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New prosecutor won’t pursue charges against Trump and others in Georgia election interference case

A judge on Wednesday dismissed the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others after the prosecutor who recently took over the case said he would not pursue the charges. Pete Skandalakis, the executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, took over the case last month from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who was removed over an “appearance of impropriety” created by a romantic relationship with the special prosecutor she chose to lead the case. After Skandalakis’ filing, Fulton County Superior […]

todayNovember 26, 2025

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Trump student loan reforms target growing profession for Black workers that could be ‘life or death’

An underreported update to the federal student loan system is gaining more attention as advocates speak out about its impact on a growing professional field that could significantly impact the health and economic stability of Black Americans. President Donald Trump’s signature law, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” passed on July 4, sets borrowing limits for graduate student loans for those pursuing certain professions, namely nursing—an industry where Black Americans are underrepresented but advocates say are desperately needed. The rule […]

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President Trump, 79, explodes over report about signs of his aging

President Donald Trump exploded in a nearly 300-word social media post against a recent New York Times report about his presidency facing the realities of aging in office. As The Times points out, Trump, 79, has displayed signs of fatigue, including appearing to doze off during an Oval Office press conference earlier this month, and has had fewer public events and domestic travels compared to his first term in office. The analysis of Trump’s health also notes revelations the president […]

todayNovember 26, 2025 1

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Tennessee Rep. Justin J. Pearson blasts Trump’s Memphis federal ‘occupation,’ says Black businesses and residents are suffering

As the Trump administration continues to deploy federal agents and the National Guard in Memphis as part of its stated goal of reducing crime, Tennessee State Rep. Justin J. Pearson is blasting President Donald Trump‘s federal surge for negatively impacting the majority-Black city. Following U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s visit to Memphis on Monday to meet with officers and tout the perceived success of the Trump-created Memphis Safe Task Force, Pearson slammed the ongoing operation, arguing that Bondi and the […]

todayNovember 26, 2025

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Rep. Maxine Waters slams ‘reckless’ Trump cuts to HUD program combating homelessness

U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., is leading a Democratic Party outcry against the Trump administration‘s major cuts to a decades-old program funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that works to reduce homelessness in the United States. The longtime congresswoman and ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, joined by dozens of Democratic members of Congress, slammed HUD’s more than 50% cut to permanent housing funding for the agency’s Continuum of Care (CoC) Program. Established under […]

todayNovember 25, 2025

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DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, longest serving Black woman in role, will not seek releection after a decade in office

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, who made history as the first Black woman to serve three consecutive terms in the nation’s capital, will not seek re-election in next year’s mayoral election. Bowser, 53, announced her decision on Tuesday in a video message. “It has been the honor of my life to be your Mayor. Together, we have built a legacy of success of which I am intensely proud. With a grateful heart, I am announcing that I will not seek a […]

todayNovember 25, 2025

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EXCLUSIVE: Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro to sign CROWN ACT at Black hair salon: ‘A victory’

Pennsylvania officially became the 28th U.S. state to adopt the CROWN Act, which legally protects Black Americans from discrimination based on their natural hair, as Gov. Josh Shapiro signed the historic bill on Tuesday. TheGrio exclusively reported on the historic signing. Shapiro signed House Bill 439, or The Pennsylvania CROWN Act, at a local Black hair salon in Philadelphia alongside the state’s first female and Black woman speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Rep. Joanna McClinton. “The Crown Act […]

todayNovember 25, 2025

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‘Can’t take the heat’: Jasmine Crockett calls out Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation after public spat with Trump

U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett has thoughts about Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene‘s shocking resignation following her very public spat with President Donald Trump, who called the former MAGA faithful a “traitor.” “Honestly, I was like, you’ve got to be kidding me. You’re on the other side of the president for one week, and you can’t take the heat,” Crockett told CNN when asked about Greene’s announcement last Friday that she would be leaving Congress on Jan. 5. Greene, who has […]

todayNovember 25, 2025 2

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Judge dismisses indictments against Letitia James and James Comey, citing Trump’s illegal appointment of prosecutor

A federal judge has dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Donald Trump’s urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department. The rulings from U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie amount to a stunning rebuke of the Trump administration’s efforts to target Trump’s political opponents. It also highlights its legal maneuvering to hastily install a loyalist prosecutor willing to file […]

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