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Trump says National Guard will be sent to New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that National Guard troops will soon head to New Orleans and bring another federal surge to the city that is already awaiting a separate immigration crackdown dubbed “Swamp Sweep” that is expected to begin this week. Trump did not say how many troops would be sent to New Orleans or exactly when they would arrive. Republican Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, who asked the Trump administration in September for up to 1,000 troops to fight crime, […]

todayDecember 3, 2025 1

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Trump calls Rep. Ilhan Omar, Somali and other immigrants ‘garbage’ who ‘do nothing but b-h’

President Donald Trump delivered scathing remarks on Tuesday in a personal and vicious diatribe against U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota, as well as immigrants from Somalia and other foreign countries. “I don’t want them in our country. I’ll be honest with you, okay? Somebody will say, ‘Oh, that’s not politically correct.’ I don’t care. I don’t want them in our country,” said Trump during a Cabinet meeting, answering a question about a recent report about fraud committed […]

todayDecember 2, 2025 2

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FBI Report Warns of Fear, Paralysis, And Political Turmoil Under Director Kash Patel – BlackPressUSA

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Six months into Kash Patel’s tenure as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a newly compiled internal report from a national alliance of retired and active-duty FBI agents and analysts delivers a stark warning about what the Bureau has become under his leadership. The 115-page document, submitted to Congress this month, is built entirely on verified reporting from inside field offices across the country and paints a picture of […]

todayDecember 2, 2025 1

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Former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes is running to become Wisconsin’s first Black governor

Mandela Barnes, Wisconsin’s first Black lieutenant governor, announced that he is running for governor in next year’s gubernatorial race. “This moment demands bold leadership for Wisconsin. That’s why I’m running for Governor,” Barnes captioned with a campaign video released on Tuesday. The campaign announcement opens with Barnes highlighting his father’s UAW Local 1866 union jacket, a symbol of the 39-year-old Democrat’s working-class campaign agenda. “He wore it everywhere, because being a part of a union wasn’t just a job. It […]

todayDecember 2, 2025 4

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White House targets Somali migrants after Trump attacks Rep. Ilhan Omar

The White House is targeting Somali immigrants following a report of a fraud scandal committed by dozens of Somali nationals in Minnesota. During Monday’s press briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called out the New York Times report in the Trump administration’s latest effort to justify its crackdown on immigration enforcement policies. “Somalian migrants in Minnesota have defrauded nearly $1 billion in taxpayer funded benefits under Democrat Governor Walz leadership,” said Leavitt. “In the wake of last week’s atrocity, it is […]

todayDecember 2, 2025 2

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White House calls Trump’s MRI ‘preventive’ after the president said he ‘had no idea’ what it was for

The White House released a medical summary of President Donald Trump‘s mysterious MRI which he previously divulged to the press in October, telling reporters that it was out of an “effort of transparency” amid scrutiny of the 79-year-old’s health. In a memorandum released on Monday, White House Physician Sean P. Barbabella said the MRI was a part of Trump’s annual comprehensive executive physical. “Men in his age group benefit from a thorough evaluation of cardiovascular and abdominal health,” Barbabella said […]

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White House says admiral ordered follow-up strike on alleged drug boat, insists attack was lawful

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Monday that a Navy admiral acted “within his authority and the law” when he ordered a second, follow-up strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea in a September U.S. military operation that has come under bipartisan scrutiny. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt offered the justification for the Sept. 2 strike as lawmakers announced there will be congressional review of the U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean and the […]

todayDecember 2, 2025 4

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Teens Reject Today’s News as Trump Intensifies His Assault on the Press – BlackPressUSA

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent The American press is facing a crisis deeper than shrinking newsrooms or digital disruption. A new study from the News Literacy Project finds that teenagers overwhelmingly believe the nation’s news media is fake, chaotic, and dishonest, a view that threatens the foundation of an informed society at the same time a sitting president intensifies his attacks on journalism. The findings land in an era where corporate consolidation, political pressure, and […]

todayDecember 1, 2025 2

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Jasmine Crockett edges closer to a 2026 Senate run: ‘I am very formidable’

U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, is getting closer to deciding on whether or not she will leave her current office and seek the Lone Star State’s Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in next year’s midterm elections. Crockett, who announced in October she was considering the Senate run amid the legal battle over Texas’ redrawn map, told MS Now’s “The Weekend” that she is leaning toward a yes more than a no after reviewing polling data showing her beating out the […]

todayDecember 1, 2025 2