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There are no ‘Black jobs’ in Trump’s administration despite cadre of Black Republicans who campaigned for him

Despite several Black Republicans campaigning for him in the 2024 election cycle, President-elect Donald Trump has yet to name any of them to his administration.From U.S. Senator Tim Scott, R-S.C., to U.S. Reps. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, John James, R-Mich., and Burgess Owens, R-Utah, Trump has a pool of Black Republicans to select from. Several of them traveled on behalf of the Trump-Vance campaign in an attempt to court Black voters, namely Black men, which included barbershop talks […]

todayNovember 22, 2024 2

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Georgia election workers seek more penalties against Giuliani, saying he continues to defame them

Two former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against Rudy Giuliani asked a judge Wednesday to penalize him even further for continuing to falsely accuse them of tampering with ballots during the 2020 presidential election. Attorneys for Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, argued in a filing in a Washington, D.C. federal court that Giuliani has “brazenly” violated an agreement he signed to stop repeating the falsehoods. The alleged violations came in statements he made during two recent […]

todayNovember 22, 2024 2

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Gaetz withdraws as Trump’s pick for attorney general amid alleged sex scandal

Matt Gaetz withdrew Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general following continued scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking investigation that cast doubt on his ability to be confirmed as the nation’s chief federal law enforcement officer. The abrupt withdrawal is a setback to Trump’s push to install steadfast loyalists in his incoming administration, but also a recognition of the resistance the Republican is already encountering from members of his own party to picks with checkered backgrounds. By bowing out, Gaetz averts […]

todayNovember 21, 2024 1

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Jasmine Crockett rebukes Republicans on so-called white ‘oppression’ amid anti-DEI bill

During a passionate committee hearing speech on Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, scolded her Republican colleagues over the markup of an anti-DEI bill that calls for eliminating all programs and offices related to diversity, equity and inclusion in the federal government.  Crockett, a 43-year-old freshman congresswoman who has become a Democratic star from her many viral committee moments, decried the Dismantle DEI Act of 2024. The bill, H.R. 8706 — first introduced by Republican Vice President-elect JD Vance — […]

todayNovember 21, 2024

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Trump has called for dismantling the Education Department. Here’s what that would mean

WASHINGTON (AP) — Throughout his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump heaped scorn on the federal Department of Education, describing it as being infiltrated by “radicals, zealots and Marxists.” He has picked Linda McMahon, a former wrestling executive, to lead the department. But like many conservative politicians before him, Trump has called for dismantling the department altogether — a cumbersome task that likely would require action from Congress. The agency’s main role is financial. Annually, it distributes billions in federal money to colleges and schools and […]

todayNovember 20, 2024

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Health advocates in Africa worry Trump will reimpose abortion ‘gag rule’ governing US aid

EPWORTH, Zimbabwe (AP) — Carrying her infant daughter, 19-year-old Sithulisiwe Moyo waited two hours to get birth-control pills from a tent pitched in a poor settlement on the outskirts of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare. The outreach clinic in Epworth provides Moyo with her best shot at achieving her dream of returning to school. “I am too young to be a baby-making machine,” she said. “At least this clinic helps me avoid another pregnancy.” But the free service funded by the U.S. […]

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Congressional Black Caucus is ready to take on Trump and Republicans, says presumptive chair Rep. Yvette Clarke

U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (D-N.Y.) is poised to become the next chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the next session of Congress, marking a pivotal moment for the longtime New York congresswoman and the 53-year-old caucus.  When the next session of Congress is sworn in on Jan. 3, Clarke — who, as current first vice chair, is running unopposed for the chairmanship — could lead the CBC during its largest membership. This comes as Democrats face down a […]

todayNovember 20, 2024

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Trump to nominate professional wrestling mogul Linda McMahon to be education secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is nominating the billionaire professional wrestling mogul Linda McMahon to be secretary of the Education Department, tasked with overseeing an agency Trump has promised to dismantle. McMahon led the Small Business Administration during Trump’s initial term from 2017 to 2019 and twice ran unsuccessfully as a Republican for the U.S. Senate in Connecticut. McMahon served on the Connecticut Board of Education for a year starting in 2009 and has spent years on the board […]

todayNovember 19, 2024

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Georgia appeals court cancels hearing in election interference case against Trump

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia appeals court on Monday canceled oral arguments that were scheduled for next month on the appeal of a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the election interference case she brought against President-elect Donald Trump. Trump and other defendants had asked the Georgia Court of Appeals to hold oral arguments in the case, and the court had set those arguments for Dec. 5. But in a one-line order with no […]

todayNovember 19, 2024