warren DNA Test Finds Distant Native American Ancestry
(Washington D.C.) -- Senator Elizabeth Warren released results of a DNA test that suggests she does have a distant Native American ancestor in her lineage, appearing to...
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Elizabeth Warren hits back at Trump, releases DNA test 'strongly' supporting Native American ancestry
(Washington D.C.) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren released the results of a DNA test on Monday that "strongly support" her claims of Native American ancestry, hitting...
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Elizabeth Warren releases her DNA test results and dares Trump to make good on his $1 million bet
(Massachusetts) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has faced questions for years about her claims she has Native American ancestry — most infamously from President...
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No matter what Elizabeth Warren’s DNA test shows, there’s no genetic test to prove you’re Native American
(Washington D.C.) -- Over the weekend, US Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) released the results of a genetic test suggesting she does have some Native American ancestry....
10/6/2018
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Donald Trump Mocks ‘Pocahantas’ & She Fires Back
(Kansas) -- Donald Trump held a rally for thousands of his supporters at an event in Topeka, Kansas on Saturday night. The president talked about Brett Kavanaugh’s...
10/5/2018
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Warren Hints At White House Run, And Question 1 Under Scrutiny
(Massachusetts) -- At a town hall in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Senator Elizabeth Warren said she would be taking a "hard look" at running for president in 2020....
9/30/2018
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Trump repeats racial slur against Elizabeth Warren, calling senator 'Pocahontas'
(West Virginia) -- Donald Trump has repeated his use of a racial slur against Elizabeth Warren - labelling the Democrat senator “Pocahontas”. The US...
9/29/2018
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she will take ‘hard look’ at presidential run
(Massachusetts) -- Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts said Saturday that she plans to “take a hard look” at running for president in 2020...
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Trump again goes after Warren as 'Pocahontas'
(West Virginia) -- President Trump repeated his use of a racial slur for native Americans when criticizing Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in West Virginia Saturday...
9/26/2018
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Elizabeth Warren ignites Democratic border war with Rhode Island over tribal casino
(Massachusetts) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren has boosted her standing with the Mashpee Wampanoag for her bill clearing the way for a tribal casino, but not with Rhode Island...
9/12/2018
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How Elizabeth Warren Is Dominating the Democratic Presidential Race
(Washington D.C.) -- Elizabeth Warren is often bracketed with Bernie Sanders, a fellow folk hero of the party’s progressive activists, and a competitor for much of...
9/9/2018
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Penn faculty stand by Elizabeth Warren as controversy around her heritage flares up again
(Pennsylvania) -- United States Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has a rags-to-riches career path that is well-documented: Born in Oklahoma as the fourth child of middle-...
9/3/2018
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Elizabeth Warren releases personnel files from Harvard, other schools
(Massachusetts) -- U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren released nearly a dozen personnel forms this week related to her academic career at Harvard and other schools, including...
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Evidence won’t silence Warren critics on ancestry issue, observers say
(Massachusetts) -- US Senator Elizabeth Warren’s attempt to show that her contested claims of Native American ancestry never benefited her career is unlikely to...
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