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Democratic representatives react to the House censuring Rep. Al Green

Democratic Rep. Al Green is standing on business, and other democrats in the House of Representatives are standing along with him.  Earlier this week, Green made a bold move by interrupting President Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress. The decision that ultimately led to his removal was in response to Trump’s seemingly false declaration of having a mandate to cut Medicare.  “I was telling him that he does not have a mandate to cut Medicare,” Green told ABC […]

todayMarch 6, 2025 1

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California lawmakers introduce reparations bills amid Trump’s anti-DEI backlash

Members of California’s Legislative Black Caucus introduced a package of reparations bills, signaling a renewed commitment to racial justice even as President Donald Trump has taken actions to curtail diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, and amid a subsequent DEI backlash in corporate America. “With the constant attacks on civil rights and the rolling back of decades of progress, it is essential that we continue the fight for justice,” said the State Senator Akilah Weber Pierson, chair of the California State […]

todayMarch 6, 2025 1

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A Georgia representative wants to withhold DC funding until Black Lives Matter Plaza is renamed

Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) is on a mission to erase Black Lives Matter Plaza from Washington, D.C. This week, he introduced a new bill, H.R. 1774, to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, proposing to withhold certain federal funds from the District of Columbia unless Mayor Muriel Bowser renames the symbolic street. “To amend title 23, United States Code, to withhold certain apportionment funds from the District of Columbia unless the Mayor of the District of Columbia removes the […]

todayMarch 5, 2025

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FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made by Trump during his address to Congress

President Donald Trump ‘s Tuesday night address to a joint session of Congress highlighted several of the initiatives he’s started in his first six weeks in office, but many of his comments included false and misleading information. Here’s a look at the facts. He overstated the numbers on his immigration crackdown TRUMP: “Illegal border crossings last month were by far the lowest ever recorded. Ever.” THE FACTS: Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Saturday that Border Patrol apprehended 8,326 people on the U.S.-Mexico […]

todayMarch 5, 2025

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Texas Congressman Sylvester Turner dead at 70

U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, a freshman Democrat representing Texas’ 18th Congressional District, is dead at 70, multiple reports confirm. He was elected in the November 2024 election to fill the seat left vacant after the passing of former Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who died of pancreatic cancer. Turner’s sudden death comes after he attended President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress on Tuesday night. Earlier in the day, theGrio spotted Turner at a Congressional Black Caucus press event on Capitol […]

todayMarch 5, 2025 3

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Congressman Al Green removed from chamber floor for protesting Trump address-here’s what he said after

U.S. Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, was ordered to be removed from the chamber floor of the U.S. House of Representatives after repeatedly protesting President Donald Trump‘s joint address to Congress on Tuesday night. Two minutes into Trump’s remarks, Green stood up from his seat and began to shout out inaudible words, prompting the president to stop his speech as he bragged about his 2024 victory and winning the popular vote. “Members are directed to uphold and maintain the decorum in […]

todayMarch 5, 2025

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Trump slams DEI as ‘tyranny’ in address to Congress, says US ‘will be woke no longer’

During his hour-and-a-half-long joint address to Congress on Tuesday, President Donald Trump touted his executive actions to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the federal government. “We’ve ended the tyranny of so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion policies all across the entire federal government and indeed the private sector and our military,” said Trump to applause from Republican lawmakers and members of his cabinet. He added, “Our country will be woke no longer.” Trump and his administration have defended their anti-DEI […]

todayMarch 5, 2025

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As Trump delivers joint address, Black women of Congress help lead the resistance

Donald Trump‘s first joint address to Congress as the 47th president of the United States on Tuesday night is being met with resistance from Democrats on Capitol Hill. But it’s the elected Black members, particularly Black women, of Congress who are working to lead and shape the opposition to Trump’s agenda. Ahead of Trump’s State of the Union-styled speech, members of the Congressional Black Caucus gathered on Capitol Hill to speak with Black reporters about how they are responding to […]

todayMarch 4, 2025 2

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US tariffs on Canada and Mexico take effect, as China takes aim at US farm exports

President Donald Trump’s long-threatened tariffs against Canada and Mexico went into effect Tuesday, putting global markets on edge and setting up costly retaliations by the United States’ North American allies. Starting just past midnight, imports from Canada and Mexico are now to be taxed at 25%, with Canadian energy products subject to 10% import duties. The 10% tariff that Trump placed on Chinese imports in February was doubled to 20%, and Beijing retaliated Tuesday with tariffs of up to 15% on a wide array of […]

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