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Black Caucus members call out Trump after Congress votes to release Epstein files

The U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate overwhelmingly voted on Tuesday to release the FBI files related to sex trafficking pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. As the Epstein Files Transparency Act makes its way to President Donald Trump‘s desk for signature, Democrats are pointing at the Trump administration, which they say is slow walking transparency amid heightened attention on Trump’s relationship with Epstein. “Let’s not forget: The Department of Justice is already compelled to release the Epstein files to the Oversight […]

todayNovember 19, 2025

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Nicki Minaj visits United Nations to thank Trump after president’s misleading claims about Nigeria

Nicki Minaj quickly accepted the Trump administration’s offer earlier this month to visit the United Nations, appearing at the U.S. Ambassador’s headquarters in New York City on Tuesday. Minaj met with UN Ambassador Mike Waltz, who called the Queens rapper “arguably the greatest female recording artist.” The meeting came after Minaj publicly praised President Donald Trump‘s misleading remarks about the persecution of Christians in Nigeria. Delivering brief remarks at the UN, Minaj told reporters she wanted to put a “spotlight […]

todayNovember 19, 2025

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Trump administration to further dismantle Education Department, move Civil Rights office: ‘Cruelty is the point’

The Trump administration is reportedly taking further steps to achieve its goal of dismantling the U.S. Department of Education, including the extraordinary measure of relocating critical department offices and their work to other federal agencies. The moves would effectively leave the Education Department, first created in 1979, unequipped and obsolete. According to CNN, the White House will soon announce that the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights, the Office of Indian Education, the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, the […]

todayNovember 18, 2025

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Federal judges block Texas’ new US House map in 2026 midterms, citing racial discrimination

Texas cannot use a new congressional map drawn by Republicans in hopes of securing the party additional U.S. House seats, a panel of three federal judges ruled Tuesday. The ruling was a blow to President Donald Trump’s efforts to have GOP lawmakers in multiple states redraw their maps to help the party preserve its slim House majority in the potentially difficult 2026 midterm elections. “The public perception of this case is that it’s about politics. To be sure, politics played a role […]

todayNovember 18, 2025

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Trump administration says SNAP recipients will have to reapply for benefits, prove ‘they can’t survive without it’

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said the Trump administration will soon require millions of SNAP recipients to reapply for their benefits, citing an effort to eliminate fraud and abuse from the federal food assistance program. Rollins told Newsmax that the U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s efforts to collect data on SNAP enrollees from states will allow the agency to “fundamentally rebuild this program.” As part of that mission, the USDA will “have everyone reapply for their benefit” and “make sure […]

todayNovember 18, 2025

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Nicki Minaj to speak about alleged Christian persecution in Nigeria this week alongside U.N. ambassador

Holy cow — Nicki Minaj is apparently gearing up to speak at an upcoming event with U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz about the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria.  On Sunday, Nov. 16, Time correspondent Eric Coretellesa reported that the 42-year-old rapper will join U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Michael Waltz at an official event on Tuesday.  “Scoop: U.S. envoy to the UN @michaelgwaltz and rap superstar @NICKIMINAJ will deliver remarks early this week on the persecution of Christians in […]

todayNovember 18, 2025

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Hakeem Jeffries challenged to 2026 primary by 27-year-old New York councilman

U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, is facing a primary challenge in next year’s 2026 midterm elections. Chi Ossé, a 27-year-old New York City councilman, filed paperwork on Monday as a candidate to represent New York’s 8th Congressional District. As the leader of the Democratic Party, Jeffries, who has represented the 8th district in Brooklyn since 2013, hopes to become the first Black speaker of the House if Democrats win back the majority […]

todayNovember 18, 2025

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Trump explains hoarse voice during Oval meeting: ‘I was shouting at people’

President Donald Trump‘s voice was noticeably hoarse during a meeting inside the Oval Office on Monday, as he shared with White House reporters that he had a screaming fit. “Your voice sounds a little rough. Are you feeling OK?” a reporter asked Trump, who held a news conference to announce a new FIFA passport ahead of next year’s World Cup hosted in the United States. Trump assured, “I feel great,” but added that he lost his voice because “I was […]

todayNovember 17, 2025

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Trump could use same ‘tool of retribution’ against Mamdani as he did Kamala Harris, Letitia James

President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani have made it no secret that they are not fond of each other, but their ability to work together will soon be put to the test. Trump told reporters on Sunday that the White House is coordinating with Mamdani’s team for an upcoming meeting. “The mayor of New York, I will say, would like to meet with us, and we’ll work something out. But he would like to come to Washington and […]

todayNovember 17, 2025