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WATCH: Tulsa politician claims a city founder who was a 'Ku Klux Klanner' did 'many many good things'

A Tulsa City Council member claimed during a meeting of the chamber that the city's founder did "many, many good things" in spite of being in the KKK.

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Ex-DOJ spokesperson: Every senior Justice official ‘must step down’ if Whitaker doesn’t recuse himself from Mueller probe

The former chief spokesperson for the Department of Justice said "every senior official" at DOJ has an obligation to resign if Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker does not recuse himself from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.

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‘That's public corruption’: Ex-FBI officials say we’re seeing ‘obstruction of justice in plain sight’

The removal of Jeff Sessions as Attorney General -- and replacement by Matthew Whitaker -- appears to be a case of public corruption and obstruction of justice, two former top Federal Bureau of Investigation officials explained on MSNBC's "Deadline: White House" on Wednesday.

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'You would always take that meeting': New acting AG defended Don Jr. for meeting with Russians at Trump Tower

Just a few months before he joined the Justice Department as the attorney general's chief of staff, now-acting AG Matthew Whitaker defended Donald Trump Jr. for meeting with Russians at Trump Tower the year prior.

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Jim Acosta explains Trump's white hot emotional meltdown: 'Depression' caused him to 'spiral out of control'

CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta on Wednesday suggested that President Donald Trump's "depression" over losing control of the U.S. House of Representatives had caused him to "spiral out of control" and have an emotional meltdown.

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Trump tells black reporter she's 'racist' for asking him to renounce white nationalism

President Donald Trump accused African-American reporter Yamiche Alcindor of asking a "racist" question on Wednesday.

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'You are a rude, terrible person': Trump melts down after Jim Acosta tells him a caravan isn't an invasion

President Donald Trump lashed out at CNN's Jim Acosta on Wednesday after the reporter challenged him for calling a caravan of immigrants an "invasion."

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WATCH LIVE: President Trump holds rare press conference following midterm losses

President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak to the press on Wednesday about the midterm election results.

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WATCH: White woman arrested for racist tirade against young man standing in line to vote

A white woman is spending election night in jail after accosting a person of color who was waiting in line to vote in Montana's battleground U.S. Senate and congressional campaigns, the Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports.

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MSNBC's Steve Schmidt predicts GOP will become more like Trump after losses in the House

Appearing on a panel discussion on MSNBC, conservative GOP strategist Steve Schmidt said surviving House members may become more like President Donald Trump with their rhetoric after seeing some members of their party lose in midterm election.

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’I’m so f*cking proud of you guys!’: Watch Beto O’Rourke give the most hopeful concession speech you’ll ever see

Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-TX) narrowly lost the Texas campaign for U.S. Senate to incumbent Sen. Tex Cruz (R-TX) on Tuesday, but celebrated his effort with a boisterous election night speech.

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Kellyanne Conway complains Trump has been ‘treated unfairly’ after losing the House

During an election night interview with George Stephanopoulos of ABC News, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway complained about President Donald Trump being treated unfairly.

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